Tyler Perry unveils new studio in Atlanta

Will Smith, left, is greeted by Tyler Perry at the unveiling of Perry's new motion picture and television studio in Atlanta, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008. By Associated Press JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Tyler Perry unveiled a new multimillion-dollar TV and film studio Saturday on 30 acres in southwest Atlanta. His renewed commitment to the city came after he once flirted with departing. Perry said he had considered leaving Atlanta for good after neighbors complained about noise and traffic at his old studio in a neighborhood close to downtown. "Even though it was a studio there for 15 years, there was a lot of resistance in everything I was doing," Perry said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press earlier in the week. "I was thinking about leaving at one point, but this is home for me." His new Tyler Perry Studios contains... [read full story]