Tyler Perry says Meghan Markle treated him ‘like a therapist’

Tyler Perry has claimed Meghan Markle used him as a ‘therapist’ when he opened up about the extreme measures he took to protect her and Prince Harry in his home. The 54-year-old spoke with Kelly Ripa during a recent episode of her Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast on SiriusXM. He explained how he first contacted mum-of-two Meghan with a note offering his support before their friendship blossomed. Perry then famously provided several major assists to the couple as they settled in America and was later named as Lilibet Diana’s godfather.

Speaking about the couple, Perry began by explaining that “everything is still larger than life to them.” “Everywhere she goes, whatever she does or wears, it’s sold out. There are paparazzi in the corners,” he added. The billionaire filmmaker continued, “I just want it to be a safe place, not just for her, but you know, there’s a lot of people who don’t have names or who aren’t part of a royal family who just need someone to to help her. be there for them, so I sent her a note. Everyone thought Oprah introduced us, but Oprah didn’t even know I contacted them.”

Perry revealed that the duo had previously shared the same publicist he used to deliver the message. “I sent them a note… and said, ‘If you ever need anything, I’m here,’ and she called months later and talked to me like I was a therapist and we just had a great conversation. It’s really important that people in this industry have a safe place to land, a place where they can trust and talk freely and get advice that isn’t biased or from someone who wants something from them.”

The Hollywood titan further explained about his friendship with the royal couple: “They hid in my house for a long time. It was so wonderful. Every day. Every day they were there, I checked to see if anything was happening online. Nothing. They don’t even know it, so they were there for weeks and weeks. They were so happy. It was such a beautiful moment.’ Perry offered them his $18 million Beverly Hills home to use as their personal residence after the couple stepped down as senior royals. Meghan and Harry, together with their then one-year-old son Archie, stayed in the Tuscan villa with eight bedrooms and twelve bathrooms for several months in 2020. The sprawling 22-acre estate is located in the ultra-exclusive Beverly Ridge Gated Estate Community with stunning city views from the backyard.

From there, the duo celebrated Archie’s first birthday, sharing little glimpses of the house during their stay while appearing on video chats and in social media clips. During a previous interview with The Cut, Meghan, now 42, spoke about her bond with Tyler, explaining that he reached out to her after she first married Harry, 39, in 2018. She explained that he told her he was praying. for her, and that he ‘understood’ the intense pressure she was under.

According to Meghan, Perry also told her that if she ever needed advice, she could contact him, and she did. She soon started talking to him about her struggles and the two became close, despite never meeting in person. “Sometimes you can tell your life story to a stranger on a plane, instead of the people closest to you,” she told The Cut. According to the outlet, Perry offering his home to the couple “in many ways became the reason Meghan and Harry started their new life in Southern California.” He was later named as godfather to Lilibet Diana, now two. Read the full story:

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