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Tyler Perry is chased by actor Derek Dixon for $ 260 million to alleged sexual assault, harassment and reprisals.
The complaint, which was filed on June 13, showed that Dixon accusing Perry of creating “a coercive and sexually operating dynamic” during the filming of “The Oval” and “Ruthless”. Dixon played in Perry’s shows as a Dale character.
The complaint, obtained by Fox News Digital, accused the filmmaker of “initially promise him [Dixon] Professional advancement and creative opportunities, such as the production of its pilot and launching it in its program, only observe it from the climbing of sexual harassment, assault and battery, and professional reprisals when Mr. Dixon did not return the undesirable progress of Mr. Perry. “”
Tyler Perry was prosecuted for $ 260 million on allegations of sexual assault. (Getty Images)
Matthew Boyd, lawyer for Tyler Perry and TPS Production Services, LLC, shared a declaration with Fox News Digital.
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“It is a person who approached Tyler Perry for what no longer seems to be the creation of a scam. But Tyler will not be shaken and we are convinced that these fabricated harassment affirmations will fail,” the statement said.
“Tyler will not be shaken and we are convinced that these fabricated harassment claims will fail.”
Dixon said he met Perry in September 2019 when he was working at the opening part of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. In November 2019, Perry offered Dixon a role in “Ruthless” which “would change his life”, according to the complaint.
After shooting a few small scenes in the Perry show, Dixon was invited to work in another party for the filmmaker in December 2019. At that time, Dixon accused Perry of calling him and sending him an SMS often, demanding that he grant to Perry “a certain attention”.
Tyler Perry was continued by an actor who worked on his programs “The Oval” and “Ruthless”. (Noam Galai / Getty Images for Netflix)
Dixon claims that he was sexually assaulted by Perry in January 2020 and that he was offered a serial habit in “The Oval” the following month.
After reading the script for the first season, Dixon learned that the fate of his character was left in the air by the final of the season.
“Mr. Perry clearly told Dixon that if Dixon was unaware of Perry or did not engage with sexual innuendos, the character of Dixon” would die “the following season.
Tyler Perry’s team refused the allegations formulated against him. (Photo of Chris Pizzelllo / Invision / AP)
“Indeed, the character of Dixon” Dale “was shot down four times in the chest at the end of his first season on” The Oval “, and Perry always held this on the head of Mr. Dixon, which implies that” Dale “would survive so Dixon kept Perry” happy “, said the complaint.
After filming the scene, Dixon said he had gone to Perry’s trailer and that he had been groped by the star. He said that a similar incident occurred during a distribution trip to the Bahamas in October 2020.
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Dixon said in the complaint that he had visited a doctor in December 2020 who “said Dixon presented serious symptoms of acute stress, insomnia, stomach problems and dangerously low cortisol levels due to sexual harassment and assaults.”
Tyler Perry’s accuser of sexual assault requests a trial before jury. (Getty Images)
He claims that he was prescribed Zoloft, who is an antidepressant.
In June 2021, Dixon said that Perry invited him to his house to discuss his pilot episode to “lose”, which Perry had expressed his interest in producing, according to the complaint. Dixon said PERRY had sexually assaulted him at this meeting.
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Dixon said in the next five months, he “suffered from severe depression, anxiety, stomach pain and nausea” and was diagnosed with a post-traumatic stress disorder.
After his diagnosis, Dixon said that Perry had “fixers” who came and offered him an increase to return to “The oval” And the filmmaker would buy the right to produce “losing it”.
The accuser of Tyler Perry alleged that the sexual assault had started in 2020. (Reuters)
Dixon told Perry in January 2023 that he moved to California to put “a certain distance” between the two, according to the complaint. Dixon continued to play in “The Oval” until the last season – which cost him nearly $ 400,000.
The complaint shows that Dixon continues Perry for the sexual harassment of the counterpart, the sexual drums, sexual assaults, intentional infliction of emotional distress, reprisals and more.
The actor requests a trial with jury and $ 260 million in damages.
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