Derek Dixon has doubled allegations of sexual assault against Tyler Perry since filing a $260 million lawsuit.
The “Oval” actor opened on ABC News Live’s Linsey Davis on Tuesday about his “vulnerable” accusations.
Dixon admits that “it was difficult to “tell” the truth,” and conveys “many shame,” but he “no longer wants to remain silent.”
He directly broke Perry’s suspicion of sexual advances with the text. This was explained in the June lawsuit.
While some initial interactions “were suspended (Dixon)”, he claimed that allegations of harassment had changed when he stayed at the guest home of the media mogul.
“I went into bed and realized he had climbed up to bed with me and started rubbing my legs,” Dixon insisted. “I jumped out of bed and he said, ‘I’ll turn around so I can see you.’ ”
The screenwriter claimed he responded by “not interested in that type of relationship” with Perry.
“I think it’s okay if people try to move or shoot shots, but I think they should stop if they’re rejected,” Dixon said.
Perry detailed the incident in which Perry “strucked (his) underwear” and allegedly “grabbed” despite Dixon’s halt.
“Unless someone has experienced something that has taken control of your body, you don’t understand the emotions you have in that moment,” Dixon told viewers. “I didn’t know what to do.”
Dixon recalls repeated cases of “escalation” and “distraction,” but filed a complaint against Perry in January with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Committee after Dale, a character killed from Perry’s betting series.
He argued that this was Perry’s “way to show his power,” and refused to try and force the filmmakers, as Perry’s legal team had previously argued.
“I’m looking for accountability, I’m looking for something that discourages him from making this someone else,” he explained. “How do you stop a billionaire who doesn’t stop this?
“A portion of that number is my lost jobs, my lost income, my losses from the show,” continued Dixon. “The other part is deterrent.”
Perry’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Page 6.
However, his lawyers claimed to ABC News that “this is an individual who approached Tyler Perry for something that appears to have nothing but setting up a scam.”
The lawyer argued that “Tyler will not be shaken up and I am confident that these forged harassment claims will fail.”
When asked what Perry wanted to say at the end of the interview, Dixon shed tears and concluded, “Don’t use someone’s dreams to force them into a relationship. It’s not professional.”
