Tyler Perry is used to writing and directing over-the-top melodrama of the best stage, however he has now discovered himself on the true facet of that following revelations of some very severe allegations being leveled towards him. The main points contain years of alleged harassment from the star of one in all Perry’s TV exhibits, The Oval.
Per TMZ, Perry is being sued for sexual assault by an actor named Derek Dixon, who portrayed the character of Dale on Perry’s hit tv sequence The Oval. In Dixon’s lawsuit, it is revealed that the pair met at an occasion in 2019 and that he was picked from the gang by the prolific producer, author, and director, with Perry requesting his telephone quantity as a result of he thought he might need a job for him. Dixon was ultimately given a small function in two episodes of a sequence referred to as Ruthless, and it was following this that Perry allegedly invited Dixon to his dwelling in Atlanta in January 2020. The actor hoped to develop a friendship with Perry that may land him extra roles, however Dixon’s lawsuit alleges that he ended up ingesting an excessive amount of and ended up sleeping in a visitor room the place Perry proceeded to get in mattress with him and started touching his thighs. Dixon claims he rebuffed Perry’s advances that evening, nevertheless it did not finish his curiosity within the actor.
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Following this incident, Dixon landed the function of Dale on The Oval, and the actor alleges that Perry’s advances solely grew to become extra intense. Based on Dixon, Perry despatched him a number of sexually express texts, which included asking Dixon about his sexual preferences and allegedly revealing that he additionally engages in intercourse with males. Dixon thought his profession could be over ought to he reject Perry fully, so he instructed him that he wasn’t “the sexual kind” to get Perry to again off.
At a later date in 2020, Dixon alleges that he was invited to Perry’s Atlanta dwelling once more, and issues escalated. Whereas the encounter started pleasantly sufficient, Dixon claims that the dialog noticed Perry asking the actor if he “likes it tough in mattress.” He then claims that Perry grabbed him by the throat and stated, “Look how excited you simply obtained.” Dixon claims that he pushed Perry off of him and the incident stopped there.
One other alleged incident happened, as soon as once more, at Perry’s dwelling in Atlanta, in 2021, whereas Dixon was staying in his visitor home. Dixon alleges that he was solely carrying underwear when Perry got here into the room to present him a hug goodnight. Dixon claims that Perry stripped off his underwear and grabbed his butt whereas saying, “Loosen up and simply let it occur.” Dixon claims that he was in a position to cease the incident by merely altering the topic.
Dixon had had sufficient by 2024 and filed a proper criticism with the Equal Employment and Alternative Fee after which went on to stop The Oval. Dixon’s lawsuit is towards Perry and Tyler Perry Studios, and he is in search of $260 million, citing office sexual harassment and sexual assault, and battery. Dixon has included years of textual content messages between the pair in his lawsuit that seem to showcase sexually charged messages being despatched by Perry. Additionally of notice within the lawsuit is that Dixon’s character of Dale was written to be homosexual, homeless, and somebody determined sufficient to sleep with different characters to have a spot to remain. Dixon alleges that Perry instructed him that is what he was on the lookout for in an actual accomplice for sexual exercise as a result of they’d be depending on him.
Perry has commented on the matter by his lawyer, Matthew Boyd, calling all of it a “rip-off.” Perry’s lawyer stated, “That is a person who obtained near Tyler Perry for what now seems to be nothing greater than establishing a rip-off. However Tyler won’t be shaken down, and we’re assured these fabricated claims of harassment will fail.” Perry is at present within the highlight as his newest Netflix movie, Straw, has been dominating on the streamer, and he has one other Madea movie on the best way on the platform. Undoubtedly not good for enterprise to have a narrative like this on the market.
Supply: TMZ
The Oval
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October 23, 2019
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