I Have FOMO Looking At These Pics Of Celebrities Who Attended Tyler Perry's Historic Gala
#BlackExcellence indeed.
This weekend, iconic actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry made history. He became the first black person to own a major film studio with the grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia 👏🏾.
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The landmark studio features 12 soundstages named after influential black actors, including Denzel Washington and the late Diahann Carroll, and is significant considering the 330-acre facility once served as a Confederate army base.
The historic gala drew the likes of Beyoncé, Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, and Oprah Winfrey, who also has a soundstage named in her honor. #BlackExcellence was definitely in the building. See who showed up and who showed out on the red carpet ahead:
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon
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Spike Lee
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Whoopi Goldberg and her daughter Alex Martin
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Vanessa Williams
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Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams
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Destiny's Child member Beyoncé didn't walk the red carpet, but she DID make a stunning surprise appearance inside the gala.
Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham
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Colin Kaepernick
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Patti LaBelle
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Usher
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Halle Berry
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Chris Tucker
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Cicely Tyson
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Taraji P. Henson and her fiancé Kelvin Hayden
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Tika Sumpter
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Gabourey Sidibe
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Maxwell
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Ava DuVernay
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Tyrese
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Samuel L. Jackson
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Tiffany Haddish
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Michael Ealy
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Tamera Mowry-Housley
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Loni Love
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Jeannie Mai and Jeezy
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Ludacris and his wife Eudoxie Bridges
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Don Lemon and his fiancé Tim Malone
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Gladys Knight
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John Lewis
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Stacey Abrams
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Kyla Pratt
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Jermaine Dupri
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Kirk Franklin and his wife Tammy Collins
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Gayle King
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Iyanla Vanzant
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Michael Jai White and Gillian Iliana Water
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Tamela Mann and David Mann
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Keshia Knight Pulliam
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Lance Gross and his wife Rebecca Jefferson
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Tina Knowles-Lawson
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Monica
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David Oyelowo
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Jenifer Lewis
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Maxine Waters and her husband Sid Williams
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Jill Scott
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T. D. Jakes
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Bevy Smith
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Anita Baker
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Tamron Hall
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Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad
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Storm Reid
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Terrence Howard and his fiancée Mira Pak
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Geoffrey Owens
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Sheryl Lee Ralph
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Loretta Devine
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Jazmine Sullivan
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Tevin Campbell
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Heather Hayslett Packer and Will Packer
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BeBe Winans
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Bernice King
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Lynn Toler
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Rachel Lindsay
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China Anne McClain
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Jennifer Lucas and Byron Allen
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Kym Whitley
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Julissa Bermudez
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Demetria McKinney
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April Ryan
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2 Chainz
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La La Anthony
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