Tyler Perry Reveals the Budget-Friendly Gifts He Bought His Son for Christmas [Video]

Tyler Perry doesn’t splurge on pricy Christmas gifts for his son — for a very intentional reason. 

The billionaire producer, 55, opened up about his surprising parenting philosophies while appearing on the Dec. 18 episode of Sherri. Perry was there to promote his latest project, the Netflix movie The Six Triple Eight, but the discussion took an interesting turn when host Sherri Shepherd brought up his 10-year-old son, Aman, and asked about his “Christmas list.”

The Don’t Look Up star surprised Shepherd, 57, by promptly responding: “He don’t get no Christmas list,” making it very clear that he won’t spoil his kid, even on Christmas. 

“He gets two things: books and Legos,” Tyler continued.

“That’s it?” a surprised Shepherd asked.

“He don’t have a job! What else is he going to get?” Tyler quipped in response.

Tyler also shared a story about the time when he and his ex-girlfriend Gelila Bekele, who is Aman’s mother, …