Tyler Perry's accuser, Derek Dixon, claimed the assault began in 2020 after the filmmaker approached him to offer him a role.

If you don't know what Straw is about, it stars Taraji P. Henson. It's about a woman hitting her last straw after a string of failures lined up her day, from not having enough money for her daughter's school to being evicted, to job issues and much more. This leads to a desperate decision from her that turns her entire life upside down.

Actor, producer, director, and writer, Tyler Perry, is being accused of sexual assault by Derek Dixon, an actor who worked on the former’s BET political drama series, The Oval. TMZ was the first to deliver the news that will lock the pair in a legal battle after Dixon sued Perry for $260 million in damages.