Derek Dixon, the actor who raised allegations of sexual harassment against Tyler Perry, has broken his silence after suing the producer and media mogul for $260 million last month.

Avi Small, the press secretary to Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, is being investigated after another aide accused him of inappropriate touching.

In an email interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Dixon said he felt compelled to act. “I couldn’t just let him get away with this,” he said. “Everyone deserves to go to work and do their job without their boss trying to have sex with them,