Tyler Perry made a Friday appearance on CBS This Morning, during which he spoke with Gayle King about the impact of the novel coronavirus on black communities in the U.S.
He also discussed why he paid for thousands of people's supplies at more than 70 grocery stores in Louisiana and Georgia this week. "What I'm hoping is that by paying for the groceries for these people who are just like my mother, my aunt, come from where I come from, so I'm hoping that other people will join in," Perry told King via video chat. "You may not be able to pay for 73 grocery stores, but maybe you can buy groceries for one person.