Tyler Perry accused of sexual harassment and gender violence in the workplace | Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry is accused of sexual harassment, gender violence in the workplace and sexual violence in a lawsuit of an actor who said that the media -mogul used his influence and power to create a “coercion, sexually exploiting dynamic”.

In the case submitted in Los Angeles last week and First reported On Tuesday, Derek Dixon, who worked on Tyler Perry’s shows and worked the oval, said Perry that promised career development, but was subject to “escalating sexual harassment, abuse and battery”. Dixon claims that he was subjected by Perry to intimidation and abuse, while he “had direct control over his employment, compensation and creative opportunities” and that he received retribution when he did not respond favorably to his progress.

Perry, the billionar star of the Madea film series, is one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood with his own massive film and TV studios in Atlanta and a partnership with the OPRAH Winfrey network. Large studios often film films on his fate.

He denied the allegations and his lawyer described it as a “shakedown”.

“This is a person who came close to Tyler Perry for what seems to be nothing more than setting up a scam,” said Matthew Boyd, Perry’s lawyer, in a statement to the media. “But Tyler will not be shaken and we are convinced that these manufactured claims of intimidation will fail.”

The lawsuit claims that Perry “has a disturbing pattern of exploiting vulnerable male actors and employees” and that, such as “Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, R. Kelly, Sean” P-Diddy “Combs … the success of Mr. Perry has led him to get money and influence what he wants.”

“Tyler Perry has used his power and influence to molest, abuse and sexually abuse the influenceable and vulnerable employees and actors who look him out for guidance and mentoring,” says the court case.

The pair met in 2019, while Dixon, who worked for an event company, was at an opening party for Perry’s Studio according to the court case. Allegedly ‘picked’ [Dixon] From a crowd of employees who are present at the party and started asking [Dixon] Questions about his labor status and whether the plaintiff was an actor. “He started to text Dixon and first asked him about his goals and career ambitions, says the suit.

He offered Dixon a job at one of his television shows with the promise that “it was a small role that could be a lot bigger,” said the court case, “so that the first phase was set up in a series of escalating Quid Pro quo offers”.

Shortly after his first acting job, Dixon was invited to Perry’s house where they drank and had a conversation. Perry urged him not to drive home, according to the suit. “Dixon agreed and was accompanied to a separate guest room, not knowing that this was a list to attack Perry Dixon. Dixon was tired and had no pajamas and so he only got into bed in underwear. Before he knew what happened, someone else had slipped behind him and began to rub his inner sexual and Dicon and started rubbing his innices and Diaxon around his in -sexon and Diagon and Diagon around his”

The lawsuit describes several incidents of sexual harassment and abuse that unfolded for several years. “On several occasions, Mr. Perry has sexually abused Mr. Dixon, including a copy in which he violated Mr. Dixon’s clothing, touched his buttocks and tried to force himself on Dixon.”

The suit includes communication between the two, including flirty and sexually suggestive messages from Perry who seems to be trying to tune in Dixon.

Dixon is looking for at least $ 260 million in compensation.