TBS & TNT brought a host of celebs to the Essence Music Festival at their “TBS & TNT All Access Experience Booth” in New Orleans. On Friday, stars from “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (Lance Gross, Keshia Knight Pulliam, & Demetria McKinney), “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (Lamman Rucker, David & Tamela Mann), “Franklin & Bash” (Garcelle Beauvais), “Are We There Yet?” (Terry Crews & Essence Atkins), and “Leverage” (Aldis Hodge) greeted fans and signed autographs at the Morial Convention Center.

The festivities continued the next day with a booth appearance and V.I.P. Screening with Southland’s Regina King, hosted by comedian George Wilborn at Harrah’s Casino Theater. Additional screenings with the casts of House of Payne (Keshia Knight Pulliam & Demetria McKinney), Meet the Browns (David & Tamela Mann) and Memphis Beat (DJ Qualls, Keb’ Mo’ & Leonard Earl Howze) took place throughout the day, which ended on a high note with the “Rock the Block” Day Party at the New Orleans Board of Trade. DJ Biz Markie kept the party moving.

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