Tyler Perry Gives Houston $1M, With Some of It for Joel Osteen

Tyler Perry is donating $1 million to relief efforts in Texas following Hurricane Harvey, and a full 25% of that amount is going to Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch. Perry announced the donations in a video on Facebook, People reports, and he insisted that though people were upset when the pastor didn't immediately open the doors of Lakewood Church as a shelter from the storm, "there were some safety concerns, and I spoke to [the Osteens] on the phone, and it all made perfect sense to me. 

So, before you just run and judge someone real quick, you need to know the whole circumstances." "Joel and Victoria are amazing people—there’s no way that they would lock people out of the church or not let people seek shelter," Perry insisted.

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