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Tyler Perry Is In Talks To Buy BET & VH1 UPDATE: Diddy Has Entered The Bidding War

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uh oh.......they gon hit him with the Cosby treatment?
 
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    That may actually be good for those piece of crap networks.
     
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    That may actually be good for those piece of crap networks.
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    Back to Black. Just don't want everything to be Madeafied. Bring back Alex Cross, but the sequel, that was really good.
     
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    Bmick#8 said:
    uh oh.......they gon hit him with the Cosby treatment?
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    I think Tyler Perry's past is probably pretty clean. If they didn't get Tyler when he bought half of Georgia to build his studios, then they probably don't have anything major on him.
     
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    Back to Black. Just don't want everything to be Madeafied. Bring back Alex Cross, but the sequel, that was really good.
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    Good Deeds 2, A Family That Preys, Why Did I Get Married 3, I Can Do Bad ALL By Myself 2, Diary of a Mad Black Woman 2, Love Thy Neighbor Now, If Loving You Is Wrong: The Next Phase, The Haves & Have Nots: Generation X.
    Don't know if Tyler will remake these, just hopeful. 😁
     
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    I think Tyler Perry's past is probably pretty clean. If they didn't get Tyler when he bought half of Georgia to build his studios, then they probably don't have anything major on him.
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    He tried to by George Lucas Studios in San Francisco, but was turned down.
     
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    He tried to by George Lucas Studios in San Francisco, but was turned dodown.
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    Buying that land in GA was probably a much better deal in the end. Lucas Studios is very nice, but Tyler Perry Studios is beautiful!
     
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    Back to Black. Just don't want everything to be Madeafied. Bring back Alex Cross, but the sequel, that was really good.
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    Oh you can definitely expect the over the top Madea style acting lol

    Tyler The Perry Show Dramatic Punch Spin Tyler Perry Knocked Out GIF - Tyler The Perry Show Dramatic Punch Spin Tyler Perry Knocked Out - Discover & Share GIFs

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    Oh you can definitely expect the over the top Madea style acting lol

    Tyler The Perry Show Dramatic Punch Spin Tyler Perry Knocked Out GIF - Tyler The Perry Show Dramatic Punch Spin Tyler Perry Knocked Out - Discover & Share GIFs

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    That's a scene from SISTAS, another really good show, ZATIMA too!
     
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    That would be great if he is able to close the deal. BET has been going down for years.
     
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    That would be great if he is able to close the deal. BET has been going down for years.
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    Ever since Johnson sold Essence & JET Magazine Companies also. You would've thought he would've passed them down to his family, with a NEVER SELL clause.
     
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    Jackpot!!!
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    Bring back more Grassroots programming and I'll be impressed! Congrats if and when he pulls it off
     
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    Bring back more Grassroots programming and I'll be impressed! Congrats if and when he pulls it off
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    BET is already unofficially the Tyler Perry Network as of now.

    If he buys BET and VH1, I'm convinced that the quality of the programming will be just as subpar as it now, only this time his name and mediocre (and minstrel-like) work will be plastered everywhere in such an annoying manner under the guise of "promoting Black Excellence".

    While it is great that Tyler Perry mostly owns and controls his own studios and intellectual property, why does Tyler Perry have to be the only prominent Black power player / mogul in Black Hollywood? Tyler Perry and his crew are not the only Black people out here. I do not like how he monopolized most of today's Black entertainment and film market since the beginning of this 21st century.

    Where are the other Black people (with more talent and creativity) who own their own studios like Tyler Perry does? Where is their exposure? Even when Tyler Perry gives Black people jobs and gigs they're often still under and attached to him. It's like how Drake allegedly hired (or tried to hire, like The Weeknd) singers (DVSN, PartyNextDoor, and more) to work in his OVO sweatshop to neutralize competition.

    Where is the competition?
     
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    Believe it or not Curtis (50 Cent)Jackson is catching up with Tyler P.....
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    Congrats to Tyler Perry if he does this
     
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    BET is already unofficially the Tyler Perry Network as of now.

    If he buys BET and VH1, I'm convinced that the quality of the programming will be just as subpar as it now, only this time his name and mediocre (and minstrel-like) work will be plastered everywhere in such an annoying manner under the guise of "promoting Black Excellence".

    While it is great that Tyler Perry mostly owns and controls his own studios and intellectual property, why does Tyler Perry have to be the only prominent Black power player / mogul in Black Hollywood? Tyler Perry and his crew are not the only Black people out here. I do not like how he monopolized most of today's Black entertainment and film market since the beginning of this 21st century.

