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Tyler Perry, Usher in Washington DC for Kennedy Center Honors

Tyler Perry's White House selfie

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Tyler Perry's White House selfie
By Jennifer Brett
Dec 8, 2015

Atlanta was well represented at the 2015 Kennedy Center honors, with R&B artist Usher  and entertainment mogul Tyler Perry in attendance.

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Perry couldn't resist a White House selfie:

Tyler Perry's White House selfie

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"What an amazing night last night!!!" he posted Monday with this great photo. "I was at the White House for the Kennedy Center Honors!! Congrats to all the honorees and my darling Cicely Tyson!!"

Tyson was among this year's honorees, along with conductor Seiji Ozawa, actress and singer Rita Moreno, filmmaker George Lucas and singer-songwriter Carole King.

Here's a gallery of photos from the event.

Usher arrives. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

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