Tyler Perry Studios

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala Black excellence was abound Saturday for the grand opening of Tyler Perry’s new $250 million movie studio. ALL the A-listers you could think of were in attendance including Oprah, Beyonce, Taraji P. Henson, Maxine Waters, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, Cicely Tyson, and Halle Berry. The 330-acre studio that once served as a Confederate army base and has sound stages named after black actors, Will Smith was on hand for the reveal of his. Oprah walked the carpet and praised TP and beamed with pride while bragging about her close friend. “He didn’t wait for other people to validate or to say you should go this way or that way. He said I’m going to create my own way and as we can see here, become a force for himself,” Winfrey told The Associated Press. “I remember when he was thinking about buying this place and I said ‘You’d be crazy not to take it.'” she added. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bodNbV6ong Other stars spotted on the carpet included Kelly Rowland, LaLa and Michelle… tyler perry