Tyler Perry shared his emotional video tribute to Bobbi Kristina Brown on his Facebook page Friday. The video was shown at Brown’s private funeral, and Perry posted a message explaining he shared it at the request of Whitney Houston‘s family:

The Houston estate asked if I would share this tribute that I put together for Bobbi Kristina’s private funeral. On behalf of the Brown and Houston families, we would all like to thank you for your prayers and support. God bless.

Perry, who’s a friend of the family, was deeply affected by Brown’s death. The writer attended her funeral and spoke out on Twitter after hearing the sad news:

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