Derek Dixon, the actor who filed a $260 million lawsuit against Tyler Perry accusing the entertainment mogul of sexual harassment, assault and retaliation, spoke out for the first time in an email interview with 'The Hollywood Reporter.

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.

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