Former Tyler Perry Actor Video Resurfaces After Surprising Lawsuit

As followers and the trade proceed to reel over Tyler Perry”s stunning sexual assault lawsuit lobbed towards him by a former actor, a distinct actor is now again within the headlines. Test the breakdown.

As we informed you earlier this week, Black Hollywood was rocked when the information broke that the prolific author/director/producer was being sued for $260 million by Derek Dixon, an actor in Perry’s standard White Home drama “The Oval.” In response to courtroom paperwork, Dixon is accusing Perry of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and retaliation and claimed that claims that the “Madea” creator promised him profession development and inventive alternatives.

As soon as the swimsuit made its approach to social media, it jogged the reminiscence of one other accuser from the Perry universe: Christian Keyes. In December 2023, Keyes hopped on Instagram Stay and alleged that he had endured comparable conduct, particularly years of sexual harassment, by the hands of a really highly effective Hollywood determine years in the past.

On the time, he stated that this determine claimed he had a “payroll” of younger males at his beck and name and that different individuals had been beginning to come ahead with their destructive tales about him.

Whereas Keyes by no means talked about Perry by title, he did say that the person in query was a large, beloved determine and talked about that he started carrying a pen or keychain recorder round him starting in 2005. That 12 months simply so occurs to mark the identical 12 months he starred in Perry’s movie “Diary of a Mad Black Girl.”

Nonetheless, even with out the direct Perry point out, that did not hold individuals from mentioning Keyes and the potential connection his phrases could should this new case. It also needs to be price noting right here that apart from the preliminary video, Keyes has but to make some other public feedback concerning the allegations he revealed.

“I bear in mind when Christian Keyes had everybody taking part in Guess Who attempting to determine who was the black billionaire in Hollywood who needed him to bend over and seize his ankles,” wrote one consumer on X/Twitter. “MOST and I do imply MOST individuals thought it was Tyler Perry, and I don’t bear in mind too many individuals considering he was mendacity. Quick ahead a white man comes out and now it’s shake down as a result of Tyler Perry is a rich black man.”

“The identical story Derek Dixon is sharing of his alleged sexual assault from Tyler Perry is the SAME story Christian Keyes shared a couple of “Black Hollywood big” that he’s labored w/ for yrs earlier than he was bullied into deleting his movies from IG. Imagine survivors the FIRST time,” stated one other.

“To me this kinda confirms christian keyes allegations had been presumably about tyler perry, however since all people was tryna show him unsuitable and canine on him i believe he bought scared n stated it wasn’t. tyler bought a darkish spirit. simply take a look at the best way he depicts abuse of black girls in his work,” one different consumer wrote.

Added one other, “Christian Keyes was on tik tok some time again saying shit just like what Derek Dixon is saying however didn’t wish to title names. Everyone was within the feedback saying we knew he was referring to Tyler Perry. The individuals (myself included) been telling y’all for YEARS he was as much as no rattling good however, , “HE PAYS BLACK ACTORS”!!! Okay lady.”