( CNN ) -- Atlanta police have launched an internal investigation into filmmaker Tyler Perry 's claim he was racially profiled by two white officers who pulled his car over , the police department said . Perry , one of America 's most successful film and television producers , put a post on Facebook on Sunday describing a tense encounter with police , which he suggested `` could have turned for the worse . '' `` It was so hostile , '' wrote Perry , who is African-American . `` I was so confused . It was happening so fast that I could easily see how this situation could get out of hand very quickly . I did n't feel safe at all . '' The Atlanta Police Department gave a statement to CNN on Wednesday confirming that two officers recently `` encountered Mr. Tyler Perry during a traffic stop . '' `` Mr. Perry 's concerns , as recently expressed by him publicly , will be the basis for referral of the matter to the department 's Office of Professional Standards , '' the statement said . `` OPS has opened an investigation to determine if Mr. Perry 's claims can be substantiated , and whether any departmental policies or procedures were violated during the stop . '' The investigation began Tuesday , and no action has been taken against the officers involved , a police spokesman said . Perry acknowledged that he made a left turn from a right lane , which a police officer told him was illegal and the reason for stopping him . It was a practice recommended by his security team in case he was being followed , Perry said . The misunderstanding and tension described by Perry suggests that the two white officers did not recognize him as one of Atlanta 's richest and best-known citizens . It happened a few days before Perry hosted President Obama at his studio on March 17 , he said . The tension was defused after another police cruiser pulled up to the scene , Perry wrote . `` This officer was a black guy , '' Perry wrote . `` He took one look at me and had that 'Oh No ' look on his face . '' The black officer spoke `` in a hushed tone '' to the two white officers , he said . `` After that , one of the officers stayed near his car while one came back , very apologetic , '' Perry wrote . Perry did not identify the officers or specify which police department in the Atlanta metropolitan area they were from . Perry posed a question to his readers : `` Do you see how quickly this could have turned for the worse ? '' Perry 's posting , which has drawn more than 101,000 `` likes '' and 18,426 comments , told what happened when two white police officers stopped him even though he has directed and acted in at least 16 feature films . But his movies are most popular among African-American audiences , and Perry is often dressed in drag as his `` Madea '' character . The traffic stop happened near Perry 's southwest Atlanta movie studio last month , according to the posting . CNN 's AnneClaire Stapleton and Tristan Smith contributed to this report .
America police confirm officers stopped Perry car Sunday . The Atlanta Police Department will look into whether Tyler Perry 's was racially profiled , police say . `` It was so hostile , '' Perry wrote in a Facebook posting Sunday . The tension was defused when a black officer arrived and explained who Perry is , he says .