Nationwide — Essie Berry, nationally revered victims advocate and widow of TV legend Fred “Rerun” Berry, is asking out Tyler Perry Studios and its Vice President Mark Swinton for what she says is a focused effort to intimidate, silence, and emotionally injury famend media character and journalist Storm Monroe.
Monroe, identified globally for his brave reporting and dedication to giving victims a platform, on YouTube not too long ago lined a rape allegation involving an worker of Tyler Perry Studios—an incident additionally reported by greater than 30 different media shops. Nonetheless, Monroe was uniquely singled out, receiving threatening authorized correspondence and, throughout a reside YouTube broadcast on August 11, 2025, a textual content message that triggered a extreme emotional breakdown, anxiousness assaults, and ongoing skilled hurt.
“Storm Monroe was threatened merely for giving somebody a voice. That isn’t solely improper—it’s a violation of his rights,” stated Berry. “And I cannot stay silent whereas individuals in energy use cash and legal professionals to bully journalists like Storm Monroe into concern.
Authorized threats in opposition to Monroe have been reportedly delivered by lawyer Darrell D. Miller of Fox Rothschild LLP, on behalf of Tyler Perry Studios and/or Vice President Mark Swinton.
Storm Monroe voluntarily eliminated the contested content material as of August 7, 2025, but no comparable motion was taken in opposition to the handfuls of different shops who lined the identical story.
Berry believes these actions represent:
• Intentional infliction of emotional misery (Civil Code § 1708.7)
• Suppression of free speech below shade of legislation (42 U.S.C. § 1983)
• Violation of the First Modification and California Press Protections
As a mandated reporter, Berry emphasizes that threatening somebody legally obligated to report abuse will not be solely unethical—it’s probably felony.
It has additionally come to mild that the alleged rape sufferer reportedly acquired a settlement of over half one million {dollars} from Tyler Perry Studios or its representatives, Vice President Mark Swinton.
Berry feedback, “If there was nothing to cover, why pay out over $500,000 to a sufferer to any cheap individual—particularly to a sufferer, until you might be responsible? Storm Monroe, as a prime journalist on YouTube, and Berry, as a victims advocate, say this type of payout raises actual questions on whether or not one thing was being lined up. And silencing those that ask these questions solely makes it look worse.”
She continues, “Storm Monroe is a world-renowned mogul icon to tens of millions. He has helped form conversations, uplift victims, and inform the tales others are afraid to share. No sum of money, fame, or authorized intimidation can erase his voice—or the Fact. Victims is not going to be silenced. They are going to be heard.”
Watch the YouTube Video:Y’ALL… Tyler Perry Studios Despatched Me a CEASE & DESIST & I’m SPEAKING OUT!
For press inquiries, contact Essie Berry, Victims Advocate, at (747) 248-6433 or ship an e-mail to advocate-essieberryinfo@gmail.com/ monroestorm59@gmail.com
