Don't Mess with Madea!

A local Sacramento television station is experiencing a major backlash, after an on-air interview with Janet Jackson and co-star/director Tyler Perry -- got seriously uncomfortable.


After discussing their new film "Why Did I Get Married?" on "Good Day Sacramento," anchor (and self-proclaimed jerk) Mark S. Allen asked Janet about her infamous Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction. Tyler Perry continuously tried to turn the conversation back to the movie, but the anchor kept hounding Jackson about the 2004 incident.

Finally, Perry fumes, "What are you talking about? We're here to talk about the movie!" Allen took one last dig, asking, "Were there any wardrobe malfunctions in the movie?" Jackson remained Sphinx-like the entire time.

Fans of Jackson and Perry have flooded the station with letters and e-mail -- so much e-mail that loudmouthed anchor Mark S. Allen says he personally received 19,000 -- causing their system to "lock down."

Yesterday, the station issued a formal on-air apology and released a written one. Bottom line: Madea don't play!

Tags: janet jackson, JanetJackson, tyler perry, TylerPerry

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31. big deal it was a joke everyone was laughing,this is the first time i see that anchor and i like him.These celebs do s**t like the superbowl and expect no one to talk about it?Get a life.

Posted at 7:36PM on Oct 20th 2007 by may

32. Ruthie stop being a friggin ball busting b*tch -

Janet's entire career went to hell after that, from someone who was once loved, adored, praised & revered as the only "normal jackson" to now public "titemy" #1 so your comment is stupid & full of jealous hearted venom.

Considering what's on TV these days, the word "damn" is the last thing you should be "missing" from your favorite shows.

Posted at 8:34PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Wonder Woman

33. Mark S. Allen rules!!! He's so funny. Janet is still a big ass slut and will always be remembered for showing off her eggplant boob to millions of people in the most tastless superbowl half time show in history. MARK RULES!!!

Posted at 8:35PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Sactown the Mactown!!!

34. Logo Designers, do you realize that yourwebsite isn't even up????? what's the sense in trying to promote something that nooone can see?

Posted at 10:22PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Logo Designers need to spend less time on tmz and more designing their website

35. Allen profusely apologized and rightly so! Boy, did he totally blow that segment with Mr. Perry and Ms. Jackson. Gotta hand it to Perry and Jackson - coolness personified. Loved it.

Allen needs to grow up. Never, ever, EVER, disrespect a #1 box office rated movie, its producer, director and actors. HELLOOOOOO!!??

Wonder if any other showbiz guests will trust Mark Allen to stay on topic and do an interview with him. What a DOLT.

Posted at 9:18PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Lessons

36. I"m TIRED of this boy. TIRED of him being FULL of HIMSELF. tyler p,tyler p, blah blah blah
who give a great big F*$#>.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:56PM on Oct 20th 2007 by none of your business bo

37. #37 is a bonafide hater. Tyler went from being homeless to a millionare.. go eat your sour grapes elsewhere.

Posted at 11:21PM on Oct 20th 2007 by mikes tenderoni

38. Don't Do Stupid $hit You Don't Want People To Ask You Questions About!

Posted at 11:48PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Not A Malfunction

39. I have watched Mark S. Allen from when he first came on the show and before that listened to him on the radio. He is an extremely funny guy and the station is lucky to have him. Along with Marianne McClary this morning show is not the same old thing as the other channels show, They are hilarious together.
If you ever watch Mark interview a celeb he is polite and funny. He always tells the celeb that their movie was good even when it was bad. Also met him at a restaurant with his kids, they seemed well behaved and he was signing autographs for everyone. His wife was beautiful and seemed to be the boss over all 4 kids.(including Mark its 4 kids)
Now saying that, I was shocked that Mark kept asking Janet about the superbowl incident. I believe he did go to far. I was happy to see a couple of days later he apologized for the incident. He apologized so lets get over it. Just like Janet apologized for her incident and we (normal people) got over it.
One more thing, to the person who said that Chris Burrows was worse, I love Chris with his tongue and cheek attitude. Cant you see he is laughing at the world and how serious some people are??

Posted at 1:01AM on Oct 21st 2007 by pagan356

40. What a total jerk. He admits to being one and hopes to make it big like Howard Stern.
The only reason the apology was made is because of the basklash from the people. He must be pretty dumb because he did not have any other things or questions to ask, so he kept trying to talk about something that happened in 2002. Maybe he was trying to help fill up time on his perhaps boring show. He is ugly also. We lived in Sacramento and I rememeber him on some channel doing something, but did not know he had gotten this show now.

Posted at 1:04AM on Oct 21st 2007 by August Peridot

41. In response to No. 41, August Peridot. Ok, the show just celebrated its 10th anniversary. Mark S. Allen joined the show a couple of months after it started. So he has been on it almost 10 years.
Also, this is the top rated morning show in Sacramento.

Posted at 1:26AM on Oct 21st 2007 by pagan356

42. .
He is known for this kind of stuff, So she goes on radio to push a movie and expect's Barbara Walters?
Is she going to do Howard Stern next? Maybe Mark & Brian will just talk about the movie! ( right)

Posted at 1:38AM on Oct 21st 2007 by Leo

43. WAY TO GO MARK!!!

Who cares about Janet anyway...she single handedly jacked up the entire airwaves with her publicity stunt at the SB. AND THIS MOVE SUCKED! It should have been tossed on the WB as a filler flick.

Posted at 2:15AM on Oct 21st 2007 by Kelly

44. I love Mark S. Allen, always have.

Tyler Perry definitely should've answered his questions as Madea, though.
Would've been HILARIOUS.

Posted at 3:40AM on Oct 21st 2007 by I Love Good Day Sacramento

45. I personally think the Madea movies are pure garbage. I cant believe anyone would take offense to what Mark said. No body deserves this much backlash for as little as the Madea people matter. Stop watching these crappy movies and maybe we wont have to sit through these tyler perry interviews.

Posted at 3:13AM on Oct 23rd 2007 by beezie

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