Two months after being formally served, filmmaker Tyler Perry has responded to the $260 million civil lawsuit filed by former Tyler Perry’s The Oval forged member Derrick Dixon. Perry’s authorized staff filed a movement to dismiss the case, denying all of Dixon’s claims and accusing the previous actor of pursuing the connection for monetary achieve.

The lawsuit was initially filed by Dixon, who alleges Perry made undesirable sexual advances. Nonetheless, in response to authorized analyst experiences, Perry’s movement to dismiss hinges on a technical declare concerning jurisdiction.

The movement asserts that California is the fallacious jurisdiction for the case, arguing that each one of Perry’s enterprise with Dixon was performed in Georgia, the place Tyler Perry Studios is situated. The submitting successfully accuses Dixon of “discussion board buying,” or selecting a courtroom jurisdiction that may be most favorable to his lawsuit, moderately than the state the place the alleged occasions came about.

Along with the jurisdictional problem, Perry’s response denied the allegations of undesirable advances. He as a substitute claimed that Dixon was “cultivating a relationship for monetary achieve,” suggesting the lawsuit is with out benefit and must be thrown out.