The actor and director Tyler PerryHe is being accused of sexual harassment and sexual aggression. In a demand for 260 million dollars filed in Los Angeles on Friday, the actor Derek Dixon alleged that the star of Madea Goes to Jail He sexually assaulted him on multiple occasions and harassed him sexually regularly, both before and during his collaboration in Bet’s political drama, The Oval.
Dixon accused Perry of sexual harassment Quid Pro quo, harassment in the work environment, sexual harassment, gender violence in the workplace, violation of the Bane Law, sexual assault, sexual assault and intentionally inflicting emotional anguish.
Dixon also appointed Perry’s company, TPS Production Services, as accused of all positions except sexual assault and sexual assault, and also accused the company of hiring, supervision or negligent retention of an employee.
Matthew Boyd, a lawyer who represents both Perry and TPS, responded to the complaint in a statement to the Entertainment Weekly portal. “This is an individual who approached Tyler Perry for what now seems to be nothing more than a scam,” he said. “But Tyler will not be extorted and we trust that these false accusations of harassment will fail.”
What does the complaint against Tyler Perry say
In Dixon’s complaint, the actor states that Perry “He took his success and power and used his considerable influence on the entertainment industry to create a coercive and sexually exploiting dynamic.” With him, claiming that the tycoon responded with professional reprisals after rejecting Perry’s sexual advances.
Dixon alleges that Perry threatened to kill his Oval character if he did not meet the producer’s personal wishes, and also states that the tycoon repeatedly indicated his desire to produce the television series proposed by Dixon, theing IT, and used the hypothetical development of the project as a currency to sexually exploit the plaintiff.
“Mr. Perry was looking for the only thing that his wealth and influence could not buy: a sexual relationship with a man who was silent,” the complaint alleges. “Perry told Mr. Dixon that his ideal relationship would be with a male couple he could maintain and that he was loyal but emotionally distant.”
The complaint also states that Perry has a “pattern of misconduct”in which the filmmaker uses his “position of power” to exploit applicants to actors promising them professional advances in exchange for sexual favors.
Dixon alleges that after meeting Perry at a party in 2020, he was offered the opportunity to audition for The Oval, but that Alex Cross’s star quickly showed “sexual assault” in frequent text messages and telephone calls flirtatious.
The lawsuit states that Dixon repeatedly dodged Perry’s advances until January 2020, when the actor visited the magnate house in Douglasville County, Georgia, where Perry allegedly sexually assaulted him for the first time.
The document repeatedly emphasizes that Perry supposedly expressed his tendency to threaten to kill the characters of his programs “to get an actor loyal or obedient”, and that he used this strategy in his search for Dixon.
The actor later affirms that Perry strangled him at a time of March 2020 and that the tycoon touched his buttocks in a trailer on The Oval set later that year.
The lawsuit also claims that Perry sexually attacked Dixon at the filmmaker’s house, claiming that Perry “lowered his underwear to Dixon from behind” and told him to “simply let it happen.” Dixon’s story states that he managed to “change the conversation” before the encounter passed to a simple touch.
Dixon states that he was diagnosed and that the Oval abandoned after denouncing the alleged harassment of the Commission for Equal Employment Opportunities.
Dixon requests 260 million dollars in punitive damage.
Source: Ambito
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