{"podcast":{"title":"Fame Under Fire","slug":"fame-under-fire-7112578","podcast_index_feed_id":7112578,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p0k61syt.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0k61syt","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0n5w99x.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":121,"summary":"Celebrities, athletes, politicians, influencers and even royalty can all land in the firing line. Why does it matter? Because we invest in them. We give them space in our homes, our budgets, our feeds, and sometimes, our hearts. We put them on pedestals. So when they fall, we want the truth. But in an age of AI-generated \"evidence\", misinformation, and unqualified newsfluencers, separating fact from fiction is a full-time job. Hot on the heels of covering the Diddy trial, Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty is up for the challenge. Each week on Fame Under Fire, she'll take a detailed look at the topics dominating the headlines. With the help of expert guests, she'll myth bust, debunk, pre-bunk, fact check and get to the truth behind the timeline. Got questions? We've got answers. Subscribe to Fame Under Fire on BBC Sounds and turn on push notifications so you never miss an episode. We'll let you know as soon as new episodes are available.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T06:20:27.443672+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fame-under-fire-7112578"},"episode":{"title":"Tyler Perry to fight new sexual assault allegations","slug":"tyler-perry-to-fight-new-sexual-assault-allegations","published_at":"2026-01-29T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fame-under-fire-7112578/tyler-perry-to-fight-new-sexual-assault-allegations","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fame-under-fire-7112578","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002qpfq","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0mxlqpq.mp3","summary":"Hollywood film-maker Tyler Perry is facing a second sexual assault lawsuit by an actor employed on one of his productions. Actor Mario Rodriquez claims Perry carried out a series of unwanted sexual advances, some of which happened in Perry’s Los Angeles home. The claims follow an existing sexual assault claim by another actor called Derek Dixon. He was also employed by Perry and is suing for $260 million in damages. Both claims have been filed by the same lawyer. Tyler Perry’s legal team has strongly denied all the allegations in both lawsuits, saying they are a “scam.” Responding to the Rodriquez claim, Perry’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, says it will be “another failed money grab.” New York based attorney and legal analyst Terri Austin walks presenter Amber Haque through the two cases. Host: Amber Haque Series Producer: Jim Frank Senior Impact Producer: Melanie Stewart-Smith Production Coordinator: Hattie Valetine Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford Editor: Clare Fordham Assistant Commissioning Producer: Rechmial Miller Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts","meta_description":"Hollywood film-maker Tyler Perry is facing a second sexual assault lawsuit by an actor employed on one of his productions. Actor Mario Rodriquez claims Pe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1334,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fame-under-fire-7112578/episodes/tyler-perry-to-fight-new-sexual-assault-allegations/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fame-under-fire-7112578/tyler-perry-to-fight-new-sexual-assault-allegations.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}