As ESSENCE previously pointed out, Perry still holds minority stake in BET+, and works with the network to house a large number of his productions. Perry and BET have been in collaboration for quite some time, as the network helped fund his first feature, 2005's Diary of a Mad Black Woman.Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by Paramount Global through CBS Entertainment Group.
