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Tyler Perry Gives Woman New Van After Hers Is Stolen

Alicia Day says her 'mouth just dropped' when she heard

By the Associated Press

Posted Oct 3, 2012 10:00 AM CDT

(AP) – When Tyler Perry saw a news report about a Georgia woman with cerebral palsy whose specially-equipped van was stolen from her driveway, the filmmaker decided to give Alicia Day a brand new vehicle. Day, who uses a wheelchair, told an Atlanta TV station she prides herself on being independent and works part-time as a greeter at Home Depot. Her mother relied on the van to take Day to work and to doctor appointments. "My mouth just dropped to the floor" when she learned Perry would give her a new van, Day says.

Tyler Perry is seen at the BET Awards on Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Los Angeles.
Tyler Perry is seen at the BET Awards on Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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iveheardherroar
Oct 4, 2012 7:24 AM CDT
Tyler Perry is a mangina who has made a lucrative career out of pandering to misandrists. If it had been a man with cerebral palsy whose specially equipped van had been stolen from his driveway, you can bet that Tyler Perry would not have taken any notice at all. He doesn't even care about this woman; he only cares about separating himself from the vast majority of men in our misandric culture so that people will see him as a "good" man in opposition to the feminist stereotype of men as misogynists and creepy potential rapists.
RLM357
Oct 3, 2012 10:58 PM CDT
May God Bless Tyl;er Perry.   He is a true American and Gentleman.  ~Rick Magee, FL
Tology
Oct 3, 2012 11:53 AM CDT
Gee, a bazillionair gives away a 40,000 dollar vehicle, how special.  

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