Meghan abandons Tyler Perry after sexual harassment suit: Exclusive 

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(NewsNation) — Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan, may be about to debut her “second” season of her struggling Netflix show, “With Love, Meghan” — but Tyler Perry won’t be watching.

Sources have told me the Atlanta-based power producer is truly “bone deep” hurt after Meghan and Harry went radio silent since he was sued for sexual harassment in June.

“Harry and Meghan have said nothing — not one word — to him since the news came out,” one source said. 

“There have been no public proclamations or private calls. Nothing. And this is the man who saved them when they fled England. There is no loyalty; they only care about themselves.”

Tyler Perry sued for sexual harassment

Perry was sued in June by actor Derek Dixon for sexual harassment and assault.

Dixon alleged in his complaint that when he worked for Perry from January 2020 to June 2024, the writer-director-producer “sustained a pattern of workplace sexual harassment, assault and retaliation” according to court documents. Dixon briefly appeared in BET’s “Ruthless” before landing a role in Perry’s “The Oval,” appearing in 85 episodes from 2021 to 2025. 

In an explosive interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Dixon said, “I couldn’t just let [Perry] get away with this. Everyone deserves to go to work and do their job without their boss trying to have sex with them.”

After the lawsuit came out, Perry’s attorney Matthew Boyd denied the allegations and issued a statement that read in part: “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.”

While the accusations are horrific, Perry was still shocked that he never got even a mental health welfare “check-in” call from the Sussexes — or any support at all. 

Tyler Perry helped Meghan and Prince Harry

After all, in 2020, before he had even met the couple, he lent them and their young son Archie one of his mansions in Los Angeles, his security detail and flew them from Canada to LA on his private jet — all free of charge, according to the Times of London.

To thank him, the couple named Perry godfather to their daughter Lili and later spoke of his help in the Netflix docuseries, “Harry & Meghan,” saying: “I had never met him before. I was a wreck, just crying and crying. … Sometimes it’s easier to open up to someone who knows nothing at all.”

  • Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Tyler Perry
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“He did so much for them — and gets nothing in return,” a Perry friend fumed. “Not even a ‘Hey, how you holding up?’ call.”

Perry was notoriously silent on Meghan’s August 4 birthday — despite having publicly wished her “Happy birthday” in the past.

Meghan’s friendship struggles

This is not the first time Meghan has been a fickle friend.

She has gained a reputation for walking away from people when they no longer serve her or disappoint her.

Among the former friends are Victoria Beckham, Piers Morgan— whom she wooed for press when she first started visiting England — British socialite Lizzie Cundy, “Made in Chelsea” star Millie Mackintosh and, of course, her bestie, Jessica Mulroney.

Meghan and Mulroney were so close that Mulroney was on the phone with her when Harry proposed, and Mulroney’s sons and daughter were page boys and a flower girl in Meghan’s wedding to Harry.

The relationship came to an abrupt end in 2020 after Mulroney got into a spat with Canadian lifestyle blogger Sasha Exeter, who accused her of white privilege and bullying.

In an 11-minute video posted on Instagram, Exeter alleged Mulroney had threatened her connections with brands and sponsors after the women sent each other messages regarding a misunderstanding over a Black Lives Matter post.

Exeter said she got a text from Mulroney saying: “If you go to the press over this nonsense and threaten to go to your followers, I won’t be afraid to go to brands and tell them what you are doing to me.”

Soon after the spat, Mulroney was fired from her gig at “Good Morning America” and Canadian TV Shows — and Meghan stopped calling. 

Several months later, Mulroney issued a cryptic quote on Instagram about losing important people from her life: “Life changes. You lose love. You lose friends. You lose pieces of yourself that you never imagined would be gone. And then, without even realizing it, those pieces come back. New love enters. Better friends come along. And a stronger, wiser you is staring back in the mirror.”

Since then, Mulroney has said her friendship with Meghan was a “mistake” — something Perry is sure to agree with.

Reps for the Sussexes and Perry didn’t return emails. 

‘With Love, Meghan’ lacks big names

Meanwhile, Hollywood is taking notice that none of Meghan’s supposed famous friends are turning up in her “With Love” show. 

“There’s no Beyoncé, no Serena or Venus Williams, no Oprah… it’s just a bunch of D-Listers like Tan France and Chrissy Teigen. And they all are repped by the same agency (WME) as Meghan. Her other friends — her makeup artist — work for her. It’s just so weird,” one insider scoffed to me.

And while claiming her undying love for the Williams sisters, Meghan was notably absent from Venus Williams’ bachelorette party this summer.

As I exclusively reported in July, Venus sailed around Sardinia with a small group of girlfriends and her sister Serena celebrating her impending nuptials to actor Andrea Pretoria. 

The wedding will take place in September on the Amalfi Coast.

It will be interesting to see if Meghan and Harry got invited.

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