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New York Post
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Billionaire Tyler Perry reveals why he fired his aunt and financially cut off family members: I'm not ‘welfare'
Tyler Perry is keeping his (credit) cards close to his chest. The media mogul, who amassed a net worth upwards of $1.4 billion, revealed that he doesn't believe in providing family members with handouts. What's more, the Hollywood filmmaker said that he once went so far as to fire his aunt from a job because she didn't take it seriously enough. 4 Tyler Perry revealed that he doesn't believe in providing family members with handouts. YouTube / Kirk Franklin Perry detailed his firm stance on finances during an appearance on YouTube series 'Den of Kings,' saying that the unidentified relative would always ask for money. 'She said she wanted a job. She would always call asking for money, I would send her the money,' he told host Kirk Franklin and fellow guests Derrick Hayes and Jay 'Jeezy' Jenkins. 'I said, 'Listen, I want to help you. I want to help you build this thing, not be welfare to you. So, let me give you a job.'' But the 'Madea Goes to Jail' star said his aunt was constantly calling off sick, which forced him to put his foot down. ''Well, you gotta go,'' he recalled telling her. 'Because you want me to hand you the money, but you don't want to work for it. See, that doesn't work for me.' Perry, who was recently slapped with a $250M sexual assault suit, admitted that he has adopted a similar approach when raising his 10-year-old son, Aman. 'I don't believe in giving us things that are just going to handicap us,' he shared. 'That is the worst thing you can do.' 4 The Hollywood filmmaker has amassed a net worth upwards of $1.4 billion. Tyler Perry / Facebook The director said that he sent letters to family members that his mother had asked him to help out with financially after she died in 2009. In the letter, he told his family members they had 60 days to get a job. 'I'm not going to keep supporting you like that,' he told them, adding that all family members ended up finding employment. 'And it wasn't even, like, jobs where they made a lot of money, but it was a job,' he said. 'It was something else for them to do, feel some pride in. That's the same thing I would want someone to do for me.' 4 Tyler Perry pictured with his late mom, Maxine (right) and aunt, Mayola. FilmMagic Perry currently boasts a net worth of $1.4 billion, according to Forbes. He owns 100% of the projects he creates, with his most successful franchise to date, 'Madea,' grossing over $660 million. It's not the first time Perry had opened up about his parenting choices. During an appearance on 'The Sherri Shepherd Show' in December 2024, the filmmaker revealed that his son only gets 'books and Legos' for Christmas, and that the pair fly coach. 'He was complaining once, this was about five years ago, he was complaining about flying commercial because the lines were so long,' he shared. Perry said that he and Aman's mother, Gelila Bekele, came to a mutual agreement that their child would be flying commercial from then on out. 4 Perry owns 100% of the projects he creates, with his most successful franchise to date, 'Madea,' grossing over $660 million. Chip Bergman 'So he understands, I worked, he did not. So when he works, he can learn that lesson,' he said. 'He's not gonna be one of those ridiculously spoiled rich kids, I can't stand that. He ain't got no money.'
New York Post
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Tyler Perry's accuser breaks silence weeks after $250M sexual assault suit: ‘I couldn't stay silent anymore'
'The Oval' actor Derek Dixon has broken his silence after accusing Hollywood filmmaker Tyler Perry of sexual assault and harassment in a bombshell $250 million lawsuit last month. 'I couldn't just let him get away with this,' Dixon told The Hollywood Reporter. 'Everyone deserves to go to work and do their job without their boss trying to have sex with them.' 'My goal is to help ensure that the next generation of actors and creatives don't have to choose between their dreams and their dignity.' 5 Actor Derek Dixon has broken his silence after accusing Hollywood filmmaker Tyler Perry of sexual assault and harassment. Instagram/derek_dixon Dixon claimed he was 'too afraid to come forward' over fears of negative attention saying, 'This is why people, especially men, don't come forward.' 'I knew it would be awful. And I was right,' he added. The actor was then asked if he had tried settling the dispute with Perry in private. 'There are always attempts to resolve situations like this privately, but they never result in the type of change necessary to protect further victims,' he told the outlet. 'At the end of the day my absolute fear is that he will be able to continue doing this without any major consequences.' 5 Perry was slapped with a bombshell $250 million lawsuit last month. @tylerperry/Instagram Dixon claimed that for a long time, he tried to bury his alleged experience, telling himself it 'was part of the industry, or that I had to accept it to keep working.' 