$260M LAWSUIT SLAMMED ON TYLER PERRY OVER ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT and more.

 

$260M LAWSUIT SLAMMED ON TYLER PERRY OVER ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT.

By BBC News and rewritten by Princess Adzafi

 

In the world of Showbiz, Tyler Perry has been seen as a Hollywood heavyweight playwright and a billionaire media mogul who has just been hit with a $260 million sexual abuse lawsuit.

Actor Derek Dixon, famous for his role in the series "The Oval," one of Perry’s works, recently filed a $260 million lawsuit against Tyler Perry, with an alleged sexual harassment, assault and emotional abuse.

In Dixon’s file, he mentioned that all he wanted was a professional encounter with Perry but his dream became a nightmare. “I thought I had finally found someone who believed in me,” Dixon reportedly told his legal team. According to Dixon, his professional encounter which began in 2019 during the opening of Tyler Perry Studios allegedly grew into unwanted advances, sexual text messages and most of all, unwanted physical contact.

The actor claims that Perry used his power to manipulate him into silence, with a threat to kill off his character if he failed to comply. He further said that he was left with anxiety, PTSD, and financial loss after walking away from his role as a result of the emotional toll that had been placed on him.

Perry’s lawyer has also denied the allegations and called the lawsuit a “scam to make money”. In an interview with Perry’s attorney Matthew Boyd, he told the BBC, “This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing but a setting up scam, but Tyler will not be shaken down.”

For Dixon Derek, this lawsuit isn’t just about money, “it’s about being heard”, he said in a message which was shared by his attorneys. “It’s about making sure this doesn’t happen to anyone else.”

As the legal process unfolds, both men are at a pivotal moment, one seeking justice while the other defending a legacy built over the decades and in the middle stands the entertainment world that is watching closely at the heartbreaking allegations against one of their all-time favourite playwright.

 “FROM NEWSROOM TO FARMLAND": The Story of Araba Koomson - News Analysis

1. Image Representation Analysis

The image does not depict accurately represent the headline "From newsroom to farmland." This is because, the interviewee, Araba Koomson appears to be dressed in a formal attire which depicts an interview or media setting and nothing about being on a farm. Instead of the urban-like setting, a rural or agricultural setting could have been used or an image of Araba in a farming gear could have been used.

2. Emotional Tone:

Rather than the feeling of urgency or controversy, the image evokes warmth. This is because Araba Koomson is smiling warmly, giving that friendly and open notion to viewers or audiences. The setting is green showing serenity and calmness and peace, not one of urgency.

3. Visual Bias  and manipulation Analysis

There is a little sense of bias in the image. This is because the visual framing of Araba Koomson who is polished depicts nothing associated to farming or agriculture but instead a media personality or a formal interview setting.

4. Framing Techniques

In terms of framing, the close-up shot was used, showing Araba's facial expressions, attire and personality and that kept the viewer's attention on her past media identity instead of her environment or her new agricultural identity. Also, there is no farming element present in the frame, thereby contradicting the "farmland" narrative.

5. Story Depth Analysis:

The image does not add depth to the story. This is because, there are no clues about her current life on the farm, no storytelling elements like farming tools or farming setting that could have shown her evolution from the media to agriculture, and there is also no "before and after" visual narrative to show the transformation. Therefore, the image only reinforces the headline.

6. Alternative Image analysis:

Yes a different image could change the reader's perception of the news. The reader would immediately understand the transition of the former media personality into an agriculturalist provided Araba was shown in a farm setting, in a farm gear or holding tools.

7. Comparison with Other Coverage

In comparison to others covering the same story, The story is exclusive only to Citinews.

8. Cultural Significance

Yes the image is culturally significant although nothing about culture is seen at first glance. But on a second glance the image depicts a modern Ghanaian female professional identity.

 

NEWS ANALYSIS OF "ONE DEAD, ANOTHER INJURES IN SHOOTING INCIDENT AT A NAMING CEREMONY IN GBAWE"

Story by Citinewsroom

1. Image Accuracy

The image which shows a gun strongly depicts violence but doesn't accurately represent the headline. There is no reference to a naming ceremony, Gbawe which is the place of the incident or even the injured persons.

2. Emotional analysis

The image evokes urgency because the smoke coming out of the pulse Ghana used an image which showed people seated at the ceremony sitting under a tree, some women clad in white cloth who looked like queenmothers and the celebrants who are all seated in a state of emotional tragedy and disbelief.

3. Cultural and Political Significance

The image is not culturally or politically significant. The has a western-like photo of a gun often used in movies and so does not reflect Ghanaian culture.

4. The image does depict manipulation in any way but is instead a symbolic image and not an actual photo fromthe Gbawe shooting.

In this image, the lighting used is quite contrasting. This is because, the gun has a shiny appearance and then there is a dark background but that contrast makes the image give a tense feel. The gun barrel and the smoke are also greatly focused while every other element is blurred.

 

5. No the image does not add depth to the news headline. There is only an image of a smoking gun which shows someone has just been shot but there is no hint of the naming ceremony or a gathering.

 

6. Yes a different image would change the viewer's perception of the story. If there was an image which showed the crying mother or grieving family or even the venue of the event with blood stains on the ground, the viewer would have understood the headline at first glance.

 

7. Pulse Ghana used an image which showed people seated at the ceremony sitting under a tree, some women clad in white cloth who looked like queen mothers and the celebrants who are all seated in a state of emotional tragedy and disbelief.