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Tyler Perry Accuser Derek Dixon Breaks Silence On Lawsuit, Allegations: 'I Couldn't Just Let Him Get Away With This'
Tyler Perry Accuser Derek Dixon Breaks Silence On Lawsuit, Allegations: 'I Couldn't Just Let Him Get Away With This'

Tyler Perry accuser Derek Dixon is speaking out. The actor, who has starred in Tyler Perry’s The Oval for 85 episodes between 2021 and 2025, has spoken to The Hollywood Reporter in an exclusive interview. Dixon filed a lawsuit against Perry June 13, alleging that the media mogul sexually harassed and assaulted him, including groping his buttocks at Perry’s Atlanta home and sending sexually suggestive texts, such as calling him “thick.” Dixon told the outlet via email, “I couldn’t just let him get away with this. Everyone deserves to go to work and do their job without their boss trying to have sex with them. My goal is to help ensure that the next generation of actors and creatives don’t have to choose between their dreams and their dignity.” In his first interview since filing a $260M sexual assault claim against Tyler Perry, actor Derek Dixon says he felt compelled to go public because “everyone deserves to go to work and do their job without their boss trying to have sex with...

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