Atlanta's Tyler Perry responds to attacks by Morehouse grad Spike Lee about Perry's TV sitcoms in an interview with "60 Minutes" this Sunday at 7 p.m. (Often, NFL football games go past 7 p.m. so the profile may run late.)

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It’s been a debate among Perry fans and foes for the past couple of years. Do his shows affirm God, love, faith and forgiveness or simply perpetuate stereotypes. (Or both?) And then there’s a more mundane debate: are the shows actually funny?

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