In response to criticism of the "Madea" character, Tyler Perry

[{"selector":"#anim-c218294c-588f-4889-a2ec-dba47ac71f6b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The 53-year-old director insisted that he made Madea in honour of "the people that made me who I am."

[{"selector":"#anim-41d7a0e6-4f4b-4ed1-9a78-c4ab64155b6a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.902293062750893%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google He talked about Spike's remarks on Chris Wallace's brand-new HBO Max programme.

[{"selector":"#anim-497e42bd-e5b0-4ae1-8385-da387d860f1f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.2687498863395%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Spike, 65, criticised Madea in 2009 for feeding negative preconceptions of black people.

[{"selector":"#anim-46d96c79-79ec-417d-b071-f43360ad5b87 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.296135551397256%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google I've appreciated my movies since they feature the people I grew up with, remarked Perry.

[{"selector":"#anim-183fbc77-49f6-4ea3-a66c-a282866b9ed4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Most of them didn't have a high school diploma, but they shared their love stories and jokes with one another when they were feeling down.

[{"selector":"#anim-447d0a65-000b-4152-98e5-5d6e7abf55fb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google I'm five years old, sprawled out on the floor playing with my matchbox cars, and I'm attending a master class for my life."

[{"selector":"#anim-1f1fd46e-20d6-4246-8db2-9816612a499f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-41.3816790787438%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google You are ignoring the stories of many millions of black people when someone says, "You're harkening back to a point in our lives we don't want to talk about or we don't want the world to witness."

[{"selector":"#anim-2c5dd7d7-1679-4342-85d4-dfd4e4d47bea [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.2687498863395%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Honoring the people who taught me and shaped who I am is important to me."