Tyler Perry delivers moving acceptance speech at 2019 BET Awards.
Tyler Perry delivers moving acceptance speech at 2019 BET Awards. (Screen Shot)

Movie mogul Tyler Perry received the Icon Award at the 2019 BET Awards. The award was presented to him by Academy Award nominated actress Taraji P. Henson, who has starred in two of Perry’s films including Acrimony (2018) and No Good Deed (2014). Check out Perry’s moving acceptance speech and see why he received a standing ovation.

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