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Geoffrey Owens Reportedly Accepts Tyler Perry's TV Offer After Trader Joe's Job-Shaming

After being job-shamed when photos surfaced of him bagging groceries at Trader Joe’s, the 57-year-old Cosby Show alum was flooded with support from celebrities and fans alike. Most notably, producer/filmmaker Tyler Perry offered the actor a job on one of his shows — and according to TMZ, Owens has accepted the gig.

The outlet reports that Owens was cast in a recurring, 10-episode role on Perry’s hit OWN drama, The Haves and the Have Nots. The show, currently in its sixth season, shoots in Atlanta, and Owens will reportedly fly there next week to begin filming.

The news comes just days after Perry first reached out to Owens via Twitter, writing: “#GeoffreyOwens I’m about to start shootings OWN’s number one drama next week! Come join us!!! I have so much respect for people who hustle between gigs. The measure of a true artist.”

Owens later said he was touched by the offer.

“That was kind of cool,” he told Entertainment Tonight.. “I mean, that kind of sounded like he was saying, ‘Come work with me.’ I’m so, like, skeptical. Like, really? Are you actually saying come work with me? Because we’ve never worked together before. So that’s a very, very generous thing for him to say. And we’ll see what happens with that. But that’s encouraging.”


 And Perry’s not the only A-lister offering support to the actor: Nicki Minaj recently said she wants to donate $25,000 to Owens, calling him a “whole f—ing legend.”


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