US TV giant Tyler Perry accused of sexual assault in a $260 million lawsuit
US TV giant Tyler Perry has been sued for $260 million by an actor alleging the mogul leveraged his industry power to assault and harass him while keeping him quiet, repeatedly sexually.
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00:00The U.S. TV giant Tyler Perry has been sued for $260 million by an actor alleging the mogul leveraged his industry power to assault and arouse him while keeping him quiet repeatedly sexually.
00:14The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by actor Derek Dixon, who appeared on 85 episodes of the BET series The Oval.
00:24Perry's lawyer denied the allegations and called the lawsuit a scam to make money.
00:30Dixon said he met Perry in 2019 at work event for Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta and the pair talked over several months about an acting career.
00:40The lawsuit states Perry also allegedly made numerous sexual comments and remarks about wanting a sexual relationship and made several advances on Dixon, which he rejected.
