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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Billionaire Tyler Perry fired his aunt and financially cut off family members: I'm not 'welfare'
Nepotism only goes so far with Tyler Perry. The entertainment mogul, 55, explained Sunday how he once fired a close relative because she wasn't taking a job he hired for seriously. Perry appeared on the YouTube show Den of Kings, speaking with host Kirk Franklin - a 20-time Grammy winner and Gospel music icon - and guests Derek Hayes and Jay 'Jeezy' Jenkins on the topic of being a boss. Perry explained how he had an aunt who told him that 'she wanted a job' after he told her that he didn't want her living off his wealth without making some sort of contribution. 'She would always call asking for money, I would send her the money,' said Perry, who was in the headlines recently denying claims of sexual harassment brought against him by an actor. Perry said that he told his aunt, 'Listen, I want to help you - I want to help you build this thing, not be welfare to you - so, let me give you a job.' Tyler Perry, 55, explained how he once fired a close relative because she wasn't taking a job he hired for seriously Unfortunately, according to the Madea creator - who Forbes estimates is worth $1.4 billion - the position he gave his aunt didn't work out, as he had to fire her for repeated no shows. He said he expressed his frustration with his aunt, who assumed their family connection would protect her from the consequences of not showing up to work. Perry said he fired his aunt personally, informing her, 'Well, you gotta go, because you want me to hand you the money, but you don't want to work for it. 'See, that doesn't work for me.' He added that he was raising his son Aman, 10, with similar values, making him finish chores before providing him with an allowance. 'I don't believe in giving us things that are just going to handicap us - that is the worst thing you can do,' said Perry. The billionaire producer said that the 2009 death of his mother Maxine prompted action in this area of his life, as he told a number of relatives (she had asked him to support) to start looking for a job. Perry said he informed multiple relatives via letter that he would cease providing them with financial support in 60 days, and encouraged them to find work. Perry said he told the relatives in question, 'I'm not going to keep supporting you like that,' leading some to find work. He added, 'And it wasn't even, like, jobs where they made a lot of money, but it was a job. 'It was something else for them to do, feel some pride in. That's the same thing I would want someone to do for me.'
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
James Comey's daughter who worked on Epstein case fired as federal prosecutor: Reports
Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was fired on Wednesday from her job as a prosecutor for the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), according to multiple news outlets. Maurene Comey worked on the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell that have troubled the Trump administration in recent weeks amid pressure to release further information about the financier's dealings. Comey was on the team that brought sex trafficking charges against Epstein, and he later killed himself in jail while awaiting trial. Comey has also handled other high-profile cases, including the prosecution of Sean 'Diddy' Combs. There was no specific reason given for her firing, according to The Associated Press, which cited a person who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters. Politico was the first to report on the firing. The Department of Justice declined to comment, and the Southern District of New York did not immediately respond to request for comment. Politico first reported the development. Comey's firing comes after several recent dismissals of other career Justice Department officials. Last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi fired several prosecutors who had worked on Jan. 6 cases, including former special counsel Jack Smith's team. Bondi on Friday also fired the top career ethics official at the Justice Department. And Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, disclosed Tuesday that a Chicago-based immigration court judge was fired shortly after meeting with him and giving him a tour. In dismissal letters, Bondi has routinely cited the second article of the Constitution, which establishes the presidency, as the authority for the removal. Comey's father has also had run-ins with the Trump administration. James Comey was fired as FBI director under the first Trump administration and has since been a vocal critic of the president. He recently came under scrutiny after sharing a photo of seashells arranged to read 86-47. While the White House claimed the message could be viewed as a threat on Trump's life, others noted the term originated in the hospitality industry, where it can refer to booting a customer or running out of a particular item. James Comey said he was unaware the term had any violent connotation. The New York Times reported that the Secret Service followed the former FBI director and tracked the location of his cellphone in the days after his post. Updated on July 17 at 7:41 a.m. EDT. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Washington Post
19-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
State Dept. layoffs led by team of outsiders willing to ‘break stuff'
The Trump administration's dramatic reorganization of the State Department, including this month's firing of more than 1,300 workers, was engineered primarily by a handful of political appointees lacking extensive diplomatic experience and chosen for their 'fidelity' to the president and willingness to 'break stuff' on his behalf, according to people with knowledge of the process.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
What It Would Take For Mike Tomlin To Be FIRED As Steelers Head Coach...
Rob Gregson talks about Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, and what it would take for him to be fired, in light of Christian Horner's shocking firing from Red Bull Racing earlier this week.
CNN
17-07-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Judge rules Trump's firing of FTC commissioner was illegal
A federal judge on Thursday ruled the firing of US Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter by President Donald Trump earlier this year was illegal. US District Judge Loren AliKhan said the Trump administration's attempt to remove Slaughter did not comply with removal protections in federal law. 'Because those protections remain constitutional, as they have for almost a century, Ms. Slaughter's purported removal was unlawful and without legal effect,' AliKhan wrote. 'As the Court recognized today, the law is clear, and I look forward to getting back to work,' said Slaughter in a statement. 'The for-cause removal protections that apply to my colleagues and me at the FTC also protect other independent economic regulators like the SEC, the FDIC, and the Federal Reserve. ' The dispute over Trump's firing of Alvaro Bedoya and Slaughter in March will inevitably end up before the US Supreme Court, which ruled 90 years ago that FTC commissioners may be dismissed only for good cause, such as neglecting their duties. Bedoya formally resigned in June to take another job and is not part of the case. That ruling has protected the independence of agencies that regulate road safety, stock markets, telecommunications, monetary policy and more, shielding them from direct White House control. The Supreme Court, however, signaled it could strip that protection from agencies such as the Merit Systems Protection Board and National Labor Relations Board. Its ruling in May allowed Trump to keep two Democratic members of those boards sidelined while they challenge their terminations. The Supreme Court is led by a 6-3 conservative majority. The White House said, 'the Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld the President's constitutional authority to fire and remove executive officers who exercise his authority. The Trump Administration will appeal this unlawful decision and looks forward to victory on this issue.' The FTC declined to comment. AliKhan said the Trump administration wants 'the FTC to be something it is not: a subservient agency subject to the whims of the President and wholly lacking in autonomy. But that is not how Congress structured it.' The FTC, currently led by three Republicans, is structured so that no more than three of its five commissioners come from the same party.
