'All my gigs, gone': Tiffany Haddish says she's jobless after child sex abuse lawsuit over sick pedo sketch
Tiffany Haddish is jobless. The 42-year-old 'Girls Trip' star said that she has no more jobs following the molestation lawsuit against her, which has since been dismissed. She told TMZ, "I lost everything. All my gigs, gone. Everything, gone. I don’t have no job."
Haddish, who was caught in camera by paparazzi at LAX on Wednesday, September 21, was accused of child sexual abuse in a lawsuit filed on August 31. The suit had alleged that Haddish and comedian Aries Spears encouraged two plaintiffs, siblings identified as Jane and John Doe, to perform sexually suggestive acts on camera while underage. According to The Daily Beast, the complaint mentions that Haddish, a friend of their mother Trizah Morris, recruited Jane, then 14, for a commercial in which she was told to simulate fellatio on a sandwich. The lawsuit alleges that Haddish demonstrated to Jane how to perform the oral sex act. Jane, now 22, was quoted as saying, “I tried to mimic what they wanted me to mimic, but it still came out just super uncomfortable. I knew when I left the booth that I didn’t complete what they wanted me to do.” Haddish paid Jane $100 before sending her home, as per the outlet.
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Haddish and Spears also recruited Jane’s brother, John, who was seven then, to film a video one year later. The video, titled 'The Mind of a Pedophile,' was posted on Funny or Die. Haddish addressed her involvement in the sketch on September 5. She said on a post on Instagram, “While this sketch was intended to be comedic, it wasn’t funny at all — and I deeply regret having agreed to act in it. I really look forward to being able to share a lot more about this situation as soon as I can."
Following the lawsuit, Haddish was charged with constructive fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligent supervision and failure to warn, as per Marca. The report also suggests that Jane dismissed the lawsuit recently and said in a statement, "My family and I have known Tiffany Haddish for many years – and we now know that she would never harm me or my brother or help anyone else do anything that could harm us. We wish Tiffany the best and are glad that we can all put this behind us.”
However, after the lawsuit, Haddish apparently has lot jobs and as per Ticketmaster, she has no upcoming tour dates for her comedy tour.