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Perry is flying high on his Oprah endeavor but that doesn’t stop people from targeting his success.
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The prolific filmmaker has some great things on deck but has also had many detractors coming forward with claims he profited from their creativity.
Just a few weeks ago, an Atlanta radio host claimed Perry stole Madea and now an American author accused Perry of stealing the premise of his ‘Good Deeds’ screenplay!
Details below…
An American author filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday (Tuesday November 27, 2012), accusing Perry of lifting the plot of his 2012 movie, “Good Deeds,” directly from her book.
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Terri Donald, the author who claims to be Perry’s inspiration for the film, is currently seeking “initial” damages of $225,000, as well as an accounting of the film’s revenues.
The lawsuit, filed in Philadelphia, says Donald sent a copy of her 2007 book, “Bad Apples Can Be Good Fruit” to Perry’s company before production on the movie began.
Donald, who also writes under the pseudonym TLO Red’ness, says Perry based the film on her book and she wants her share of the dough!
Donald is seeking $225,000 in initial damages as well as an injunction requiring the company to add a credit for her book in the opening and closing credits.
The lawsuit also calls for the company to provide an accounting of the movie’s revenues.
The drama, which stars Perry as a wealthy businessman who meets a struggling single mother, earned approximately $35 million at the box office after its February release.
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Representatives for Perry and Lions Gate Entertainment, which released the film and is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit, did not respond to requests for comment on Tuesday.
Perry is best known for his portrayal in drag of the character Madea in several of his films. (source)
If true, Tyler needs to CUT THE CHECK!
Do you think Tyler has been stealing his ideas or are could these claims be from opportunists seeking a cut of his fortune?
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damn i knew it was too good to be Tyler Perry’s lol – too good and too semi original (except for scenes stolen from pretty woman, prince movie, and a host of others)
my girl if u dont have anything to say shut the crap up. obviously u dont know the man capiability thats why ur making such assumsion. plz hop off the guy.
If its not copyrighted and trademarked, or in writing, its not stolen. Besides, one would have a helluva time proving its true. BUSINESS IS BUSINESS, and if you’re about your business, you’d be business minded, and check your personal emotions at the door.
However, people act like he’s not capable of change, in and about his movies.
SO ONE OF TP’S SAVE A HO FILM IS BEING SUED??
Peeps come up out of the woodwork with this all the time, the best thing about this is seeing Lil’ Gary Coleman in that clip, that is too funny and I sure hope he is at peace.
I don’t think he stole it. Good Deeds was a typical TP movie… predictable. Don’t get me wrong not throwin’ any shade, it is what it is.
Now had you said A family that Prays, that would have been more believable.
First of all the movie came out how long ago??
really ?? Crabs in a barrel!
And why is someone always got to come later with the "that was my idea story", If you dont KNOCK IT OFF!
hahahahhahahaha i swear i said the same thing,i was like’first of,before we continue,when did this movie come out again?? loooooool and why the law suit noooow??….did she travel out of this world to just realise somebody stole her work…guuurrrl puh-leeaaase!!! and LMAAOOO @ ‘crabs in a barrel’ lool
I was wonder why this lawsuit was so late too.
*wondering
If so cut the check, and let this get swept under the rug. The damn movie made $35 mil.
Okay so I’m sure TP is a very busy man….does he have time 2 sit around reading books he got in the mail??…..has anyone heard of or read this book B$, and if so, I wonder how similar it is 2 the movie???…..feedback anyone?….this reminds me of when Chris Rock was sued 4 his movie "Bad Hair"….I don’t know what happened with that but I believe CR DID steal that idea…a comedian just ups & decides 2 do a movie about hair?…whatever….I hope this isn’t true b/c I really like Tyler Perry….2 this some would ask " what idea is original anyway?"…..
I was thinking that too. Why doesn’t the judge/lawyer just read the book and see if it’s similar. Wouldn’t that be considered going over evidence?
I wouldn’t be surprised if this was true, lemme find out TP is takin a page out of Queen Bey’s "book" by stealing other people ideas and NOT givin credit! But damn, that movie came out when??