    Where are the other Black people (with more talent and creativity) who own their own studios like Tyler Perry does? Where is their exposure? Even when Tyler Perry gives Black people jobs and gigs they're often still under and attached to him. It's like how Drake allegedly hired (or tried to hire, like The Weeknd) singers (DVSN, PartyNextDoor, and more) to work in his OVO sweatshop to neutralize competition.

    Where is the competition?
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    White people don't care. You get one Tyler Perry and that is it.
     
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    One Negro at a Time Rule.

    Black Independent content creators and filmmakers need to get serious and create decent media as well as masterpieces and outlets that we own and control. We need another renaissance ASAP.
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    I hope it gets done, that would be a good look for him
     
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    ART said:
    BET is already unofficially the Tyler Perry Network as of now.

    If he buys BET and VH1, I'm convinced that the quality of the programming will be just as subpar as it now, only this time his name and mediocre (and minstrel-like) work will be plastered everywhere in such an annoying manner under the guise of "promoting Black Excellence".

    While it is great that Tyler Perry mostly owns and controls his own studios and intellectual property, why does Tyler Perry have to be the only prominent Black power player / mogul in Black Hollywood? Tyler Perry and his crew are not the only Black people out here. I do not like how he monopolized most of today's Black entertainment and film market since the beginning of this 21st century.

    Where are the other Black people (with more talent and creativity) who own their own studios like Tyler Perry does? Where is their exposure? Even when Tyler Perry gives Black people jobs and gigs they're often still under and attached to him. It's like how Drake allegedly hired (or tried to hire, like The Weeknd) singers (DVSN, PartyNextDoor, and more) to work in his OVO sweatshop to neutralize competition.

    Where is the competition?
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    I feel the same about our new Black Media. Why are they all on YouTube & Patreon? Pool your money together & purchase your BOBO New Black Media H.Q.
    Take a BIG ASS BITE out of WS social media!
     
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    Diddy Joins Bidding War For BET

    Diddy joins Tyler Perry and Byron Allen in talks to buy BET amid Paramount sale.
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    Diddy Joins Bidding War For BET

    Diddy joins Tyler Perry and Byron Allen in talks to buy BET amid Paramount sale.
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    Instead of bidding against each other, how about collaborating & purchasing together, bringing even more Black power to the project?
     
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    Instead of bidding against each other, how about collaborating & purchasing together, bringing even more Black power to the project?
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    That’s not always a good thing. What if they have two competing ideas for the network? What if Diddy wants to go the revolt route and Tyler wants to turn it into the Tyler Perry Network? It would be better for one person to buy it and make it the best version of whatever their vision is. Sometimes 1 + 1 = 2 but sometimes it it equals .5.
     
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    That’s not always a good thing. What if they have two competing ideas for the network? What if Diddy wants to go the revolt route and Tyler wants to turn it into the Tyler Perry Network? It would be better for one person to buy it and make it the best version of whatever their vision is. Sometimes 1 + 1 = 2 but sometimes it it equals .5.
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    Totally understood. I just wish our people would unite at some point!
    Separation is what got us where we are!
     
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    MoT #333 Failing BET Network Is Up For Sale, Old Black Media Is Dying
     
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    Instead of bidding against each other, how about collaborating & purchasing together, bringing even more Black power to the project?
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    I was just about to write that. SKG is now a global movie studio, Spielberg, Katzenburg and Geffen. They are about as different personalities as you can have but they knew they could be far more successful working together than apart. Each brought their own unique skillset. All Jewish and I say that because it shows how they are on code.

    One person who I'd love to see in the bidding and I know he would pool the right people is Ice Cube. Diddy, Tyler Perry and Byron Allen each have way too big of an ego to work as a partner to anyone. They all have 'mogul' mentality.

    For me BET being black owned isn't enough. It's what they will do with it is what I want to know.
     
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    uh oh....
     
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    If Diddy buys BET he finna have Tyler Perry and his cast dance around in shiny suits in the next film / series.

    EDIT: Wait, Tyler Perry just bought BET today?
    Uh oh is right Bmick#8 this is bad news.
     
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    Aww snap, Diddy's gonna turn both networks into Pickle Ball TV! 😖
     
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    It seems to be a done deal now Tyler Perry won the War BET belongs to him now.......! Congratulations we'll see if he was placed there or if he'll actually work to bring the network back to prominence.
     
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