Tyler Perry donates $100,000 to defence fund for Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend
The IndependentGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tyler Perry has donated $100,000 to a legal defence fund for Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. Perry’s name is displayed on a Go Fund Me page set up for Walker, next to four donations – one worth $50,000, one worth $30,000, and two worth $10,000 – totaling $100,000. Walker’s attorney Steve Romines told the local TV station WDRB that he received a phone call from Perry on Sunday, after Perry contributed the funds on Go Fund Me. On Twitter, Romines shared that he had “received a call this morning from someone claiming to be Tyler Perry who wished to assist Kenny Walker’s defense”.