How i love Tyler Perry. I really do!!
The movie producer and media mogul just took the term "Love thy neighbor" to a totally new level. The "Boo 2, A Madea Halloween" has just donated $1-Million to Hurricane Harvey relief funds, with $250.000 of that cash going to Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church.
Osteen, 54, came under fire this week after he allegedly refused to Open Lakewood's door to residents who were displaced by severe flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
The televangelist, denied shutting out Harvey victims and blamed flooding in the building for the delay.Lake wood eventually welcomed people on Monday.
In a Facebook video post on Thursday, Perry, 47, defended his long time friend and also explained his decision....
“I know that there’s been some controversy about Joel Osteen and him not opening doors of the church. Let me tell you something: Joel and Victoria are amazing people. There is no way they would lock people out of the church and not let people in for shelter,” he continued. “There were some safety concerns. I spoke to them on the phone, and it all made perfect sense to me so before you just run and judge somebody really quick, you need to know the whole circumstances … This million dollars, I’m breaking it up into quarters. I’m sending $250,000 to Lakewood to make sure that they can get all the supplies that people need. I know that they will, I know for sure that they will, because that’s the kind of person he is.”
Perry is also donating $250,000 to Beyonce's pastor, Rudy Rasmos, but he has not disclosed what other organization would receive the remaining $500,000. The move came after the actor and writer noted difficulty in finding the right charities to deal with the aftermath properly.
“I’m trying to figure out how to help, but I’ve given millions of dollars to charities in the past that never got to the people it was meant for,” he wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. “I know lots of people want to give and help but be careful. You really need to know how much of your donations actually get to the people before you choose an organization to give to.”
Thank you Tyler, for coming to Pastor Joel Osteen's defense and for not letting haters get in the way of you doing good deeds.
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