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Tyler Perry: Talk to the Hand, Cuz!

Tyler Perry's flicks mine his family for all kinds of material, but heaven help the family member who uses Tyler's name for a little career boost!

Tyler's cousin Marlon Campbell, an Atlanta producer-director, tells TMZ that when he mentioned his cousin's name in connection with his own movie, something called "Oblivious", he got a smackdown letter from Tyler's lawyers. (We're told by another source that they've hardly seen each other since they were little kids.)

Any connection between Marlon's stuff and Tyler, says the letter, is "intentionally misleading" and "wrongfully infringes upon the economic value of Mr. Perry" -- a guy whose movies and plays have made well over $200 million.

Perry's next flick? "The Family That Preys." No joke.

Tags: Marlon Campbell, MarlonCampbell, Tyler Perry, TylerPerry

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16. To the people who said where was his cousin was homeless. In Black families being GAY is TABOO and most of us think they may have HIV bacasue they are GAY. I know that is not true, but many Black people I know think that way.

MOST GAY BLACKS ARE OUTCAST FROM THEIR FAMILIES.

Posted at 8:03PM on Jun 17th 2008 by MsRita

17. Funny how brainwashed people defend Tyler Perry. You fans don't know how much of a jackass tyler is. I've worked with that ass and he is not so religious. He plays like he's a real good boy, but he's just using God to make himself look so innocent. What's wrong with mentioning someone's your cousin??? Tyler, you suck hard! Literally!

Posted at 8:30PM on Jun 17th 2008 by Perry fans suck

18. I agree with # 15. I met that jerk working lights and sound for him a few years back. A real ass!

Posted at 8:36PM on Jun 17th 2008 by Funny Dude

19. Hey number 7! Who are you? Tyler Perry's or should I say Tired Perry's mama? How could you defend someone you don't even know with such conviction? Sounds like stalker credentials. This Marlon guy just mentioned that this prick is his cousin... big damn deal! He never mentioned your god had involvement in it. Oh, yeah... and whose ass were you kissing before Tyler Perry made all his $$$$$?

Posted at 10:57PM on Jun 17th 2008 by wazup

20. I'm sure this is not just about the guy wanting to tell people that Tyler is his cousin. It's more than likely about the guy attaching Tyler's name to HIS WORK, as if to insinuate that Tyler is a part of it. That is a HUGE problem!

Posted at 10:17PM on Jun 17th 2008 by Karen

21.
so the guy makes
black movies;

who cares.

he's still a " d " level player in hollywood and not
even at john singleton nor spite lee's level yet.

yawn.......





Posted at 10:32PM on Jun 17th 2008 by charleswhitman

22. Number 20 have it right. Tyler has publicly acknowledge using his aunts (his cousins MOM) character in his stage plays, along
with other family members and now he has the nerve to send a Cease and Desist letter to his own cousin for mentioning that they are related. And have anyone did there homework? His cousin speaks very positively about Mr. TO BIG FOR MY FAMILY! I googled him and heard and read his interviews. I am highly disappointed in Tyler and believe that he is in serious need of a reality check. GOOD LUCK MARLIN CAMPBELL WITH YOUR FILM OBLIVIOUS, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT!

OH AND TO THE "TYLER CAN'T BE WRONG FANS", WHY DID TYLER LIE IN THE LETTER AND SAY HIS COUSIN NEVER
DISTRIBUTED HIS STAGE PLAYS AND THERE'S A DISTRIBUTION INVOICE FROM TYLER TO HIS COUSIN'S COMPANY
FOR PAYMENT??????? WHY LIE MR. CHRISTIAN?????

Posted at 8:23AM on Jun 18th 2008 by IT IS WHAT IT IS!

23. 200 million dollar Christian. He makes more than the whole staff at TBN and these phony Christian bands combined.

Posted at 5:42AM on Jun 18th 2008 by Leroy Smith The 5th

24. Now his cousin has about as much chance as a white person does to be employed by tyler perry

Posted at 8:43AM on Jun 18th 2008 by get real 420

25. What a huge DOUCHE BaaaaaaaaaG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:16AM on Jun 18th 2008 by bob-o

26. The article doesn't say that he just innocently said that Tyler was his cousin, it said "he mentioned his cousin's name in CONNECTION with his own movie." So he was passing it off as though Tyler had some part in the movie when he didn't. So Tyler Perry had the obvious right to do what he did! Especially if that movie is wack or is about something that Tyler Perry wouldn't have wanted to be part of anyway! You have to be cautious in certain (career) industries and you don't want any little thing bringing you down (like that low-budget movie), even if it is dealing with family. So stop being stupid people!

Posted at 4:52PM on Jun 18th 2008 by t

27. Wazup wrote: 20. Hey number 7! Who are you? Tyler Perry's or should I say Tired Perry's mama? How could you defend someone you don't even know with such conviction? Sounds like stalker credentials. This Marlon guy just mentioned that this prick is his cousin... big damn deal! He never mentioned your god had involvement in it. Oh, yeah... and whose ass were you kissing before Tyler Perry made all his $$$$$?

Posted at 10:57PM on Jun 17th 2008 by wazup


In an answer to your questions. I read you Dumbass. Maybe if you picked up a newspaper or a book every once in a while you could be informed as well. Instead of getting ALL you news from the tabloids. By the way it's GOD with a capital "G" you better recognize

Posted at 4:49PM on Jun 19th 2008 by Paleeez

28. Tyler, Tyler, Tyler. I mean, considering all that you were blessed with, or maybe even cursed with, why go out of the way to infringe on your cousin's freedom of speech? I've read all of Marlon Campbell's interviews and was ready to criticize him for stating you had involvement in his upcoming movie, but I didn't see or even hear him mention that anywhere. I mean, this is America, he can say that he is related to you, especially when it's true. Not only that, but from what he said, his mother (your aunt) quit her job to take care of your ill mom (his aunt). Tyler, your moms are sisters!

Come on! I'm a big fan of yours, but I'm having trouble with this one.

Posted at 6:44PM on Jun 24th 2008 by vicky

29. OKAY EVERY BODY I CAN PUT A STOP TO ALL OF THIS! YOU ARE CRITICIZING A MAN THAT OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT . THIS MAN HAS WRITTEN PLAYS THAT HAVE NOT ONLY INSPIRED PEOPLE THAT HAVE BROUGHT PEOPLE TO CHRIST AND JUST LIKE IN YOUR FAMILY AND MINE YOU ALWAYS HAVE ONE SOMEBODY THAT WILL SAY OR DO SOMETHING THAT WILL BRING A BLACK MARK TO YOUR NAME AND YOUR CREDABILITY.
SO NOT JUST AS A WISE MAN BUT A SMART BUSINESS MAN

Posted at 1:08PM on Jun 22nd 2008 by PREACHERMAN

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