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In a letter to his fans, Tyler Perry admits that he was caught off
guard by Mariah Carey's sudden withdrawal from his latest film,'For
Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf,'
while also adding that Thandie Newton, Michael Ealy, and Tessa
Thompson have been included to the cast.
"I'm there on vacation, celebrating life, thanking God and just
relaxing when I get a message that I have to come home, that Mariah
has dropped out of the film! I said "What? You're kidding? It's five
she has to go to work, nobody does that. We have a deal. IT'S FIVE
DAYS BEFORE SHE IS SUPPOSED TO GO TO WORK! So, I got on the plane and
came home and started trying to re-cast this major role in the film."
"I land and get to the studio, and I'm like, what happened? I was told
that we got a call, saying that even though our deal was done, she had
been advised by her doctor not to do the film. I said "What? You know
I want a doctor's note, don't you?!"...LOL," states Perry.
While widespread speculation is that Carey is pregnant, neither the
singer or her husband Nick Cannon have confirmed such report.
"But to tell you the truth, I don't know what that means and, unlike
the tabloids, I won't speculate. All I know is that I'm waiting just
like the rest of the world to find out what happened."
Perry goes to say that he hopes the best for Mariah, "In spite of
this, what you need to know is that I am a huge Mariah Carey fan and
always will be. What I do know of the woman is that she is a
professional and wouldn't back out of a deal unless it was a major
issue. So, whatever is going on, I wish her and Nick the best, and she
has all my love, prayers and support. I just wish I could have
finished my Mai Tai before I had to get back and re-cast this role!"
In the meantime, filming is underway in New York City with Tyler
releasing more names to the cast.
"Anyway, I wanted to announce the official cast, baring anymore doctor
surprises, : here they are: Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Loretta
Devine, Anika Noni Rose, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Kerry
Washington, Phylicia Rashad, Macy Gray, Tessa Thompson, Michael Ealy,
Hill Harper, Khalil Kain, Omari Hardwick and Richard Lawson."
Unless they have minor roles in the film, left out were Isaiah
Mustafa, who was given a spot by Perry on the Oprah Winfrey show, and
Jurnee Smollett, who was mentioned by Perry at the premiere of his
last film, 'Why Did I Get Married Too?.'
guard by Mariah Carey's sudden withdrawal from his latest film,'For
Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf,'
while also adding that Thandie Newton, Michael Ealy, and Tessa
Thompson have been included to the cast.
"I'm there on vacation, celebrating life, thanking God and just
relaxing when I get a message that I have to come home, that Mariah
has dropped out of the film! I said "What? You're kidding? It's five
she has to go to work, nobody does that. We have a deal. IT'S FIVE
DAYS BEFORE SHE IS SUPPOSED TO GO TO WORK! So, I got on the plane and
came home and started trying to re-cast this major role in the film."
"I land and get to the studio, and I'm like, what happened? I was told
that we got a call, saying that even though our deal was done, she had
been advised by her doctor not to do the film. I said "What? You know
I want a doctor's note, don't you?!"...LOL," states Perry.
While widespread speculation is that Carey is pregnant, neither the
singer or her husband Nick Cannon have confirmed such report.
"But to tell you the truth, I don't know what that means and, unlike
the tabloids, I won't speculate. All I know is that I'm waiting just
like the rest of the world to find out what happened."
Perry goes to say that he hopes the best for Mariah, "In spite of
this, what you need to know is that I am a huge Mariah Carey fan and
always will be. What I do know of the woman is that she is a
professional and wouldn't back out of a deal unless it was a major
issue. So, whatever is going on, I wish her and Nick the best, and she
has all my love, prayers and support. I just wish I could have
finished my Mai Tai before I had to get back and re-cast this role!"
In the meantime, filming is underway in New York City with Tyler
releasing more names to the cast.
"Anyway, I wanted to announce the official cast, baring anymore doctor
surprises, : here they are: Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Loretta
Devine, Anika Noni Rose, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Kerry
Washington, Phylicia Rashad, Macy Gray, Tessa Thompson, Michael Ealy,
Hill Harper, Khalil Kain, Omari Hardwick and Richard Lawson."
Unless they have minor roles in the film, left out were Isaiah
Mustafa, who was given a spot by Perry on the Oprah Winfrey show, and
Jurnee Smollett, who was mentioned by Perry at the premiere of his
last film, 'Why Did I Get Married Too?.'
