Tyler Perry leaves ‘$21K tip’ for staff at his favorite Atlanta restaurant while getting takeout
After creating the star-studded #HesGotTheWholeWorldChallenge to raise COVID-19 awareness, Tyler Perry decided to use some of his $600M fortune to help the staff at one of his favorite restaurants in Atlanta.
On Sunday, the 50-year-old movie/TV mogul left a $500 tip for each of the 42 out-of-work servers employed at the West Paces location of Houston’s while picking up a to-go order, according to TMZ.
Perry’s $21K tip serves as a bit of a cushion for the struggling workers, who might have to wait up to 20 weeks for a $1,200 (and $500 for each child) stimulus check from the federal government.
COVID-19 crisis: Tyler Perry decided to use some of his $600M fortune to help the staff at one of his favorite restaurants in Atlanta (pictured March 22)
Generous: On Sunday, the 50-year-old movie/TV mogul left a $500 tip for each of the 42 out-of-work servers employed at the West Paces location of Houston’s while picking up takeout
As of Sunday, 219 people in Georgia have died from coronavirus and a further 6,742 have been infected, according to 11Alive.com.
On Thursday, Governor Brian Kemp issued a stay-at-home order (but kept beaches, parks and churches open) after drawing criticism for not being aware that ‘this virus is now transmitting before [asymptomatic] people see signs.’
Tyler (born Emmitt Perry Jr.) is well known for his generous charitable acts and he employs 400 people at his 330-acre military base-turned-studio in Atlanta featuring 12 sound stages, which he acquired in 2015.
Record unemployment numbers: Perry’s $21K tip serves as a bit of a cushion for the struggling workers, who might have to wait up to 20 weeks for stimulus checks from the federal government (President Trump pictured signing CARES Act on March 27)
219 have died in the state: On Thursday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a stay-at-home order (but kept beaches, parks and churches open) after drawing criticism for not being aware that asymptomatic people are contagious (pictured Wednesday)
Employer: Tyler is well known for his charitable acts and he employs 400 people at his 330-acre military base-turned-studio in Atlanta featuring 12 sound stages (pictured October 8)
Prolific: Fans can tune into one of the three shows the New Orleans-born, Atlanta-based showrunner created for BET – The Oval, Sistas, and Ruthless – as well as OWN’s The Haves and the Have Nots and Nickelodeon’s Young Dylan (pictured in 2018)
Fans can tune into one of the three shows the New Orleans-born, Atlanta-based showrunner created for BET – The Oval, Sistas, and Ruthless.
Tyler is also the mastermind behind OWN’s The Haves and the Have Nots and Nickelodeon’s Young Dylan.
The A Fall from Grace director is likely hunkering down in ‘prayer and meditation’ with his five-year-old son Aman and his partner since 2009, Ethiopian model Gelila Bekele.
Quarantine: The A Fall from Grace director is likely hunkering down in ‘prayer and meditation’ with his five-year-old son Aman and his partner since 2009, Ethiopian model Gelila Bekele (R, pictured October 8)
