Tyler Perry wins big at NAACP Image Awards

By The Film Critic
JR Staff Writer

The winning streak for Tyler Perry now extends to six years of dominance. In 2005, he put together his first feature-length film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Six years later, Perry is still creating award-winning films. He has also been hired to put together films for other writers.

Towards the end of 2009, Tyler Perry's profile boosted even though it was already legendary. He was selected to produce the film, Precious. Under Perry's guidance, the film was met with critical acclaim. Last year, the film won six awards during the NAACP Image Awards.

In 2010, Tyler Perry got off to a great start and he continued to make moves. He produced another season of his TBS sitcoms and produced more films. Also in 2009, Perry was hired to produce the For Colored Girls... film. The film went into production last year and it has been met with positive reviews, too.

Again, Tyler Perry won big at the NAACP Image Awards. The awards came for For Colored Girls, beating out his other successful film, Why Did I Get Married, Too? In addition to winning an award for his films, Tyler Perry also won an award for his "House of Payne" sitcom.

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Janet Jackson opens up about Michael

Last week, Janet Jackson made an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." She was joined by Tyler Perry and the cast of his new film, Why Did I Get Married, Too? Jackson starred in both this film and the original version that came out in 2007. She made an appearance as a member of the cast. Filming for the movie began last summer, but did not wrap until last month.

The reason why it took so long to complete the film was because of the death of Michael Jackson, the older brother of Janet. When news about his death broke, Janet Jackson had to drop everything and be with her family. Tyler Perry was very understanding and he put the film on hold. During this time, she became extremely close to Perry. She has admitted that she could not have gotten through that time without him.

Despite her multiple public appearances with her family, Janet Jackson had not made an official public appearance since the death of her brother. For her first public appearance, Jackson chose to sit down with Oprah Winfrey. While she was on the show as a part of the film, she also opened up about her brother for the first time. Winfrey asked many questions about his declining health. Janet admitted that she was aware that he was not healthy and that the family had held an intervention.

But, because she did not see Michael very often, there was only so much that she could do. Janet Jackson said that she wishes that things could have turned out differently. But, because they did not, she hopes that there will be stricter rules in place that will stop this from happening to anyone else.

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Janet Jackson reunites with Jermanie Dupri for New Song

Last summer, while she was dealing with the death of her older brother, Michael, Janet Jackson revealed that she was no longer with Jermaine Dupri. They had been together for nearly ten years, but they were hardly seeing each other. Not wanting to deal with the long distance relationship, Janet decided to end the relationship.

Because she was needed by her family, there was already a major strain on the relationship. They both decided that it would be best to move on. Despite no longer being in a romantic relationship, Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri remained good friends. For her next album, she still recruited him for production.

Not being in a relationship with Janet Jackson has not stopped Jermaine Dupri from being a great producer. As previously reported, Janet Jackson is going to sing on the soundtrack of her new film, Why Did I Get Married, Too? Her song, "Nothin'," was produced by her ex-lover, Dupri. The production of the song required that they spend a little time together.

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