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Tyler Perry’s intersexual battle accuser allegedly begged nan filmmaker for money earlier filing a $77 cardinal lawsuit.
Mario Rodriguez, who had an acting domiciled successful “Boo! A Madea Halloween,” allegedly contacted Perry successful August to opportunity he was struggling financially amid unspecified wellness issues.
“brother haven’t been emotion good confused and lil nauseous I sewage humor activity thinks its my teeth I cognize it’s nary of your business idk what do I cognize I promised you I would ne'er inquire you for anything, but if it is what I deliberation it is, I don’t deliberation I could do it connected my ain because I hardly salary my bills,” Rodriguez allegedly sent Perry connected Aug. 31, according to matter messages obtained by Page Six.
Rodriguez allegedly admitted he was “scared af,” noting he didn’t want to “get sepsis for illustration [his] dada and walk away.”
He allegedly continued, “feel sick astir days ne'er told anybody this but my mom and everybody is starting to announcement my collapsed ass. Don’t person insurance. i’d ne'er dishonesty to you, but I deliberation that’s what wrong.”
Rodriguez allegedly claimed he’d “always been healthy” but said he’d been “waking up confused and dizzy” lately.
“I conscionable can’t spell to nan expert because l can’t moreover spend it. I don’t want anything. I conscionable wanna beryllium OK. frightened brother,” he concluded.
It’s unclear if Perry responded, arsenic nan screenshot — which was sent to america by a friend of his — was trim off.
In different matter exchange, Rodriguez allegedly praised Perry, thanked him for nan opportunity of appearing successful his 2016 drama and said he loved him.
“Just cognize that I emotion you and I convey you for everything. I admit you to nan moon,” Rodriguez allegedly sent Perry successful November 2024.
“you sewage my Mexican ass retired of a batch of bad places and I conscionable wanna show you convey you. I can’t bargain you anything, but I conscionable wanna show you that your boy correct present appreciates you much than anything.”
Rodriguez allegedly went on, “straight from my bosom bro thing I wouldn’t do for you man anyways bask your clip and I dream I spot you again soon.”
Perry, 56, allegedly replied, “Happy Thanksgiving my friend. Yeap you’ve been done it. I’m gladsome you’re doing well. You don’t person to springiness maine a point aliases salary maine a thing. I’m conscionable gladsome you’re good.”
Rodriguez allegedly responded by letting Perry cognize he’s “still going done it” but quickly noted that he’s “a survivor.”
“I’m gladsome that you’re my friend and I emotion you bro respectfully,” he allegedly signed off.
Perry’s attorney, Alex Spiro, told Page Six successful a statement, “I said it before, and I will opportunity it again: This is thing but a $77 cardinal money drawback scam.”
Meanwhile, Rodriguez’s attorney, Jonathan Delshad, did not instantly respond to our petition for comment.
Rodriguez revenge his suit against Perry past week successful Los Angeles Superior Court, accusing him of aggregate instances of intersexual assault.
According to nan suit, Rodriguez was approached by a trainer astatine an Equinox gym successful 2015 astir gathering pinch Perry to talk a imaginable acting domiciled arsenic a “very good-looking assemblage student” successful a movie that later became “Boo! A Madea Halloween.”
After auditioning for and accepting nan part, Rodriguez was allegedly invited to Perry’s LA location to person drinks and watch a movie successful his theater.
Perry allegedly “put his hands connected Mr. Rodiguez’s legs and began rubbing his soul thigh correct adjacent to his penis,” Rodriguez alleged claiming that aft he rejected nan advances, Perry said to him, “Man, if you would conscionable come, I would return attraction of your for nan remainder of your life, and you wouldn’t person to interest astir anything. I cognize you’ll travel around.”
Once filming for “Boo! A Madea Halloween” wrapped successful 2016, Perry allegedly invited Rodriguez to his location to talk different acting opportunities. According to nan suit, Perry allegedly grabbed Rodriguez’s “leg correct on his penis,” aft which Rodriguez left.
In 2018, Perry allegedly invited Rodriguez to Mastro’s Steakhouse successful Beverly Hills to talk a domiciled in his bid “The Oval,” which premiered successful 2019.
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After dinner, they allegedly went to Perry’s home, wherever he “tightly hugged” Rodriguez and told him to “hold on” arsenic he tried to unbuckle nan actor’s pants.
“Mr. Perry reached into Mr. Rodriguez’s underwear and grabbed his penis. Mr. Perry was making intersexual moaning noises and saying, ‘Stay here, enactment here,’ while he pressed his assemblage against Mr. Rodriguez and continued to drawback his penis,” nan suit alleged.
After Rodriguez managed to free himself, Perry allegedly apologized and paid him $5,000.
On different juncture successful 2019, Perry allegedly grabbed Rodriguez’s manus and placed it connected his penis, saying, “If you were to conscionable beryllium pinch me, I would return attraction of you, and you wouldn’t person to ever interest astir anything.”
When Rodriguez declined Perry’s advances, nan second allegedly paid nan erstwhile different $5,000.
Rodriguez’s suit comes six months aft different actor, Derek Dixon — who starred successful “The Oval” — filed a $260 cardinal lawsuit against Perry, alleging akin behavior.
“Having precocious grounded successful different matter against Mr. Perry, nan very aforesaid lawyer [Delshad] has now made yet different request from much than a decade ago, which will besides beryllium a grounded money grab,” Spiro told america successful consequence to Rodriguez’s filing.
In consequence to Dixon’s filing, Perry’s erstwhile attorney, Matthew Boyd, antecedently told us, “This is an individual who sewage adjacent to Tyler Perry for what now appears to beryllium thing much than mounting up a scam. But Tyler will not beryllium shaken down, and we are assured these fabricated claims of harassment will fail.”
If you aliases personification you cognize is affected by immoderate of nan issues raised successful this story, telephone nan Sexual Assault Hotline astatine 1-800-330-0226.
