Tiffany Haddish ‘relieved’ after being able to deny grooming allegations publicly: ‘I was tired of being extorted’-Alicia Adejobi-Entertainment – Metro

Tiffany Haddish is the subject of a lawsuit from a pair of siblings (Picture: Getty Images)

Tiffany Haddish has reportedly expressed her ‘relief’ at being able to address and deny the grooming allegations against her. 

The Girls Trip actress released a statement last week after being accused of grooming a pair of siblings, who are now suing her for damages after allegedly being left traumatised. 

Haddish, 42, is named in the lawsuit alongside comedian Arie Spears over a video, titled Through a Pedophiles Eyes, that was posted on Funny or Die, a comedy video website that has featured various famous guests over the years. 

The older sibling, now aged 22, alleges that when she was 14, Haddish convinced her to film a sexually suggestive video and that the actress taught her how to mimic fellatio.

Haddish has vehemently denied the claims. 

She has now reportedly told Hollywood Unlocked that she is ‘relieved’ the lawsuit has been made public. 

Haddish has denied the grooming allegations (Picture: Getty Images)

Comedian Aries Spears is also named in the lawsuit (Picture: Getty Images)

‘I wanted to take responsibility and I was tired of being of extorted,’ the comedian reportedly told the publication. 

Last week, Haddish shared a brief statement via Instagram denying the claims. 

‘I know people have a bunch of questions. I get it. I’m right there with you. Unfortunately, because there is an ongoing legal case, there’s very little that I can say right now. 

‘But clearly, 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.’ 

Haddish’s attorney also spoke out against the allegations, stating: ‘Plaintiff’s mother has been trying to assert these bogus claims against Ms Haddish for several years. 

Haddish said she ‘deeply regrets’ starring in the sketch (Picture: FP via Getty Images)

‘Every attorney who has initially taken on her case — and there were several — ultimately dropped the matter once it became clear that the claims were meritless and Ms Haddish would not be shaken down.’ 

Spears’ attorney added to Metro.co.uk: ‘He isn’t going to fall for any shakedown.’ 

A representative for Funny Or Die told The Daily Beast: ‘Funny Or Die found this video absolutely disgusting and would never produce such content. We were not involved with the conceptualization, development, funding, or production of this video. It was uploaded to the site as user-generated content and was removed in 2018 immediately after becoming aware of its existence.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted representatives for Tiffany Haddish for comment.

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