Tyler Perry’s success and fortune continue without his family being a part of the business end.

In a recent podcast appearance, Perry said, “I fired my aunt. She said she wanted a job. She would always call, ask for money. I’m like, ‘Okay.’ I was sending the money. I was like, ‘Listen, I want to help you. I want to help you build this thing, not be welfare to you.”

When his aunt didn’t show up to work, Perry had to let her go. He added, “You want me to hand you the money, but you don’t want to work for it. See, that doesn’t work for me.”

After Perry’s mother died in 2009, he informed his family that he wouldn’t be responsible for their income. He said, “I sent all of them letters saying, ‘Listen, you got 60 days to become gainfully employed because I’m not going to keep supporting you like 100 percent.'”

Perry said they all found jobs. He continued, “It wasn’t even jobs where they’re making a lot of money, but it was something for them to do to feel some pride in. That’s the same thing I would want somebody to do for me.”