Tyler Perry Makes Rare Comments About His 'Not Famous' Son: 'I Want Him to Have as Normal a Life as He Can'

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Tyler Perry is sharing the exact reason why he chooses to keep his personal relationships private, especially when it comes to his 7-year-old son, Aman.The 52-year-old actor/producer/director spoke at length with  about his successful acting career in Hollywood, being the billionaire head of a studio empire and the release of his upcoming Netflix film,, but when it came to making revelations about his personal relationships, Perry kept those cards close to his chest.«Because these people are not famous,» he explains. «My son's not famous.

I want him to have as normal a life as he can. I want him to know what it's like to have his own name and his own life and not have the pressure of trying to live up to whatever or whoever your father was.»Perry and his ex girlfriend, Gelila Bekele, share Aman.

The pair ended their longtime relationship in December 2020.The star, however, did reveal that while his son's still a boy with the purest intentions, he knows it's only a matter of time until reality sets in, and this is especially true when it comes to dealing with sensitive subjects such as race.«I haven't had the conversation with Aman because he's only 7, and I want to hold out as long as I can,» Perry says. «I don't want to tell him that there are people who will judge him because of the color of his skin, because right now he's in a school with every race, and all these kids are in their purest form.

When he describes his friends, he never defines them by race. So, the moment he loses that innocence is going to be a very, very sad day for me.