'But eventually, I couldn't stay silent anymore,' he added. In court documents obtained by The Post last month, Dixon sued Perry, 55, for alleged sexual assault and sexual harassment in a complaint filed with the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles. The actor claimed Perry 'took his success and power and used his considerable influence in the entertainment industry to create a coercive, sexually exploitative dynamic' between them when he worked on the set of 'The Oval' and 'Ruthless.' 5 'I couldn't just let him get away with this,' the 'Oval' actor said of the Hollywood filmmaker. Instagram/derek_dixon The 'Madea Goes to Jail' star quickly denied the allegations. 'This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a scam,' Perry's attorney Matthew Boyd told The Post last month. 'But Tyler will not be shaken down and we are confident these fabricated claims of harassment will fail.' In his filing, Dixon claimed that he was almost raped by Perry while once again visiting the entertainment mogul's Georgia home in June 2021. He alleged that Perry pulled down his underwear and groped his butt after asking for a 'good night' hug. 5 In court documents obtained by The Post last month, Perry, 55, was sued for alleged sexual assault and sexual harassment in a complaint filed with the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles. Getty Images 'Rather than arguing, Dixon complied, at which point Perry reached out and yanked Dixon's underwear down from behind,' the lawsuit read. 'Perry then began to vigorously grab, grope, and play with Dixon's buttocks in a sexual manner. Dixon was naked, stunned and seized by tremendous fear.' 'Dixon started to tell Perry that he 'did not want [his] underwear down,' that Dixon 'didn't want to be naked,' and that Dixon 'didn't want this,'' the suit alleged. 'Dixon quickly reached to pull his underwear back up. As soon as he did, Perry grabbed Dixon's reaching arm with a tight grip and held fast.' According to the court documents, Dixon was able to distract Perry and change the subject before the alleged incident went any further. Besides his many accusations against Perry, Dixon also included several years' worth of alleged text message exchanges between the pair in his filing. 5 The 'Madea Goes to Jail' star denied the allegations. Instagram Dixon is suing Perry and Tyler Perry Studios for quid pro quo sexual harassment, work environment harassment, sexual harassment, workplace gender violence, sexual battery, sexual assault, retaliation, and more. He is also seeking $260 million in damages.
Hindustan Times
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Tyler Perry lawsuit: Old video of Christian Keyes accusing ‘poweful man' of sexually harassing him resurfaces
Tyler Perry is making headlines after being accused of sexual harassment, workplace gender violence and sexual assault in a lawsuit by actor Derek Dixon, who isseeking at least $260 million in damages. However, this is not the first time Perry has come under fire. In a December 2023Instagram live, Christian Keyes, an actor and writer whose novel 'Ladies Night' was adapted in the BET+ show 'All the Queen's Men,' spoke out against alleged abuse he had faced, specifically referring to a 'powerful man' in Hollywood who he accused of sexually harassing him. While Keyes did not name his alleged abuser, several internet sleuths speculated that he was talking about Perry. Perry employed Keyes in his stage plays 'Madea Goes to Jail' and 'What's Done in the Dark,' and also produced 'All the Queen's Men.' Keyes said in his video at the time that his abuser had several Black people on a payroll. 'You get a grown-a** man that knows you're heterosexual and you're sleeping off Hennessey in his guest room, because he says it's safe...I'm 5 full Hennesseys down and not short Hennesseys either. And this dude tries to climb in the bed with you, so you spaz out, push him out," Keyes said while talking the alleged sexual assault. Social media users are now drawing similarities between Keyes and Dixon's allegations against Perry. 'Actor Derek A Dixon and Christian Keyes stories are extremely similar, and both men continued working with the abuser. Both victims never called the police nor filed a police report,'one X user wrote. 'remember Christian Keyes made this video about Tyler Perry (allegedly) last year? I remember a blind item saying he was paid off, but more people will come forward about TP. I guess where there's smoke, there is fire,' another said. One user wrote, 'The same story Derek Dixon is sharing of his alleged sexual assault from Tyler Perry is the SAME story Christian Keyes shared about a 'Black Hollywood giant' that he's worked w/ for yrs before he was bullied into deleting his videos from IG. Believe survivors the FIRST time.' Dixon's lawsuit accused Perry of using 'his power and influence to molest, abuse, and sexually assault impressionable and vulnerable employees and actors who look to him for guidance and mentorship,' according to The has denied the allegations, with his attorney, Matthew Boyd, saying in a statement, 'This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a scam. But Tyler will not be shaken down and we are confident these fabricated claims of harassment will fail.'
