American actor and filmmaker, Tyler Perry, has admitted he was shocked when he heard the South Carolina church massacre. The Gone Girl star, is an African Methodist Episcopalian.
Perry, who grew up a member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church tweeted, "I know these kinds of prayer meetings well, and I've been in a lot of them! It could have been any of us!".
Tyler, 45, added, "The AME church, so close to home for me, so personal. What do you do when you think prayer is not enough? You pray some more. My heart and soul go out to the families of Emmanuel AME church!!".
Nicki Minaj also shared her thought about the massacre, writing, "Innocent people gathering to worship God are brutally murdered. Smh (shake my head). Cherish life you guys... and cherish the people u love".