Oh stop the Beyonce hate already…it must be really hard being Beyonce when she’s got so many haters…ya’ll ain’t got nuthn on Beyonce, & ain’t shyt ya’ll can say about her….WOMEN are the main reason women can’t get along…. #jealouswithches#
*STOP THE PRESSES & PUMP YO BREAKS Lady A. I go in on Beyoncé, but I am a HUGE fan of her music! Don’t get it twisted! I love the girl but she is INFAMOUS for passing off OTHER PPL’S SONGS & WRITING AS HER OWN…that is FACT, NOT OPINION!
Name one song Beyonce "stole"…on an album there’s a thing called the "Song/Album Credits" that are used 2 credit the song 2 the person(s) who actually wrote it…..when a songwriter sells a song 2 an artist, does it not become the artist’s song??….I have heard of only one instance where someone tried 2 sue her claiming she ripped off their song….other than Neyo’s "To The Left" can you name the songs she supposedly "stole" & passed off as hers…so you "go in" on her but ur a fan….that’s like saying "Yeah I’m ur friend, but I just talk bad about you sometime"…WHATEVER…..
Lady A.. I was shocked too so I googled it.. Perez Hilton has video of her admitting to stealing stuf and LAUGHING… and there’s a clip of her stealing dance moves from Countdown, imagery from a 2010 VMA performance, and bitin’ Rihanna’s style. It’s all there.. wow…
I don’t care.. but she’s not original. It doesn’t matter much though because that’s not who she claims to be. Her singing skillz aren’t fake. She should give more credit to people, whether or not she pays them for their "inspiration".
Lady A. I said I was a fan of Beyoncé’s MUSIC (reading is fundamental kiddies) so my opinion of her as an individual can be completely opposite! I’m not going to list every SONG or CHOREOGRAPHY that Beyonce has PASSED OFF AS HER OWN or as she so eloquently puts, is "INSPIRED" by because I would be typing for DAYS if not WEEKS or MONTHS if we go back to her ORIGINAL DC days! The girl is great at what she does, but understand she has an ARMY of ppl around her that helps her pull it off and the ONLY ORIGINAL thing she has done is eat a piece of KFC ORIGINAL RECIPE CHICKEN, which she probably ate out of a POPEYE’s box!
I don’t know if she steals songs, but she definitely steals a lot of style ideas. Like trying to be Tina Turner and trying to redo that Single Ladies black & white video. We have yet to really see her own style come forth.
I think this is the third or fourth story that I have heard that TP have supposedly stole someone else’s ideas. They should have at least been smart enough to had copyrights to their work. They would have a hard time proving that he stole anything.
The issue that the plot of the movie is SUPER generic. It will be difficult to prove that the idea was stolen.
Perhaps she waited so that the movie could generate all that it possibly could in order to get a bigger pay day…DUH!
Well she’s the one that sent the book in! Whatev, I love me some Tyler Perry, he’s gon be my baby daddy! Lol, but seriously, she act like people can’t have the same Idea! I guess I should be sueing the company that decided to name their show off of my idea for a reality show…….
I think its plausible that Tyler stole some ideas.
The proof will be in the pudding, which will be reading the book. It won’t take a rocket scientist to figure it out, although I don’t think it was TP personally that stole the idea but it would have been someone on his staff.
I think "OPPORTUNIST". Also I think CEATIVE opportunist. Gets her name out here and curiosity to read her book. Sorry. Saw the movie and whatever she wrote can NOT be as good the movie. I LOVE TP! And TP partnering with OWN is AWESOME! We all saw OWN flailing but "O" is an angel and God won’t let her fall.First Ilanya and now TP and hopefully an Oprah format with guests will put OWN in the clouds AND employ more African Americans. It’s like who’d of thought BET could mak a comeback? APOLLO LIVE is off the chain!
from what i understand, if he did, he should give it back o_O
lol Cheryl
damn tyler…….i’d like to see how he gets out of this one:):):):):)
Things always come out…
Throw sum money at it and it will go away..TP got PLENTY to throw….
Cut da check!