Posted by Bossip Staff
After the success of Madea Goes to Jail, Tyler Perry is admitting that he would be a fool to shut her down now:
Perry, who recently told PEOPLE he looks forward to escaping to his own private island when he turns 40 in September, has announced on his Web site about his other future plans – involving Madea, “I have been saying for years that the moment people stop coming to see her she will die a quick death,” he writes. “For years I’ve said this. Now, all of a sudden, it’s everywhere that I’m killing her off. That’s strange to me.” Only it doesn’t appear the public is tiring of the character Perry first introduced in his 2000 play I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Her latest incarnation, the big-screen Madea Goes to Jail, is topping the box-office chart – grossing more than $65 million in its first 11 days. Among Madea’s fans, writes Perry: Aretha Franklin. “I got a letter from The Queen of Soul herself saying (and this made me laugh so hard) ‘There are two things that have brought you over. One is Jesus, and the other is ‘Madea.’ And you bet’ not get rid of either one of them!’ ” Perry quotes Franklin as saying.
Only a fool would kill a cash cow like Madea. People love seeing a 6’6″ black man dress up like an old lady.
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