“As long as he can pay for light bill” – Tyler Perry advised successful black women to settle down with a salary man in Crystal Renee Hayslett podcast.
Tyler Perry says Black women are making more money than Black men for the most part so if women can find love no matter his job or amount of money that is fine. “Focus on if he is a good man, Even If he only can pay the light bill & she pays the mortgage.”
“As long as he’s secure in himself to know that ‘yeah, she makes most of the money, all I can pay is the light bill.’ As long as she’s comfortable enough to say ‘I’m gonna cover the mortgage and all the other stuff,'” he went on. “That is fine.” Perry later explained that when it comes down to someone’s ability to love and support their partner, money doesn’t make a difference.
As previously reported by AFROTECH, Diddy was among the public figures looking to purchase a majority stake in the BET Media Group “to build a Black-owned global media powerhouse,” per Variety. In August 2023, Paramount announced that it was no longer interested in moving forward with bids for the sale.
However, it appears that Diddy is still hopeful that other BET bidders Tyler Perry and Byron Allen can join forces with him for another opportunity, according to Billboard.
During a recent appearance on Keep It Positive, Sweetie, Tyler Perry shared his take on splitting bills in relationships. The actor and filmmaker started out the conversation by saying that Black women earn more than Black men in society. From there, he shared that he thinks as long as a man is treating his partner well and contributes what he can, there shouldn’t be a problem if he earns less than she does.
“A lot of women, especially Black women, and I might get in trouble for saying this but I will,” he began. “In our society right now, Black women are making a lot more money, for the most part, than Black men.” Perry continued, “If you can find love, if that man works at whatever job and is a good man, and is good to you, and honors you, and honors the house, and honors his wife, and does what he can… because his gift might not be your gift, that is okay. That’s not somebody that’s beneath you. That’s somebody who came to love you at your worth.”
