Tyler Perry plays Santa at an Atlanta Walmart Kevin Fleming December 9, 2018 Entertainment Christmas came early for a bunch of lucky Walmart customers … because Tyler Perry just picked up their tabs. Sources close to the situation tell TMZ … the famous actor and filmmaker wrote a couple big checks to 2 Atlanta area Walmart’s Thursday, to cover the cost of outstanding layaway items that were registered at the stores as of this morning. We’re told Perry dropped $178k at one store in ATL and another $256k at a nearby store in Douglasville. All the customers have to do to collect their outstanding items is pay a penny at pickup … as Tyler just explained in a video about the awesome gesture. I was trying to do this anonymously but oh well!!! pic.twitter.com/T0dhRHyU66 — Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) December 6, 2018 Related