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"&lt;img alt=\"0512-tyler-perry-tmz-01\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2014/05/12/0512-tyler-perry-tmz-4.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tyler Perry&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#160;is blaming bad lighting for a disastrous fire at his massive studio complex in Atlanta ... and now he wants the producers of a sitcom to foot the bill. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perry filed a lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- claiming the blaze broke out in May 2012 during production of \"&lt;strong&gt;For Better or Worse&lt;/strong&gt;\" ...&amp;#160;because a white hot light was placed too close to a facade on the set.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perry -- who obviously knows his way around a studio -- is suing the show's producers for negligence ... saying they should have had better lighting guys.&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He's demanding $1.8 mil to cover the total damage to the studio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Worth noting ... since the fire broke out Perry has directed and written 54 episodes of the show ... for better or worse.&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/13/tyler-perry-studio-fire-insurance-claim-atlanta/>