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Dec 2024
36m 10s

Tyler Perry: Letting Go

CNN Podcasts
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This week marks 15 years since actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry lost his beloved mother, Willie Maxine Perry, at 64 years old. Tyler shares with Anderson how he’s avoided his grief by pouring himself into work, and how he is now facing the trauma of his past and the pain of his mother’s absence.     Visit the All There Is online grief community at cnn.com/all ... Show More
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