泰勒·佩里因性侵犯索赔被起诉，索赔2 . 6亿美元，但他否认了这一指控。
上周，6月13日星期五，德里克·迪克森(Derek Dixon)对这位演员兼电影制作人提起诉讼，他在佩里的电视剧《椭圆形》(The Oval)中扮演戴尔(Dale)。
在诉状中，迪克森声称“泰勒·佩里犯下了持续的工作场所性骚扰、攻击和报复模式”，并起诉电影制作人涉嫌交换性骚扰、工作环境骚扰等。
诉讼称，佩里向迪克森承诺“职业发展和创造性机会”，只是“在迪克森没有回应佩里不受欢迎的进步时，让他遭受不断升级的性骚扰、攻击和殴打，以及职业报复。”
根据诉讼，迪克森和佩里在2019年相遇，当时迪克森为一家活动公司工作，该公司被聘请为其策划开幕派对泰勒·佩里工作室。迪克森声称，他在派对上被分配了一个“需要与泰勒·佩里频繁交谈”的角色根据诉讼，这位“Madea”电影制片人和迪克森在派对结束时交换了电话号码，佩里开始问这位当时有抱负的演员他的目标。
该诉讼称，佩里在他的节目“无情”中扮演迪克森，并开始向迪克森发送“奇怪和不合适的”信息。
2020年1月，诉讼称佩里邀请迪克森到他在佐治亚州道格拉斯维尔县的家中，在那里他们喝了含酒精的饮料，并进行了“友好”的交谈。
诉讼继续说，在晚上结束时，佩里告诉迪克森不要开车回家，并提供迪克森在他家的客房。诉讼声称佩里当晚袭击了迪克森。
根据诉讼，在受到攻击后，迪克森试图无视佩里的电话或短信，这变得更加咄咄逼人，“直到最后佩里在一部名为《椭圆形》(The Oval)的新剧中给了迪克森一个角色。”根据诉讼，迪克森“忍受”了佩里的评论，因为担心他在剧中的角色被砍掉。
“迪克森立即明白，他的工作保障取决于他与佩里的‘关系’”，诉讼陈述。“从这一点上来说，迪克森一直担心如果他不参与并忍受佩里的性骚扰，他就会失去工作。”
据称，在迪克森和佩里拍摄了迪克森饰演的角色被枪击四次的那一集后，他们之间的关系升级了，“这表明他在剧中的角色似乎结束了，他的工作也结束了。”
佩里邀请迪克森去他的拖车喝酒。该诉讼称，在他问了迪克森是否被他吸引以及其他不恰当的问题后，佩里涉嫌在迪克森准备离开拖车时对他进行了攻击。
“德里克·迪克森在佩里的暴力袭击后一离开拖车，迪克森就变得严重恶心，并对他的工作、职业和生计极度焦虑，”诉讼称。
诉讼称，另一起事件发生在佩里在巴哈马的私人岛屿上，当时剧组正在那里举行派对。
根据诉讼，到2020年12月，由于佩里“持续的性骚扰模式”，迪克森开始“感到疲惫”。"攻击和骚扰开始在他的身体健康上表现出来，狄克逊先生没有人可以求助。"
诉状称，随着性骚扰持续到2021年初，迪克森被开了一种抗抑郁药物，以缓解他开始经历的压力。
2021年6月，迪克森声称佩里再次邀请他去他家讨论迪克森的节目《迷失》的试播集。在会议上，迪克森声称他再次遭到性侵犯。
迪克森决定在2023年1月左右搬到加利福尼亚州的圣莫尼卡，据称是为了“让自己和佩里保持距离”。但诉讼称“交换条件的骚扰和通过承诺表演来掩盖性侵犯的企图仍在继续。”诉讼称，在多次承诺制作迪克森的节目后，迪克森在2024年意识到佩里这样做是为了防止迪克森“暴露泰勒·佩里的黑暗面”。
当被联系到进行评论时，迪克森的律师告诉美国广播公司，“在这一点上，迪克森先生无可奉告。我们认为投诉不言自明。”
作为对诉讼的回应，佩里和TPS生产服务有限责任公司的律师马修·博伊德(Matthew Boyd)说，“这个人接近泰勒·佩里，现在看来只不过是建立了一个骗局。但泰勒不会被动摇，我们相信这些捏造的骚扰指控不会得逞。”
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Tyler Perry denies claims in $260M lawsuit over sexual assault claims by actor in his shows
Tyler Perryis being sued for $260 million over sexual assault claims, which he has denied.
