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Who Is Derek Dixon? Everything to Know About the Actor Suing Tyler Perry
Derek Dixon has filed a $260M lawsuit against Tyler Perry for allegations of harassment, misconduct and coercion during their professional relationship
In June 2025, Dixon filed a $260 million lawsuit against Perry and accused him of using his influence in the entertainment industry to create a “coercive, sexually exploitative dynamic” while he was acting on The Oval and Ruthless. The New York Times and the New Yorker first published investigative pieces in 2017 that accused disgruntled movie producer Harvey Weinstein of decades of sexual assault and harassment. In his lawsuit, Dixon alleged that Perry sexually assaulted him in January 2020, and subsequently offered him a regular role on The Oval, the long-running BET drama set inside the White House.
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