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Tyler Perry reveals abused childhood

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FILE - Tyler Perry in this Sept. 8, 2009 file photo.
(AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)

From Timeslive.com>
Filmmaker Tyler Perry has given details of his own childhhod abuse in his in latest e-mail to fans to promote "Precious".

Perry explains his attraction to the film "Precious," which he is executive producing along with Oprah Winfrey.

The film tells the story of a 16-year-old Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a high-school student with nothing working in her favour. She is pregnant with her father's child--for the second time. She can't read or write, and her schoolmates tease her for being overweight.

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