Tyler Perry, whose Madea franchise has made him among the many wealthiest stars in Hollywood, hopped a flight from Wyoming to Georgia late Monday t
Tyler Perry, whose Madea franchise has made him among the many wealthiest stars in Hollywood, hopped a flight from Wyoming to Georgia late Monday to vote in individual after failing to obtain an absentee poll.
“All proper, my absentee poll by no means got here, so I simply left voting in individual, so y’all get out and vote, get out and vote, get out and vote,” Mr. Perry mentioned whereas sitting in his automobile exterior an unidentified polling place in a selfie video posted on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon.
On Monday, Mr. Perry — who owns homes in California, Wyoming and the Bahamas however maintains his principal residence within the Atlanta space, the place he constructed a 330-acre studio — expressed concern that he wouldn’t get an opportunity to solid his votes within the runoff.
“Is anybody else having this downside? I ordered my absentee poll on December 2nd. I’m informed it was mailed on the 4th. I nonetheless don’t have it!” he knowledgeable his 6.four million Twitter followers.
A backwards and forwards with Stacey Abrams, a voting rights activist who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2018, ensued.
“Requested a poll however haven’t acquired it? Vote in individual on Election Day! Simply inform the individual on the check-in desk that you simply want to cancel your poll & vote in individual,” she responded.
“Hey @staceyabrams, I flew house as a result of I didn’t get it. I shall be there early within the morning. Too necessary to overlook. Too necessary to overlook!” he tweeted again.
Mr. Perry had described himself as nonpartisan, however he endorsed Joseph R. Biden Jr. in 2020, suggesting that he felt the necessity to oust President Trump for the sake of his 5-year-old son.