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Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Tyler Perry net worth: A look at media mogul's wealth amid sexual harassment allegations
Tyler Perry has been accused of sexual harassment, workplace gender violence and sexual assault in a lawsuit by actor Derek Dixon. Dixon accused Perry of using his influence and power to create a 'coercive, sexually exploitative dynamic,' according to The Guardian. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles last week. Dixon, who worked on Perry's shows Ruthless and The Oval, alleged in the suit that the media mogul, who is the billionaire star of the Madea film series, subjected him to 'escalating sexual harassment, assault and battery' after promising career advancement. Dixon claimed that he was abused and harassed by Perry while he 'held direct control over his employment, compensation, and creative opportunities.' Dixon also alleged that he would face retaliation for not responding favorably to Perry's advances. Perry is an extremely powerful figure in Hollywood. He has his own massive film and TV studios in Atlanta, as well as a partnership with the Oprah Winfrey Network. Major studios often film movies on Perry's lot. Perry, who successfully established himself as one of the leading media moguls, has a net worth of $1.4 billion, according to Forbes. Per Fandomwire, his Madea franchise hugely contributed to his whopping net worth. Perry, who owns the rights to Madea, netted $290 million in profits from the movies, with the franchise grossing over $660 million at the global box office, according to an October 2024 article on Fandomwire. His work as a producer through his company Tyler Perry Studios also largely contributed to his net worth. His studio has a 330-acre production facility in Atlanta, Georgia. The studio, which houses 12 sound stages, has been used for the production of movies like Black Panther and shows like Hawkeye. Talking about the importance of owning his own production facility, Perry said in an interview with Moviefone last year, 'When I first got in, I would see millions of dollars wasted. I've seen hours and hours wasted on bad decisions. So, I like to be efficient, make the right decisions, get in and get out, and get the show done.' Meanwhile, Perry has denied the allegation made by Dixon. 'This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a scam,' Matthew Boyd, Perry's attorney, said in a statement to media. 'But Tyler will not be shaken down and we are confident these fabricated claims of harassment will fail.'
News18
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Who Is Tristen Epps? All You Need To Know About The Top Chef Season 22 Winner
Last Updated: Here is everything you need to know about Tristen Epps, who bagged the winning trophy in season 22 of Top Chef. Season 22 of the reality show Top Chef, featuring several aspiring chefs competing for the coveted title, has come to an end, and we got the winner – Tristen Epps. He has showcased impeccable culinary skills, impressing the judges to creatively whip up every storm to escape the elimination rounds. Throughout the entire season featuring 14 episodes, he has won hearts of the judges and foodies around the world. On the final episode of the cooking reality show Top Chef season 2, Tristen Epps was crowned the winner after competing against two other finalists – Bailey Sullivan and Shuai Wang. Making his fans proud, Epps prepared a four-course meal to ace the final challenge of the game. Additionally, it was the progressive meaning of his dishes and the Afro-Caribbean roots which got the likes from judges, including Richard Blais and Gregory Goudet. Talking about his extraordinary dish that helped Epps to win the season, it featured his mission to 'un-colonise" food. As per a report by Fandomwire, for the first course, he prepared monkfish served alongside pickled turnips and baccalà mbongo. Following this, the second course featured Pollo 'dorengo" with shrimp toast and shellfish jus, the third dish-oxtail Milanese with curry butter and bone marrow gremolata, and the final and fourth one was a tropical root vegetable cake with plantain cream and cassareep sorbet. All of them were incredibly thoughtful and prepared to leave a mark among food enthusiasts around the world. Who Is Tristen Epps? Coming to Tristen Epps, who won the 22nd season of Bravo's Top Chef, the maestro hails from Trinidad, a country in the Caribbean. Although he bagged the winning trophy, mid-way during the show, he had already given up his dream after the passing of his father. Nevertheless, he gained courage, and dedicated his victory to his late dad. After his win, he reportedly said, 'I didn't do it for me; I did it for so many people. Somebody believed in me enough on their deathbed," leaving his fans moved. Right from his childhood, Epps had a liking towards cooking, and while he travelled the world with his military mother, he developed cooking as his passion. Ahead of appearing in Top Chef, Epps has also appeared in a number of cooking reality TV shows. Talking about his professional education, he has a degree in Culinary Arts and Food & Beverage Industry Management, which he pursued from Johnson & Wales in Charlotte, New York. Following gaining valuable cooking lessons, he participated in ABC's The Taste in 2014 and a number of series, including All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate, The Taste, Chopped and also Top Chef in 2006. First Published:
