$260M Lawsuit? That is the bombshell statement that actor Derek Dixon has filed against Tyler Perry.
Dixon, who starred in Ruthless and The Oval, claims that Perry had a coercive sexually exploitative relationship between 2019 and 2021 .
In the suit, filed June 13 in Los Angeles, Dixon alleges that she was groped unwillingly at the Atlanta home of Perry, and received suggestive texts, after rebuffing advances.
He also says that on The Oval, his character was threatened to be fired unless he did as he was told
Dixon pulled out of the show with emotional issues and a financial loss of nearly 400,000 dollars.
He has reported PTSD, anxiety, and depression due to the supposed mistreatment.
The complaint was described by Perry lawyer Matthew Boyd as a scam, arguing that the claims are phony and blackmailing.
The actor is demanding a jury trial and damages amounting to $260 million dollars. The financial and reputational stakes are large – linking Perry to other high-profile power-abuse stories.
