Tyler Perry blasted ‘greedy’ insurance companies for not renewing tens of thousands of policies for homeowners in the months leading up to the devastating LA wildfires.
The 55-year-old Madea star found it ‘gut-wrenching’ to watch an ER nurse hosing down her parents’ house in Hastings Ranch last Tuesday in the Eaton Fire while lamenting to ABC7 News how their fire insurance ‘just got canceled’ after 75 years.
‘Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies for the very people they became rich on?’ Perry – who boasts 30.1M social media followers – wrote on Sunday.
‘People who have paid premiums all of their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed. As I am in the process of trying to figure out what steps to take to do all I can to help as many as I can, I am keeping everyone in my prayers.’
Last year, State Farm dropped 72K policies in California including 1,600 policies in the Pacific Palisades and 2K policies in two other LA County zip codes that included the Brentwood, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, and Monte Nido neighborhoods.
State Farm tweeted last Thursday: ‘Our No. 1 priority right now is the safety of our customers, agents, and employees impacted by the fires and assisting our customers in the midst of this tragedy.’
Tyler Perry blasted ‘greedy’ insurance companies for not renewing tens of thousands of policies for homeowners in the months leading up to the devastating LA wildfires (pictured December 16)
Customers of Farmers Insurance, Chubb Insurance, Allstate, Tokio Marine America Insurance Co., and Trans Pacific Insurance Co. suffered similar fates in California.
Last year, 1,400 of the Palisades’ 9K homeowners reportedly opted to sign up for the California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan (aka FAIR Plan), which provides basic fire insurance coverage for properties in high-risk areas.
Firefighters are entering day six of the battle against four different wildfires destroying a total 38,276 acres with Pacific Palisades being 11% contained and the Altadena area being 15% contained.
Officials have confirmed 16 deaths and over 105K residents remain under evacuation orders as damage and economic loss are estimated to cost between $135B-$150B.
Numerous celebrities have lost their homes in the blaze including Mel Gibson, Paris Hilton, Jeff Bridges, Anna Faris, Cary Elwes, Diane Warren, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Eugene Levy, Steve Guttenberg, Jennifer Grey, Ricki Lake, Matt Damon, Miles Teller, Billy Crystal, and Adam Brody.
Tyler (born Emmitt Perry Jr.) is famed for his philanthropy having charitably donated $400K to his former For Better or Worse actress Cocoa Brown to buy a new home last year.
The 50-year-old Single Moms Club star’s Fayetteville, GA property had burned down.
And in 2023, the New Orleans-born showrunner bought a new South Carolina home for the late Josephine Wright – who died at age 94 in 2024 – after Bailey Point Investment Group seized her family’s Civil War-era property in a bitter land dispute.
That same year, Perry – who boasts a $1.4B fortune – pledged to donate $2.75M to help 100 low-income seniors pay the rising property taxes on their Atlanta homes through 2043, according to TMZ.
The 55-year-old Madea star found it ‘gut-wrenching’ to watch an ER nurse hosing down her parents’ house in Hastings Ranch last Tuesday in the Eaton Fire while lamenting to ABC7 News how their fire insurance ‘just got canceled’ after 75 years
Perry wrote on Sunday: ‘Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies for the very people they became rich on?’
Tyler continued: ‘People who have paid premiums all of their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed. As I am in the process of trying to figure out what steps to take to do all I can to help as many as I can, I am keeping everyone in my prayers’
Last year, State Farm dropped 72K policies in California including 1,600 policies in the Pacific Palisades and 2K policies in two other LA County zip codes that included the Brentwood, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, and Monte Nido neighborhoods
State Farm tweeted last Thursday: ‘Our No. 1 priority right now is the safety of our customers, agents, and employees impacted by the fires and assisting our customers in the midst of this tragedy’
Firefighters are entering day six of the battle against four different wildfires destroying a total 38,276 acres with Pacific Palisades being 11% contained and the Altadena area being 15% contained (Palisades Fire pictured Saturday)
Officials have confirmed 16 deaths and over 105K residents remain under evacuation orders as damage and economic loss are estimated to cost between $135B-$150B (Eaton Fire pictured Saturday)
Numerous celebrities have lost their homes in the blaze including Mel Gibson (pictured Friday), Paris Hilton, Jeff Bridges, Anna Faris, Cary Elwes, Diane Warren, Anthony Hopkins, and more
The New Orleans-born showrunner is famed for his philanthropy having charitably donated $400K to his former For Better or Worse actress Cocoa Brown (L) to buy a new home last year
The 50-year-old Single Moms Club star’s Fayetteville, GA property had burned down (pictured May 15)
And in 2023, Perry – who boasts a $1.4B fortune – pledged to donate $2.75M to help 100 low-income seniors pay the rising property taxes on their Atlanta homes through 2043 (pictured in 2023)
Tyler’s new WWII drama The Six Triple Eight is nominated for five trophies – including outstanding motion picture – at the 56th NAACP Image Awards, which air February 22 on BET/CBS
Tyler is currently hard at work on the set of his upcoming Netflix comedy Madea’s Destination Wedding, which marks the 13th installment of the Madea franchise.
The honorary Oscar winner owns a 330-acre Confederate Army base-turned-studio in Atlanta.
Perry’s new WWII drama The Six Triple Eight is nominated for five trophies – including outstanding motion picture – at the 56th NAACP Image Awards, which air February 22 on BET/CBS.
Tyler adapted Kevin M. Hymel’s 2019 WWII History magazine article about the all-black, all-female 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion sorting over 17M pieces of mail ahead of time.
The Six Triple Eight – which scored 52% on Rotten Tomatoes – stars Kerry Washington, Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon, Oprah Winfrey, Gregg Sulkin, and Dean Norris.
On the personal front, the honorary Emmy winner fathered 10-year-old son Aman with Ethiopian model Gelila Bekele.
