Tyler Perry,
writer, director, mogul
and part-time woman who whups people's ass.
-(laughter) -Well, now he's taking things
to a whole new level.
Tyler Perry made history
over the weekend with the opening of his new film studio
in Atlanta, becoming the first African American
to own a studio outright without any other partners.
The Atlanta film complex spans-- listen to this--
330 acres, with 12 soundstages.
It's larger than the Burbank, California, lots
owned by Warner Bros.,
Paramount and Walt Disney Studios combined.
The centerpiece of the opening of the Tyler Perry Studios
was the dedication of 12 soundstages
named after black directors, producers, actresses
who have all made contributions to cinema, including:
Cicely Tyson, Oprah...
Wow!
-Wow! -(cheering, applause)
Wow!
That is insane.
Really impressive. But at the same time,
classic patriarchy.
Madea makes all the money,
but Tyler Perry takes the credit.
Huh? Why aren't those Madea Studios? Huh, Tyler?
-(laughter) -But jokes aside, man,
this is really amazing, right?
Because Tyler Perry Studios was already impressive--
Black Panther, The Walking Dead were all shot there--
but now he's expanded it to become
one of the biggest movie studios in the country.
So huge-- I mean, congratulations again.
Tyler Perry, well done to you
and everyone who's worked on this.
And naming each location for an African American icon
is a great tribute.
I mean, he even built a soundstage for Oprah.
Do you know how rich you have to be
to give something to Oprah? Huh?
Like, she probably forgot what that even feels like.
-(laughter) -I'll bet she was just there like,
"Wait, what is happening? I get a studio!
You get a studio! We're all getting studios!"
-(cheering, applause) -She was probably like, "What is this?"
And I know, I know Tyler Perry is building the studio
for everyone else to use, but if I was him,
I would make it a rule that Madea has to be in every movie
that films there.
Yeah. I would do that. I would be like,
"Madea even has to be in Star Wars."
Yeah, Darth Vader would be like, "Luke, I am your father."
Then Madea would probably be like, "And I'm your Auntie!
"That's right. You black, Luke.
-Welcome to the big, happy First Family." -(laughter)
I think my favorite thing about this new studio is
the White House set.
I don't know if you've seen it, but it's a replica
and it's 35,000-odd square feet.
I was thinking, we could definitely trick Trump
-into living there. -(laughter)
Yeah, we just spin him around a few times,
put him in the White House by himself.
Yeah. And then he'll see Tyler Perry and he'll be like,
"Ben Carson, great to see you.
So good."
So again, congrats to Tyler Perry.
It's really great to see a black person so successful.
You know? Black progress. That's what it looks like.
But let's move on. Because while we're inspired
by a whole new level of black progress,
this next story reminds you there's still a long way to go.
When they say that jury duty is mandatory,
they really do mean it.
Just ask the Florida man who ended up in jail
after missing his first day serving on a trial.
NEWSMAN: Today, Deandre Somerville
came to court on time.
The 21-year-old apologizing to the judge after, he says,
he overslept, missing his first day serving on a jury.
Somerville, who had never been arrested,
now has a criminal record for contempt,
and spent ten days in jail with hardened criminals.
The judge today explained the punishment
that critics charge was over the top.
Okay, I'm sorry, but this right here
is the biggest load of bullshit I have ever seen
-in a long time. -(cheering, applause)
This is trash.
Like, you know, you know racism is bad in America
when a black man can get thrown in jail at someone else's trial.
That's like some M. Night Shyamalan-twist-ending racism.
The judge is like, "The defendant is free to go,
"but we find this black juror guilty!
Take him to jail!"
I mean, think about it. Felicity Huffman committed fraud
and only got 14 days for fraud, right?
This guy came late to jury duty, and he gets ten days?
And he got a year of probation.
He gets community service and a fine.
-(audience groaning) -Yeah.
That punishment does not fit the crime.
That would be like, on a flight, if, like, the flight attendant
caught you unbuckling your seat belt during takeoff,
and they just kicked you off the plane. "Get out!"
What's even worse is that reason that the judge gave, right?
The judge is like, "No, I'm punishing you,
"because you were the only black juror,
and we needed a black person's perspective on the jury."
In other words, he got sent to jail
because he was the only black juror.
So why not just put him on another jury, huh?
'Cause that's where you say you need the black people.
You know where you don't need more black people?
In jail, mother (bleep), that's where. In jail.
(cheers and applause)
And finally, moving on.
This is a fun video out of Long Island.
Before you watch it, no animals or humans were harmed
in the making of this story, but, uh,
everyone's minds were blown.
Well, the owner of a hair salon on Long Island--
-you talk about a scare-- -Wow.
this was quite the scare after a dear crashed
right through the front window.
And the chaos was all caught on camera.
(woman screaming)
FEMALE TV REPORTER: I'd be screaming, too.
Yes, customers began screaming
and shards of glass went flying
after the deer dashed
into the beautiful salon in Lake Ronkonkoma.
One woman who was waiting on the couch
was kicked by the buck as it jumped over her.
She was not seriously hurt.
The deer finally galloped out the front door
with a hair straightener tangled around its antlers.
Holy shit!
That is insane.
That reminds me of me
when I'm running behind on a hair appointment.
I also do the same thing.
I just bust through the window.
Yeah, 'cause if you're late for a haircut,
you know how they treat you, they treat you like shit.
Yeah. You'll leave the salon with a messed up line,
looking like a broke-ass LeBron.
You got to get in there quickly.
Also, I love how the deer crashed through the window,
but then left through the front door.
It's almost like the deer was like, "Sorry. Sorry.
"I didn't mean to make a scene. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
But again, the good news is, it looks like no one was hurt.
And as for the straightener the deer left with,
let's just say, uh, that the deer put it to some good work.
Yeah. Nice job, Bambi.