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Tyler Perry 'Has Been Taking Care' of 'House of Horrors' Turpin Family, Oprah Winfrey Says

Oprah Winfrey spoke fondly of Tyler Perry's charity work and revealed that he has secretly been supporting the Turpin family financially, psychologically and emotionally while speaking at the Paley Honors Fall Gala on Dec. 4.

Diane Sawyer did a primetime special on these children who had been tortured and abused and locked in their home by their parents, and remember, the one daughter escaped out of the window and ran and told the neighbor?" Jordan and her siblings were routinely physically, verbally and mentally abused by their parents, who reportedly chained their children to their beds and deprived them of food and the ability to exercise. Winfrey then recalled an instance when Perry, 55, was there for her in a time of need: "Once, I was going through some crisis and Tyler flew from Georgia to California, knocked on my door and surprised me."

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