Tyler Perry sues alleged stalker, who is an ex-employee

<center><img border="0" height="300" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYecSq1aSqRDykPZsCGBLucrMFJ_a-XgwxoWzAf7kYThvib2kvEZ8PLHkVC8DvLRnlaXrSpqxvYLQbQ7E18KspVCP4infOMxEW-m8bZf1cugqJ-Mxp01BNtUl0JW4c3veOmTrFZL5Mvya8/s280/tyler-perry.jpeg " width="250"> </a></center><br/><center><img border="0" height="300" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9D_BbfkkNLk-wOyvJsqqEiHDIUp9zhrA-_g1w0cyqPh4gL3jo-LkTyXAn7ZRDXWMvzRC7QVABaTP78dByqmOxCYroPjzMBwIR6ZYhogIQTeIoJm_vFBsaTwFQ6Z_n3AM1iPvzYKSghXxD/s280/Attachment.jpg " width="250"> </a></center><br/>Tyler Perry is suing an ex-employee named<br/>Joshua Sole, 27, (pictured right) for<br/>trespassing and stalking him but some people<br/>are twisting the story and saying the guy is<br/>Tyler's ex, not true. Joshua, who is also a<br/>model, went to Tyler's studio and refused to<br/>leave until he spoke with the director.<br/>From Atlanta Journal Constitution<br/>A reputed stalker seems to have put a fright<br/>into movie mogul Tyler Perry right before<br/>Halloween. Perry filed for a protective order<br/>Monday in Fulton County Superior Court<br/>against Joshua Sole, 27, of Dunwoody, who<br/>was booked into the county jail Friday for<br/>criminal trespass at Tyler Perry Studios. <center><img border="0" height="300" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFDRyBxZ8c2zbuZOLlbYEsz_2WaaGLk8BAOHMir89kZ_yaHd0MTMN938l5WXL4nx7zbGzWcn5tAQOs5ydNk4MV5_bre9hVakeStD221DBlplx5Jg_nzoncctpehwJR9h63EJ9cKRNHTNz/s1600/JoshSole_THB.jpg " width="250"> </a></center><br/>He's so fine...why are you stalking Tyler, come<br/>stalk me....:-)<br/>Sole is trying to intimidate him, Perry says in<br/>the lawsuit.<br/>Sole had tried to contact Perry Thursday with<br/>no success, the lawsuit said. He apparently<br/>was so determined to get a face-to-face with<br/>the movie makerthat the lawsuit said he<br/>disengaged the power to disable the alarms<br/>and surveillance equipment at the studio in<br/>southwest Atlanta.<br/>Then he climbed into the studio through a<br/>suspended ceiling, the lawsuit said.<br/>Atlanta Police said they got a call about an<br/>intruder at the Tyler Perry Studio about 6 p.m.<br/>Thursday. When officers arrived, the head of<br/>security said an “employee Joshua Sole has<br/>been acting weird” and had barricaded himself<br/>in a room where the administrative offices<br/>were located, according to the incident report. <center><img border="0" height="300" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQwdfBo1TkgSyLYYX4wRidFzvE9QtCIw-X5d2oSCswuu4dRLxZ-FnfjVPJ1EvgdI-RER0Ln4naVrKs-9MKmAyVhuagMhxynrmNOB1Atl3ARpTBNNB19JDfUFWm6rVtFAXVJhFdIqVewQk/s1600/url.jpg " width="250"> </a></center><br/><center><img border="0" height="300" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hKI7AjmBkslEgFHNZbKpvukFmeBTjhDwkVdXaQGrUmaNMHIjMvYAI0kDiLF9GqJ0je6dQRf5ZS7dl794X9pUe_xIg_4hlkapE12g2NSlPNFfZAWridWCLAM89xizhneT4OOCRiVMGnRH/s280/tyler-perry-joshua-sole.jpg " width="250"> </a></center><br/>At the time, the security chief was puzzled by<br/>how Sole had gained access to the room. It<br/>took police more than four hours to get Sole<br/>into custody. He was booked into Fulton<br/>County jail Friday early Friday morning.<br/>Perry is asking the court to ban Sole from<br/>coming within 500 feet of him, and to compel<br/>Sole to undergo psychological evaluation and<br/>treatment as well as pay Perry at least $<br/>100,000. The studio executive will let a jury<br/>decide if he deserves more compensation, the<br/>lawsuit said.<br/>The lawsuit doesn’t say whether Perry fired<br/>Sole or in what capacity he was employed.<br/>Perry says he is entitled to the money because<br/>of the “discomfort and annoyance caused by<br/>the diminished value of peaceful enjoyment”<br/>he gets from the property, according to the<br/>lawsuit.<br/>It is unclear why Sole wanted to talk to Perry.<br/>Attempts to reach Sole were unsuccessful.<br/>The lawsuit contends that Sole harassed Perry<br/>by stalking him and “simple assault” — but<br/>doesn’t go into details — when he trespassed<br/>on the property. It also says Sole has been<br/>“stubbornly litigious, or acted in bad faith, or<br/>caused the plaintiff unnecessary trouble and<br/>expense” without explanation.<br/>Perry also wants $25,000 for attorney fees.<br/>His lawyer Richard Gordon declined to<br/>comment.<br/>A Fulton County magistrate apparently didn’t<br/>consider Sole dangerous. He was released on<br/>a $7,000 signature bond — meaning he put up<br/>nothing of value — the same day he was<br/>jailed.<br/>Perry, however, is trying to remedy that<br/>outcome. The lawsuit asks the Superior Court<br/>to require Sole to post a bond to ensure his<br/>good behavior.

Tyler Perry sues alleged stalker, who is an ex-employee

Tyler Perry is suing an ex-employee named Joshua Sole, 27, (pictured right) for trespassing and stalking him but some people are twisting ...

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