Tyler Perry is on the middle of a $260 million lawsuit after actor Derek Dixon accused the media mogul of sexual assault throughout a 2020 encounter at Perry’s Atlanta house.

In a preview from an upcoming interview with ABC News’ Linsey Davis, Dixon described the second that modified every part.

“I got into bed and then I noticed that he climbed into bed with me as well and started rubbing my leg. I jumped up out of bed,” Dixon mentioned.

The alleged incident, based on Dixon’s lawsuit filed in June, happened after Perry invited him over for drinks. Dixon said he drank too much and ended up sleeping in a guest room, where the alleged assault took place.

In one other incident, Dixon says Perry groped him on the set, within a trailer.

“Unless someone has been through something where they have their control over their bodies taken away you don’t really understand the kind of feelings that you get in that moment,” Dixon instructed Davis within the interview, which airs Tuesday night time (September 9) on ABC News Live PRIME.

Dixon, who appeared on Perry’s BET collection The Oval, is accusing Perry of sexual harassment, assault and battery, and abuse of energy within the office. The lawsuit additionally names Tyler Perry Studios as a defendant.

Representatives for Perry have denied all allegations and known as the lawsuit a “scam.”

The case brings intense scrutiny to one among Hollywood’s most financially profitable creators. Perry, 54, has constructed an empire that features 24 movies, 20 stage performs and 17 tv collection.

According to Forbes, his internet price is estimated at $1 billion, with greater than $1.4 billion in pretax earnings since 2005.

Perry’s physique of labor, together with the favored Madea franchise, has persistently centered Black narratives and generated over $660 million globally.

He owns Tyler Perry Studios, a 330-acre manufacturing advanced in Atlanta, one of many largest of its form within the U.S.

Dixon, who portrayed Dale on Perry’s BET collection The Oval and its spinoff Ruthless, alleges Perry used his place of energy to coerce him right into a sexual relationship, promising skilled alternatives in return.

Dixon’s lawsuit additionally included surprising textual content messages allegedly despatched by Perry asking him, “Are you a top or a bottom?” earlier than stating, “I’m a top. When you have a big d##k and when you hit the G##### right on these bottoms, they go crazy.”

He is searching for damages for emotional misery and office misconduct.

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