Hollywood star Tyler Perry has detailed how he had to stop funding a family member after they ‘didn’t want to work’.
Last year the actor and filmmaker, 55, was singled out as the richest actor in the world, amassing a net worth of $1.4billion (£1billion).
Best known for being the creator and star of the Mabel ‘Madea’ Simmons character, Perry has produced several films centring on her since 2005’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman.
He has also developed a strong of TV shows, most notably Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, The Haves and the Have Nots and The Oval.
Aside from his own productions, Perry has also appeared in movies including Star Trek, Gone Girl and Don’t Look Up.
Throughout his career to date, Perry’s films have grossed over $660 million (£485million).
However, this week Tyler revealed that after getting frustrated by an aunt expecting handouts from him, he attempted to give her a job so she could earn her own money too.
Speaking on a recent episode of the YouTube series Den of Kings, Tyler told host host Kirk Franklin and fellow guests Derrick Hayes and Jay ‘Jeezy’ Jenkins a recent experience after he hired an aunt to work for him.
‘She said she wanted a job. She would always call asking for money. I said, “Okay”. I would send her the money,’ he said.
‘But then I was like, “Listen, I want to help you. I want to help you build this thing, not be welfare to you. So, let me give you a job”.’
However, after she didn’t bother turning up, he had to fire her.
‘So, I’m like, “Okay, well you gotta go”. You want me to hand you the money, but you don’t want to work for it. See, that doesn’t work for me.’
In the interview Tyler also explained how that after his mum died in 2009, he sent letters to several family members telling them they needed to get a job within 60 days as he would no longer be financially supporting them.
Although the hosts were shocked, he replied: ‘They all got jobs.’
Tyler went on to share that he also expects strong work ethic from his 10-year-old son Aman too.
‘There are certain things that he wants. He has to do chores and work for it. I don’t believe in just giving us things that are just going to handicap us. That is the worst thing you can do,’ he added.
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