Georgia’s Democrat governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms’ transition team is now being led by popular media mogul Tyler Perry. In recent years, Perry, most famous for his character Madea, has been accused of sexual assault and harassment. Bottoms won the governorship during November 3’s midterm elections, making it the first time the Southern state has had a Democrat in the position in two decades.
During a press conference on November 6, the former mayor of Atlanta revealed that she had chosen Perry to become a member of her transition team. Bottoms said, “Tyler Perry, entertainment mogul who is also a huge philanthropic part of our Georgia community and owns Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta” joined the team to usher in her administration.
Perry’s entertainment career started in the city of Atlanta, and his production company, Tyler Perry Studios, is also located in the Georgia city. This won’t be the first time that Perry and Bottoms have worked together. The newly elected governor worked as an executive producer on one of Perry’s television series for Netflix, known as “Miss Governor,” which is a political comedy that lasted only one season, coming to an end in 2025.
According to Breitbart News, the Georgia Democrat’s transition team also includes a number of other prominent individuals from the state. Arthur Blank, co-founder of Home Depot, former Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer, nonprofit leader Michelle Nunn, and Delta Air Lines executive Richard Cox, just to name a few.
Perry, who stumped for former Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election before ultimately losing it to President Donald Trump, was caught stuffing some fake bills into the underwear of a stripper during an Usher concert in October 2024. Just a year later, The Hill said, “Tyler Perry is reportedly being sued by The Oval actor Derek Dixon, who is accusing the Hollywood mogul of alleged sexual assault and years of harassment.”
Perry’s attorney, Matthew Boyd, put out a statement regarding the allegations, saying, “This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a scam… But Tyler will not be shaken down and we are confident these fabricated claims of harassment will fail.” Dixon stated later that he “couldn’t say no” to Perry’s alleged advances.
He also said that he was forced to lock himself in a bathroom out of fear he would be raped. In July 2025, Breitbart reported, “Actor and U.S. Army veteran Braxton Wells is accusing the Vice President of Tyler Perry Studios, Mark Swinton, of drugging and raping him three years ago before trying to silence him with a financial bribe and non-disclosure agreement.”
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The most recent incident involving allegations of sexual misconduct against Perry was reported by TMZ, an entertainment tabloid, that said in October 2026, Perry was engaged in a nasty legal battle with another sexual assault accuser, Mario Rodriguez. The situation stemmed from a series of private text messages exchanged between the two men.
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