India, Dec. 27 -- Tyler Perry is facing a $77 million sexual assault lawsuit by an actor, Mario Rodriguez, who starred in Perry's 2016 film Boo! A Madea Halloween. The complaint, filed in a California state court, alleges unwanted sexual advances that span multiple years and settings. It also alleges sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

This lawsuit is the second one against Perry, which states that Perry uses his power in Hollywood to gain sexual favors and advances.

The complaint states that Rodriguez was first approached in a gym in 2014. A gym trainer in Los Angeles Equinox gym told him that Perry requested his phone number to talk about an acting position.

Perry later encouraged Rodriguez to audition fo...