Tyler Perry opened up about making the choice to cut his family off financially - and even fired his aunt from a job. During the Sunday, July 20, episode of the "Den of Kings" YouTube series, Perry, 55, spoke to host Kirk Franklin and fellow guests Derrick Hayes and Jeezy about the complications that come with hiring faintly members to work for you. "[My aunt] said she wanted a job. She would always call asking for money. I said, 'OK,' I would send her the money," Perry recalled. "But then I was like, 'Listen, I want to help you. I want to help you build this thing, not be welfare to you.