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Tyler Perry, responding to Spike Lee’s critique, to be profiled on ‘60 Minutes’ this Sunday

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Oct 22, 2009

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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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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