Tyler Perry Covering Atlanta Couple's Medical Bill

ATLANTA, GA — Actor/producer Tyler Perry is being generous this holiday season and helping an Atlanta couple stuck in a Mexican hospital, WSB-TV reported. After watching "Good Morning America" and learning about the couple’s story, Perry offered to pay the family’s medical bills and cover their transportation back to Atlanta.

Perry called Stephen Johnson on Friday, according to the news station. Johnson’s medical problems began when he went into diabetic shock on a Carnival cruise. He was rushed to a hospital in Progreso, Mexico, where he was treated in the intensive care unit for three days. Upon preparing to leave, he received a $14,000 bill and was physically stopped from leaving the hospital until the balance was paid in full.

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