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Tyler Perry isn’t happy about his sexual assault accuser, Mario Rodriguez, making private texts between them public amid their legal battle.
As reported by TMZ, Perry alleged in court documents that he handed over private text messages to Rodriguez as part of the $77 million lawsuit under the agreement that they would remain confidential. However, the text messages have since been made public, which Perry isn’t happy about because some of the conversations discuss financial agreements between them. He claimed that Rodriguez does not have the right to release the private messages, and by doing so he’s caused unnecessary embarrassment to his public image as a successful filmmaker.
In the lawsuit, which was filed last year, Rodriguez alleged that Perry made multiple unwanted sexual advances and once “grabbed his penis” during an incident in 2018. Rodriguez, who had a minor role in Boo! A Madea Halloween as “Frat Guy #10,” said he met Perry at a gym in 2015 and was offered a small role in one of his projects. Through his attorney, Alex Spiro, Perry and his company denied the allegations.
"Having recently failed in another matter against Mr. Perry, the very same lawyer has now made yet another demand from more than a decade ago, which will also be a failed money grab," Spiro said, later adding that the allegations “have no basis in fact and law and no merit.”
After the lawsuit was filed, text messages between the two were made public, and Rodriguez denied that the friendly nature of their exchanges contradicted the claims made in the lawsuit. “When someone has influence over your career, your income, your future, you don't feel free. Survivors often stay cordial. They often ask for help when they feel desperate,” said Rodriguez. “That does not mean abuse didn't happen. Those text messages were sent at a time when I was especially vulnerable, as can be seen from the context.”
