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Immediately after the interview aired Tuesday, actor Tyler Perry appeared to offer Owens a job in a tweet.

\"I’m about to start shootings OWN’s number one drama next week! Come join us!!! I have so much respect for people who hustle between gigs,\" Perry wrote.

#GeoffreyOwens I’m about to start shootings OWN’s number one drama next week! Come join us!!! I have so much respect for people who hustle between gigs. The measure of a true artist.

— Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) September 4, 2018

\"When I saw that, I was moved by him,\" Perry said Wednesday on \"GMA.\" \"That's the true measure of a man, the true measure of an artist.\"

Owens said Perry was \"generous\" for reaching out to him.

\"It's very encouraging,\" Owens said.

He also reflected on how much things have changed in the past 24 hours.

\"Never in my wildest dreams would I imagine this,\" Owens added. \"It is like -- what is the best way to get a lot of publicity? Take a job at Trader Joe's.\"

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