Tyler Perry Says $77 Million S3xual A$$ault Lawsuit From 2nd Accuser Has No Basis In Fact Or Law & No Merit

Tyler Perry, Mario Rodriguez

Tyler Perry Says $77 Million S3xual A$$ault Lawsuit From 2nd Accuser Has No Basis In Fact Or Law & No Merit’

#TylerPerry is standing firm on his innocence.

Back in December 2025, Boo! A Madea Halloween actor Mario Rodriguez filed a $77 million s3xual battery lawsuit against Tyler. Mario alleges that Tyler made multiple unwanted s3xual advances toward him starting in 2016. This legal action followed a similar lawsuit from Derek Dixon, who has also previously worked with Tyler.

In court docs obtained by TMZ, Tyler slammed Mario’s allegations, saying they have “no basis in fact or law and no merit.” Tyler further claims that Mario treated him like a personal bank after receiving “a very minor role in a single” film.

According to Tyler, Mario only began asserting that their relationship was nonconsensual after Tyler stopped covering expenses such as rent, car payments, medical bills, and other unpaid costs. The filmmaker is now asking the court to dismiss the lawsuit.