An update in the curious saga of that one time Matthew Fox allegedly got too drunk while in Cleveland (where he's filming I, Alex Cross with Tyler Perry) and punched a party bus driver in the... well, he allegedly punched her in multiple parts of the body. Let's leave it at that. The 29-year-old woman has now officially filed assault charges against the actor, who was not arrested by police following the Sunday night incident. (Incidentally, Fox plays a mob killer opposite Perry's titular hero in Alex Cross.) Developing... [CNN]
I've got good news and bad news, Tyler Perry fans. Here's the bad news first: Perry's sitcom House of Payne is being canceled. (Moment of silence.) The good news is, a new Perry-backed sitcom is headed to the small screen based on his hit domestic dramaramas Why Did I Get Married and Why Did I Get Married Too, with Michael Jai White and Tasha Smith reprising their roles. Which other Perry film properties should follow suit and live on in syndicated perpetuity on television?
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Judging from his press conference for this week's Madea's Big Happy Family, Tyler Perry hasn't yet received a fruit basket of peace from famous detractor Spike Lee. "I'm so sick of hearing about damn Spike Lee," Perry announced to press Monday. "Spike can go straight to hell!" Tell us how you really feel, Tyler!
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Extending their profitable partnership with Tyler Perry ($520 million and counting in domestic box office), the folks at Lionsgate have revealed that at least two more Madea films are in the works following next month's Madea's Big Happy Family. I know what you're thinking, folks: Only two more Madea flicks? Whatever will we do with ourselves after 2013, the year when it might all end according to the rate at which Perry's been churning out the Madea-anchored hits? Well, rest assured: In re-upping his contract, Perry also has the option of making more Madea films. Like, until the end of time itself. So huzzah! Madea 4 Eva! [Press release]
This Friday, Martin Lawrence's Big Momma's House franchise embarks on its third outing (Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son) in an attempt to pass the gender-bending comedy torch to a new generation. The "men in dresses" subgenre, however, is nothing new. Why, fellas have been going undercover as ladies for years on the silver screen! (And, believe it or not, Tyler Perry is not the reigning box office king of cross-dressing comedy.) Hit the jump as we count-down the most bankable cross-dressing male movie stars of all time.
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