{MIDDAYS WITH JAZZY MCBEE} TYLER PERRY PAYS 14K FOR COUPLE IN CAPTIVE

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TYLER PERRY COMES TO THE RESCUE

Tyler Perry came to the help of an Atlanta couple who had to look for medical treatment while on vacation and afterward were kept from leaving when they couldn’t pay their $14,000 medicinal tab.

A source discloses to PEOPLE the star, 50, took care of the couple’s medical tab and will likewise cover their traveling costs when they’re cleared to leave.

While going on a Carnival Dream cruise ship with wife Tori Austin, Stephen Johnson, 31, became sick and was diagnosed on board to have pancreatitis and diabetes.

At the end of Carnival, Johnson looked for treatment and was hospitalized in Progreso, Mexico, where he went through three days in concentrated consideration, as indicated by Good Morning America.

When he was recuperating, in any case, he was charged with a $14,000 bill that the couple was not able to pay, as they don’t have health or travelers’ insurance. In spite of the fact that Austin said she inquired as to whether they could work out an installment plan once they were back in the U.S., her request was denied, and she and Johnson were banned from leaving the medical clinic.

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