Tyler Perry didn’t know he was hiring the actress who bought a billboard to get his attention when she landed a role in his new show!

The 50-year-old actor and director recently opened up on Jimmy Kimmel Live about Racquel Bailey getting cast on his new show Sistas.

“That was scary as hell. I was really creeped out about it,” Tyler said of her billboard stunt.

Tyler also talks about his full weekend celebrating his studio’s grand opening.

Hear all that Tyler Perry had to say below… He talks about Raquel at mark 8:38.

Racquel went to social media and explained her reasoning for purchasing the billboard.

Although things worked out great for Raquel, Tyler still doesn’t recommend the billboard stunt for anyone else.