Actor, filmmaker and entrepreneur Tyler Perry. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images | Screennshot courtesy of Fortune
Possible sale of cable channel BET has Tyler Perry, Shaq, and 50 Cent circling to buy it: ‘I thought ‘wow, this is meant to be’
Tyler Perry is one of Black Entertainment Television’s most prolific creators — and just one name in a constellation of stars circling the storied but struggling cable channel.
Rapper Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, and basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal are said to be part of a group that is weighing a bid for BET Media Group, in which current owner Paramount Global has been considering selling a majority stake. Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has also been reported to be considering making an offer.
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