Black Excellence Abound: Oprah, Halle Berry & Other A-Listers Attend Opening Of Tyler Perry’s $250M Studio

Black excellence was abound Saturday for the grand opening of $250 million movie studio. ALL the A-listers you could think of were in attendance including Oprah, Taraji P. Henson, Maxine Waters, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, Cicely Tyson, and Halle Berry.

Beyonce was also on hand, and while she skipped the carpet she took pics inside with several celebs.

Tyler’s 330-acre studio that once served as a Confederate army base and has sound stages named after black actors, Will Smith was on hand for the reveal of his.

Oprah walked the carpet with Stedman…

and beamed with pride while bragging about her close friend.

“He didn’t wait for other people to validate or to say you should go this way or that way. He said I’m going to create my own way and as we can see here, become a force for himself,” Winfrey told The Associated Press.

“I remember when he was thinking about buying this place and I said ‘You’d be crazy not to take it.’” she added.

Other stars spotted on the carpet included Kelly Rowland, LaLa and Michelle…

Monica….

Colin Kaepernick and Nessa…

Jeannie and Jeezy…

and TONS more.

Inside guests dined on lump crab salad and had a choice of spiced beef tenderloin or pepino and orange crusted sea bass. Looks like good times were had by all—including the Clintons who didn’t walk the carpet but were in attendance.

Now, this was a star-studded affair; more pics on the flip.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Tina Lawson and her husband Richard looked picture perfect.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

The Bridges, Ludacris and Eudoxie, looked elegant.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Maxwell made an appearance…

as did Bow Wow.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Jill Scott, Terrence Howard and April Ryan were seen on the scene.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Cicely Tyson, Loni Love and Will Packer walked the carpet.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Gladys Knight, Angela Rye, and Tamron Hall all wore beautiful evening gowns.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Patti LaBelle stunned in a cape dress.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Urrrrrsher was seen on the scene.

and a possibly pregnant Keshia Knight Pulliam walked the carpet with her boyfriend Brad James.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Lance Gross and Rebecca Gross were in attendance…

and Ava Duvernay waved to photogs.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Whoopi Goldberg brought her daughter as her date.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Charlamagne’s date was his beautiful wife…

and Kirk Franklin’s wife was the choir director’s date as well. He later posed with Iyanla Vanzant.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

“She ready!”—Hi, Tiffany Haddish.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Taraji and her fiance Kelvin were on hand.

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala

Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala