A cover of millions of euros was brought against Tyler Perry.
Tyler Perry is one of Hollywood’s toughest actors. Image Space/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
Actor-director Tyler Perry has an action for $ 260 million ($ 226 million). The actor has been brought to the action Derek Dixonwho claims that Perry has sexually harassed him in TV productions.
Telling BBC.
The lawsuit mentions the sets The oval and Ruthlesswhere Perry and Dixon have worked.
Dixon claims that Perry has promised him a successful acting career. However, Perry, according to the action, has exposed Dixon to “intensifying sexual harassment,” and assault when he refused Dixon’s requests.
According to Dixon, he met Perry in 2019 at a work event. After the first meeting, they talked about an acting career for a few months. According to the action, Perry also threw numerous sexual comments on Dixon and said he would like a sexual relationship with him. However, Dixon overturned them.
Perry offered Dixon from the Ruthless series and later also from The Oval series. According to the action, Perry made it clear that if Dixon did not agree to Perry’s sexual suggestions, Dixon’s character would die the following season. According to the prosecution, Perry confirmed Dixon that if he was happy, the character would remain in the series.
The lawsuit mentions several cases where Perry is reported to have harassed Dixon. For example, the lawsuit mentions a situation where Perry has asked about Dixon’s sexual preferences at the scene of the The Oval series. Perry has since pressed against Dixon’s wall and caressed him.
According to Dixon, due to constant harassment, he decided to leave his role in The Oval series and refused to work as a series writer by Perry.
Perry’s lawyer denies the charges and claims the action as a “scam” to make money.
– This is a person near Tyler Perry who would now seem to be cheating, the lawyer Matthew Boyd told the BBC.
Boyd commented to the BBC that he and Perry are sure that the charges will be overturned.
55-year-old Perry is one of Hollywood’s hardest paying actors. The star has raised its wealth to $ 1 billion in addition to his actor’s career, in addition to its business and investments