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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