Tyler Perry was named in a lawsuit by an actor who labored on the set of The Oval, who met the director in an opportunity assembly at an occasion. Derek Dixon claims that after establishing contact with Tyler Perry, he grew to become the goal of Perry’s undesirable affection.
TMZ and Deadline each delivered stories concerning Derek Dixon’s lawsuit and Tyler Perry’s response. It seems that, in response to TMZ, which obtained court docket paperwork, Dixon and Perry crossed paths in 2019, with the actor catching the director’s eye whereas attending an occasion. Perry forged Dixon in a small position for the present Ruthless, and Dixon believed that this was the beginning of a fruitful partnership.
Dixon added in his submitting that he visited Perry’s residence in hopes of firming up the connection however mentioned he had an excessive amount of to drink and ended up in a bed room. Dixon mentioned he awoke to Perry moving into mattress with him and touching his thighs, however he turned down the advance. Dixon mentioned that Perry continued to pursue him after casting him in The Oval as Dale.
It was then that Dixon mentioned Perry started firing off express and sexually assertive textual content messages, and people texts had been introduced within the court docket submitting, though their legitimacy cannot be validated. Additional, Dixon claims that the character of Dale, who was a homosexual and unhoused man who slept with folks to search out lodging, was what Perry wished in a associate, citing that Perry anticipated Dixon to be depending on him.
As shared by Deadline, Dixon’s authorized staff shared their facet’s view of Perry’s actions and why the lawsuit was launched.
“Utilizing his affect, Mr. Perry supplied weak males with performing positions, roles, present contracts, automobiles, and cash,” Dixon’s lawyer wrote within the June 13 submitting. “As soon as the article of his want was hooked, Tyler Perry would then put them in worry of shedding all of it except they engaged in Mr. Perry’s perverted want for sexual gratification. Mr. Perry would simply ‘kill off’ a personality in a present of an actor who did not indulge Perry’s sexual fantasies.”
Perry’s authorized consultant gave a response to Dixon’s lawsuit submitting.
“That is a person who received near Tyler Perry for what now seems to be nothing greater than establishing a rip-off,” mentioned Matthew Boyd, Perry’s legal professional, in an announcement. “However Tyler is not going to be shaken down, and we’re assured these fabricated claims of harassment will fail.”
Derek Dixon is suing Tyler Perry for quid professional quo and office sexual harassment, sexual assault, and battery. He’s searching for $260 million in damages.
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