Tyler Perry Joins Keisha Lance Bottoms’ Georgia Transition Team Despite Director’s Sexual Assault Lawsuits

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On Tuesday night, Keisha Lance Bottoms won the 2026 Georgia gubernatorial election, making history as the first Black woman to be elected governor of any U.S. state and Georgia’s first Black governor.

One of the first moves made by Bottoms, who’d previously served as the mayor of Atlanta, a member of Atlanta City Council and a senior advisor and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement under former President Biden, was announcing, “Tyler Perry, an entertainment mogul who is also a huge philanthropic part of our Georgia community and owns Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta,” as part of her transition team.

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