Overview
- Mario Rodriguez filed the civil suit on Dec. 25 in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging repeated unwanted advances and sexual battery over several years at Perry’s Los Angeles home.
- The complaint details incidents in 2016, 2018 and 2019, including claims of groping, an attempted unbuckling of pants, and $5,000 payments after refusals.
- Lionsgate is named as a defendant, with Rodriguez alleging the distributor ignored or enabled misconduct linked to the 2016 film Boo! A Madea Halloween.
- Rodriguez is represented by attorney Jonathan Delshad, who says text messages will support the case and that his client seeks a jury trial.
- This is the second civil case against Perry this year, following Derek Dixon’s separate suit now in federal court in Georgia; no criminal charges have been announced in either matter.