The “Oval” actor, who made headlines in June for filing a $260 million lawsuit, sat down with ABC News Live’s Linsey Davis on Tuesday.
While Dixon admitted it has “been hard” to “tell truth” and carries “a lot of shame,” he no longer “want to stay silent about it anymore.”Billionaire Tyler Perry fired his aunt and financially cut off family members: I’m not ‘welfare’ Tyler Perry accuser Derek Dixon claims he feared mogul was going to rape him after sexual advances: ‘He wasn’t stopping’ Who is Derek Dixon? The ‘Oval’ actor accusing Tyler Perry of sexual assault in $260M bombshell lawsuit He broke down Perry’s alleged sexual advances via text and in person, which were also described in his June lawsuit.
While some initial interactions “gave pause,” he claimed the alleged harassment took a turn when he stayed in the media mogul’s guest home. “I got into bed, and I noticed he climbed into bed with me as well and started rubbing my leg,” Dixon alleged. “I jumped up out of bed and he said, ‘Turn around so I can look at you.'”The screenwriter insisted he allegedly reacted by being “pretty clear was not interested in that type of relationship” with Perry. Dixon clarified, “I think it’s OK that people try to make a move or shoot their shot but if they get rejected, I think that they should stop. I thought it would stop after that, but it didn’t.” He went on to detail an alleged incident when Perry “pulled underwear down” and “grabbed” his butt despite Dixon requesting he stop.“Unless someone has been through something having the control of their body taken away, you don’t understand the feelings that you have in that moment,” Dixon told viewers. “I didn’t know what to do.” Dixon, who recalled repeated instances of “de-escalating” and “distracting,” filed a complaint against Perry with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in January following his character, Dale, getting killed off of Perry’s BET series. He claimed this had been Perry’s “way of showing his power” and denied trying to extort the filmmaker — as Perry’s legal team previously claimed — by requesting more than $40 million to keep quiet.Dixon clarified, “It’s OK that people try to make a move or shoot their shot but if they get rejected … they should stop.”“I’m looking for accountability, something to deter him from doing this to someone else,” he explained. “How do you stop a billionaire who won’t stop themselves from doing this? “Part of that number is my lost job, lost income, loss of the show,” Dixon continued. “The other part of that is a deterrent.”His lawyer wrote, “Tyler will not be shaken down and we are confident these fabricated claims of harassment will fail.”His attorney did, however, insist to ABC News that “this is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a scam.” The lawyer claimed, “Tyler will not be shaken down and we are confident these fabricated claims of harassment will fail.” When asked at the end of the interview what he would like to say to Perry, Dixon teared up and concluded, “Never use someone’s dream to coerce them into a relationship. That’s not professional.”Fenty Hair just dropped a fragrance mist, and it smells ‘like a hug from Rihanna herself’Emma Heming Willis’ favorite books have become a ‘true lifeline’ during husband Bruce’s health battleEx-royal butler lifts lid on family rifts, 'Disney princess' Meghan Markle and how there's no coming back for Prince HarryKim Kardashian stuns in nothing but a silk bra and skirt in photos from luxe Italy getawayGetty Images for BETDixon clarified,"It's OK that people try to make a move or shoot their shot but if they get rejected ... they should stop."
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