Actor Derek Dixon, who is suing media mogul Tyler Perry over allegations of sexual assault and harassment, has detailed his claims in an on-screen interview for the first time.

Dixon, who appeared in Perry’s long-running political drama The Oval and its spin-off Ruthless , filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles back in June, in which he claimed Perry used his “success and power [and] considerable influence in the entertainment industry to create a coercive, sexually exploitative dynamic”.

In the complaint, Dixon said he was promised “career advancements” by Perry only to “subject him to escalating sexual harassment, assault and battery, and professional retaliation when Mr Dixon did not reciprocate Mr Perry’s unwanted advances”.

Dixon is seeking $260 million (approx. £192,00,000) in damages.

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