Last week, a lawsuit was filed against the actor and filmmaker on Friday, June 13, by Derek Dixon, who plays the character, Dale, in Perry's show, "The Oval."
In the complaint, Dixon alleges "a sustained pattern of workplace sexual harassment, assault, and retaliation perpetrated by Tyler Perry" and is suing the filmmaker for alleged quid pro quo sexual harassment, work environment harassment and more.
The lawsuit alleges Perry promised Dixon "career advancement and creative opportunities," only to "subject him to escalating sexual harassment, assault and battery, and professional retaliation when Mr. Dixon did not reciprocate Mr. Perry's unwanted advances."
According to the lawsuit, Dixon and Perry met in 2019 while Dixon worked for an event company that was hired to plan the opening party forTyler Perry Studios. Dixon claims he was assigned a role at the party that "required frequent conversation with Tyler Perry." According to the lawsuit, the "Madea" filmmaker and Dixon exchanged phone numbers at the end of the party and Perry began asking the then-aspiring actor about his goals.
The lawsuit states that Perry cast Dixon in his show, "Ruthless," and began sending Dixon "strange and untowardly" messages.
In January 2020, the lawsuit alleges Perry invited Dixon to his home in Douglasville County, Georgia, where they drank alcoholic drinks and had "friendly" conversation.
The lawsuit continues that at the end of the night, Perry told Dixon not to drive home and offered Dixon the guest room in his home. The lawsuit alleges Perry assaulted Dixon that night.
According to the lawsuit, following the assault, Dixon tried to ignore Perry's calls or texts, which became more aggressive "until finally Perry offered Dixon a part in a new show called 'The Oval.'" According to the lawsuit, Dixon "put up" with Perry's comments due to fear over his role in the show being cut.
"Dixon immediately understood that his job security depended on his 'relationship' with Perry," the lawsuit states. "From this point on, Dixon worked with the constant fear of losing his job if he did not engage with and endure Perry's sexual harassment."
Things allegedly escalated between Dixon and Perry after they filmed the episode where Dixon's character was shot four times, "indicating a seeming end to his role on the show and his termination from the job."
Perry had invited Dixon to his trailer for drinks. The lawsuit states that after he asked Dixon if he was attracted to him and other inappropriate questions, Perry allegedly assaulted Dixon when he was about to leave the trailer.
"As soon as Derek Dixon left the trailer following Perry's violent assault, Dixon became severely nauseous and extremely anxious about his job, careers and livelihood," the lawsuit states.
Another incident took place on Perry's private island in the Bahamas, where the cast was having a party, the lawsuit alleges.
By December 2020, Dixon began "feeling depleted" due to Perry's "continued pattern of sexual harassment," according to the lawsuit. "The assaults and harassment began manifesting in his physical health and Mr. Dixon had no one to turn to."
The complaint alleges that as the sexual harassment continued through the beginning of 2021, Dixon was prescribed an antidepressant for the stress he began experiencing.
In June 2021, Dixon claimed he was invited by Perry to his house again to discuss the pilot for Dixon's show, "Losing It." At the meeting, Dixon alleges he was sexually assaulted again.
Dixon decided to move to Santa Monica, California, in or around January 2023, allegedly "to put some distance between himself and Perry." But the lawsuit states that the "quid pro quo harassment and attempts to cover up the sexual assault by promising a show continued."After dangling the promise of producing Dixon's show multiple times, Dixon realized in 2024 that Perry was doing so in an effort to prevent Dixon "from exposing the dark side of Tyler Perry," the suit claims.
When reached for comment, attorneys for Dixon told ABC, "At this point Mr. Dixon has no comment. We believe the complaint speaks for itself."
In response to the lawsuit, Matthew Boyd, an attorney for Perry and TPS Production Services, LLC, said, "This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a scam. But Tyler will not be shaken down and we are confident these fabricated claims of harassment will fail."
"Good Morning America" has reached out to BET for comment.
