Tyler Perry, the entertainment mogul, is pushing back against a $77 million s*xual assault lawsuit filed against him, with his legal team describing the claims as “frivolous” and a blatant attempt to extort money from him.
On December 25, Mario Rodriguez, who appeared with Perry in
2016’s ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween,’ sued the billionaire filmmaker for alleged
s*xual battery and assault.
He claimed the filmmaker subjected him to unwanted s*xual advances on multiple occasions between 2014 and 2019.
Perry’s attorneys, including high-profile lawyer Alex Spiro,
however, filed a formal response on February 27 in Los Angeles county superior
court denying allegations made by Rodriguez.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Perry, who
wrote, directed and starred in the film in which Rodriguez has “a very minor
role”, said the allegations outlined in the lawsuit “have no basis in fact or
law and no merit”.
In the court filing, Perry’s legal team argued that after
being cast in a small role, Rodriguez “repeatedly turned to Perry as his
personal piggy bank,” allegedly requesting financial assistance for his
apartment, car, unpaid bills, and even medical services.
According to the filing, when Perry, 56, stopped providing
money, Rodriguez resorted to fabricating allegations of a nonconsensual
relationship to “ignite a media firestorm” and secure a financial payout.
In June 2025, Derek Dixon, another film star, sued Perry for
$260 million over alleged s*xual harassment.
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