TYLER PERRY GRACES THE COVER OF EBONY MAGAZINE'S AUGUST 2011 ISSUE
Tyler Perry covers Ebony magazine’s August 2011 issue. Inside, he reveals the 3 events in his life that profoundly changed him; the first being turning 40, the second being his mother dying, and the third being his appearance on “Oprah” in which he shared details about being s*xually abused.
He also admits to almost becoming a father.
On why he waited until his mother passed to reveal he’d been abused:
When my mother took her last breath, I was able to take my first because I would not be a source of pain for her as long as she was alive. I didn’t know how liberating it would be to sit in the pain of the moment, feel it, allow myself to squeeze it as hard as I could, then let it go.
On almost becoming a father:
Back in December when we thought we were having a kid, I got overwhelmed.
We? Is there a woman in your life?
Yeah, she is really, really special. It’s the longest relationship I’ve been in, largely because I don’t feel any kind of marry-me-now pressure from her.
He also admits to almost becoming a father.
On why he waited until his mother passed to reveal he’d been abused:
When my mother took her last breath, I was able to take my first because I would not be a source of pain for her as long as she was alive. I didn’t know how liberating it would be to sit in the pain of the moment, feel it, allow myself to squeeze it as hard as I could, then let it go.
On almost becoming a father:
Back in December when we thought we were having a kid, I got overwhelmed.
We? Is there a woman in your life?
Yeah, she is really, really special. It’s the longest relationship I’ve been in, largely because I don’t feel any kind of marry-me-now pressure from her.
