Actor Derek Dixon Takes His Tyler Perry S+x¥al Hara§§ment Allegations To TV
Long-simmering s+x¥al misconduct allegations against Tyler Perry are gaining national spotlight as ABC News aired an interview on Sept. 9 with actor Derek Dixon, who had made a hara§§ment claim in a June lawsuit.
In a preview, Dixon recalled the first alleged incident at Perry’s home in January 2020 after drinking together.
“I got into bed and then I noticed that he climbed into bed with me as well and started rubbing my leg,” Dixon told ABC News anchor Linsey Davis. “I jumped up out of bed.”
Dixon, who appeared in Perry’s The Oval (2021–2025), claims Perry exploited male actors and hara§§ed staff. His $260 million lawsuit echoes allegations he made to The Hollywood Reporter in July. He also linked Perry to Christian Keyes’ 2023 account of ab¥se by a “black Hollywood billionaire,” though Keyes’ team offered no comment.
Perry’s attorney, Matthew Boyd, denied the claims. “This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a scam,” Boyd said. “But Tyler will not be shaken down and we are confident these fabricated claims of hara§§ment will fail.”
Still, Dixon insists, “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,” he said.
He added, “Everyone deserves to go to work and do their job without their boss trying to have s+x 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.”
The lawsuit alleges repeated advances, s+xual messages, and gr@ping. Dixon first met Perry in 2019 at a studio event. He recalled when Perry asked if he was an actor. “And he said, ‘Yes you are. I can tell.’” Dixon said Perry later gr@ped him again in 2021.
“All those years of trying to be an actor would just go up in smoke… I was too afraid to come forward. I knew it would be awful. And I was right,” Dixon told The Hollywood Reporter.
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