Model sues Tyler Perry alleging sexual assault in new $77 million lawsuit

Tyler Perry is going through new sexual assault allegations.

Mannequin Mario Rodriguez filed a lawsuit towards Perry on Thursday, alleging that the filmmaker repeatedly made undesirable sexual advances for years after Rodriguez starred within the movie ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ from 2016 was launched.

Rodriguez is in search of $77 million in damages, in line with the submitting.

TYLER PERRY sued for $260 million by actor claiming sexual harassment and assault

Tyler Perry has been sued by mannequin Mario Rodriguez, who claims the filmmaker subjected him to undesirable sexual advances for years. (Noam Galai/Getty Pictures for Netflix)

In line with the lawsuit, Rodriguez was first contacted in 2014 by a coach at an Equinox fitness center in Los Angeles, who advised him Perry needed his cellphone quantity to debate an appearing position. Perry later inspired Rodriguez to audition for “Boo! A Madea Halloween,” reportedly telling him, “I am not a nasty particular person to know and have in your nook.”

After the aspiring actor was forged, Rodriguez claimed he was invited to Perry’s home, the place Perry allegedly touched him inappropriately whereas they watched a film. The grievance particulars different alleged incidents in 2016, 2018 and 2019, together with one through which Perry allegedly tried to unbutton Rodriguez’s pants and one other through which he allegedly positioned Rodriguez’s hand on his genitals. The lawsuit additionally alleges that Perry gave Rodriguez $5,000 a number of occasions after these encounters.

Perry’s authorized group denied the allegations to Fox Information Digital. “That is nothing wanting a $77 million fraud,” Perry’s legal professional, Alex Spiro, mentioned in an announcement.

Fox Information Digital additionally reached out to a consultant for Rodriguez.

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Tyler Perry denied the allegations in a lawsuit in search of $77 million in damages. (Getty Pictures)

Perry was beforehand named in a $260 million sexual assault lawsuit in June. Derek Dixon accused him of making “a coercive, sexually exploitative dynamic” throughout the filming of “The Oval” and “Ruthless.” Dixon portrayed the character Dale in each sequence.

The grievance, obtained by Fox Information Digital, accused the filmmaker of “initially promising him [Dixon] profession development and inventive alternatives, corresponding to producing his pilot and casting him in his present, solely to topic him to escalating sexual harassment, assault and battery, {and professional} retaliation when Mr. Dixon didn’t return Mr. Perry’s undesirable advances.

Dixon mentioned he met Perry in September 2019 whereas working on the opening evening get together of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. In November 2019, Perry supplied Dixon a job in “Ruthless” that may “change his life,” in line with the grievance.

The filmmaker was beforehand named in a separate $260 million sexual abuse lawsuit filed by actor Derek Dixon. (Getty Pictures)

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Tyler Perry has denied all allegations outlined in a number of lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct. (Reuters)

Dixon claimed he was sexually assaulted by Perry in January 2020 and was supplied an everyday position in a sequence at “The Oval” the next month. After studying the script for the primary season, Dixon found that his character’s destiny was left up within the air within the season finale.

“Mr. Perry made it clear to Dixon that if Dixon ignored Perry or didn’t cope with the sexual innuendo, Dixon’s character would ‘die’ within the subsequent season. Certainly, Dixon’s character ‘Dale’ was shot 4 occasions within the chest on the finish of his first season on ‘The Oval,’ and Perry all the time held this over Mr. Dixon’s head, implying that ‘Dale’ would survive if Dixon stored Perry ‘pleased.'” grievance acknowledged.

After filming the scene, Dixon acknowledged that he went to Perry’s trailer and was groped by the star. In line with Dixon, he was sexually assaulted by Perry once more in 2021.

Perry has denied all allegations.

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Fox Information Digital’s Janelle Ash and The Related Press contributed to this report.