Derek Dixon is a Hollywood actor who is best known for his role as ‘Dale’ in The Ruthless and The Oval. Now, in a fresh turn of events, filmmaker, Tyler Perry has found himself in soup after a new lawsuit has been filed against him, and he has been accused of sexual harassment. Tyler Perry’s The Oval had Derry, who claimed that the filmmaker, Tyler made sexual advances towards him after he was invited to his Atlanta house back in January 2020. Derek claims he rejected advances made by Tyler.
Derek Dixon and Tyler Perry’s controversy, actor seeks US Dollar 260 million in damages
A lawsuit filed by Derek alleged that he had met Tyler back in 2019, and Derek was picked out from the crowd. His number was asked for a role. Things took a different turn altogether when Derek visited Tyler back in 2020, and he was heavily drunk. Derek, in that state, slept in one of Tyler’s guest rooms, and the court documents revealed that he was touched inappropriately. Perry showed interest despite Derek rejecting the same. Things took a weird turn even more after Derek was cast in The Oval, and he started getting inappropriate messages. Now, Derek wants US Dollar 260 million in compensation due to harassment at the workplace, assault and quid pro quo, which means advantage taken in return for a favour.