CNN entertainment | The role of an unexpected savior is not new to Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry offered his house in Southern California, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stayed for several months.

(CNN) – In an interview filled with one bombshell after another, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry revealed their fears and struggles with racism in the royal family. But one unlikely hero emerged in the saga: Tyler Perry.

Perry has built an entertainment empire as a writer, actor, producer and director.

But one of his biggest legacies involves swooping in to help the wealthy and those in need — from paying for Christmas layaways to providing a private jet for Whitney Houston’s funeral.  –read more—