Tyler Perry covers the February issue of Essence magazine. Tyler Perry is one of the most powerful Black Man in Hollywood. In this issue, he shares his thoughts on overcoming haters and finding Mrs. Right!

In related news, Tyler Perry’s big screen movie, The Family That Preys, became the top selling DVD of last week after it was released. The film stars Sanna Lathan, Taraji Henson, Kathy Bates, and Tyler Perry. Next month, you can look forward to Tyler Perry’s latest movie, “Madea Goes to Jail.”

In more related news, six construction firms have filed liens against Perry’s house and his new movie studio. The court papers show that Perry’s unpaid bills from the two projects total slightly less than $200,000. We hear that Tyler Perry wanted to give six contractors a lesson for applying a “Tyler Perry Tax” on his property and not doing a good job on constructing his new mansion. “There’s a Tyler Perry tax that’s put on things,” Perry said in one of two interviews last week. “I’ve seen the worst of what people can be, the worst of what family members can be,” he said. “I pride myself on taking care of my business. I pride myself on being able to pay the bills.” But “I’m not sympathetic to anybody who’s trying to rip me off. Just because I’m a Christian, just because I’m a nice guy, it doesn’t mean I’m a wimp.”