In his first interview since filing a $260 million sexual assault claim against the Madea creator, actor Derek Dixon says he felt compelled to go public because “everyone deserves to go to work and do their job without their boss trying to have sex with them.

Tyler Perry accuser Derek Dixon came forward with his allegations because “I couldn’t just let him get away with this,” he says in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “There are always attempts to resolve situations like this privately,

Everyone deserves to go to work and do their job without their boss trying to have sex with them,” said actor Derek Dixon.