Tyler Perry gives 1,000 Kroger gift cards for cops to hand out to residents in Atlanta… saying ‘this is about good people’ and ‘good police officers’
He already created the star-studded #HesGotTheWholeWorldChallenge to raise COVID-19 awareness earlier this year, and it seems Tyler Perry is continuing to spend time in lockdown giving back.
On Thursday, it was reveled that the actor, director, and media mogul – who has reported worth of around $600 million – had given 1,000 Kroger gift cards to members of the community in Atlanta, Georgia, asking the Atlanta Police Department to help him in distributing them around neighborhoods.
‘This is about the community that I love, that I live in and work in,’ Perry, 50, said in a statement, reported by People Magazine. ‘This is about good people who are in need of a hand up not a hand out.’
Giving back: Tyler Perry has given 1,000 Kroger gift cards to Atlanta residents… as cops hand them out to members of the community on Thursday in Georgia
The statement continued: ‘This is about the good police officers who do their job well every day some of which are my personal friends. This is about trying to bridge unity in a city that adopted me and held me up high enough to reach my own branch on the tree of success,’ adding: ‘I love Atlanta and its people!’
It’s just the latest act of generosity from the star, who earlier this month left a $500 tip for each of the 42 out-of-work servers employed at the West Paces location of Houston’s while picking up a to-go order.
His $21K tip serves as a bit of a cushion for the struggling workers, who might have to wait up to 20 weeks for a $1,200 (and $500 for each child) stimulus check from the federal government.
Generous: The actor, director, and media mogul has reported worth of around $600 million
Tyler (born Emmitt Perry Jr.) is well known for his generous charitable acts and he employs 400 people at his 330-acre military base-turned-studio in Atlanta featuring 12 sound stages, which he acquired in 2015.
Fans can tune into one of the three shows the New Orleans-born, Atlanta-based showrunner created for BET – The Oval, Sistas, and Ruthless.
Tyler is also the mastermind behind OWN’s The Haves and the Have Nots and Nickelodeon’s Young Dylan.
The A Fall from Grace director is likely hunkering down in ‘prayer and meditation’ with his five-year-old son Aman and his partner since 2009, Ethiopian model Gelila Bekele.
He has also made headlines recently for being generous with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, letting them both stay at his mansion in Los Angeles.