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Actor-director Tyler Perry has reportedly spent $7.6 million to buy a 58-acre estate outside Atlanta known as Dean Gardens, which has sat on and off the market for about 15 years, once priced as high as $40 million. Perry, the creator of the "Madea" character and "House of Payne" sitcom, plans to tear down the... Continue Reading »

After 15 years on the market and a $25 million price reduction, Dean Gardens has finally sold. Built by Larry Dean, a self-made millionaire software executive, for his ex-wife Lynda, the 32,000-square-foot pink mansion was once considered Atlanta's biggest. The couple separated shortly after it was finished in 1992. The... Continue Reading »