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article Tyler Perry flew back to Georgia to vote in the Senate runoff races. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE) ATLANTA – The actor who filed a $260 million lawsuit against Atlanta resident and movie mogul Tyler Perry for alleged sexual harassment, assault, and retaliation is speaking publicly for the first time. PREVIOUS STORY: Tyler Perry hit with $260M lawsuit over …

Derek Dixon, the actor who raised allegations of sexual harassment against Tyler Perry, has broken his silence after suing the producer and media mogul for $260 million last month. In his first interview since filing the bombshell lawsuit in June, “The Oval” actor Dixon told the Hollywood Reporter, “I couldn’t just let [Perry] get away with this.” Dixon alleged in …