Tyler Perry sued for $260M by actor claiming sexual harassment and assault

Tyler Perry is being sued by histrion Derek Dixon for $260 cardinal for alleged intersexual assault, harassment and retaliation.

The complaint, which was filed connected June 13, showed Dixon accusing Perry of creating "a coercive, sexually exploitative dynamic" portion filming "The Oval" and "Ruthless." Dixon starred successful Perry's shows arsenic the quality Dale.

The complaint, obtained by Fox News Digital, accused the filmmaker of "initially promising him [Dixon] vocation advancement and originative opportunities, specified arsenic producing his aviator and casting him successful his show, lone to taxable him to escalating intersexual harassment, battle and battery, and nonrecreational retaliation erstwhile Mr. Dixon did not reciprocate Mr. Perry's unwanted advances."

Tyler Perry has been sued for $260 cardinal connected intersexual battle allegations. (Getty Images)

Matthew Boyd, an lawyer for Tyler Perry and TPS Production Services, LLC, shared a connection with Fox News Digital.

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"This is an idiosyncratic who got adjacent to Tyler Perry for what present appears to beryllium thing much than mounting up a scam. But Tyler volition not beryllium shaken down and we are assured these fabricated claims of harassment volition fail," the connection read.

"Tyler volition not beryllium shaken down and we are assured these fabricated claims of harassment volition fail." 

Dixon said that helium met Perry successful September 2019 portion moving astatine the opening enactment of Tyler Perry Studios successful Atlanta. By November 2019, Perry offered Dixon a relation successful "Ruthless" that would "change his life," according to the complaint.

After filming a fewer tiny scenes successful Perry's show, Dixon was asked to enactment astatine different enactment for the filmmaker successful December 2019. At that point, Dixon accuses Perry of calling him and texting him often, demanding helium springiness Perry "some attention."

Tyler Perry has been sued by an histrion who worked connected his shows "The Oval" and "Ruthless." (Noam Galai/Getty Images for Netflix)

Dixon claims helium was sexually assaulted by Perry successful January 2020 and was offered a relation arsenic a bid regular successful "The Oval" the pursuing month.

After speechmaking the publication for the archetypal season, Dixon learned that his character's destiny was near up successful the aerial by the play finale.

"Mr. Perry made it wide to Dixon that if Dixon ignored Perry oregon failed to prosecute with the intersexual innuendos, Dixon's quality would 'die' successful the adjacent season.

Tyler Perry's squad has declined the allegations made against him. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

"Indeed, Dixon's quality 'Dale' was changeable 4 times successful the thorax astatine the extremity of his archetypal play connected 'The Oval,' and Perry ever held this implicit Mr. Dixon's head, implying that 'Dale' would past if Dixon kept Perry ‘happy,’" the ailment stated.

After filming the scene, Dixon stated that helium went to Perry's trailer and was groped by the star. He claimed a akin incidental happened during a formed travel to the Bahamas successful October 2020.

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Dixon alleged successful the ailment that helium visited a doc successful December 2020 who "indicated that Dixon's exhibited terrible symptoms of acute stress, insomnia, tummy issues, and dangerously debased cortisol levels owed to the intersexual harassment and assault."

Tyler Perry's intersexual battle accuser is requesting a assemblage trial. (Getty Images)

He claims helium was prescribed Zoloft, which is an antidepressant.

In June 2021, Dixon claimed that Perry invited him to his location to sermon his aviator occurrence for "Losing It," which Perry had expressed an involvement successful producing, according to the complaint. Dixon claimed Perry sexually assaulted him during this meeting.

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Dixon claimed implicit the adjacent 5 months, helium "suffered from terrible depression, anxiety, tummy pains, and nausea" and was diagnosed with post-traumatic accent disorder.

After his diagnosis, Dixon said that Perry had "fixers" who came successful and offered him a rise to instrumentality to "The Oval" and the filmmaker would bargain the close to nutrient "Losing It."

Tyler Perry's accuser alleged that the intersexual battle began successful 2020. (Reuters)

Dixon told Perry successful January 2023 that helium was moving to California to enactment "some distance" betwixt the 2 of them, according to the complaint. Dixon continued to prima successful "The Oval" until the last play – which outgo him adjacent to $400,000.

The ailment shows Dixon suing Perry for quid pro quo intersexual harassment, intersexual battery, intersexual assault, intentional infliction of affectional distress, retaliation and more.

The histrion is requesting a assemblage proceedings and $260 cardinal successful damages.

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