Tiffany Haddish “Deeply” Regrets Comedy Video That Caused Child Sexual Abuse Suit; “Wasn’t Funny At All”

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A week after being sued for alleging sexually abusing a minor almost a decade ago, Tiffany Haddish has finally spoken out.Referencing the 2014 video ‘Through a Pedophiles Eyes’ made with co-defendant Aries Spears, the Afterparty star took to social media early this morning to say that “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.” As you can see in the Instagram post below, Haddish also said, “unfortunately, because there is an ongoing legal case, there’s very little that I can say right now.”A post shared by Tiffany Haddish (@tiffanyhaddish)In an explicit and disquieting eight-claim complaint filed in L.A.

Superior Court on August 27, Haddish and MADtv alum Spears were accused of grooming and molesting a then 14-year old Jane Doe and her then seven-year old John Doe brother. “The Plaintiffs were both minors and were incapable of consenting to participate in sexually graphic videos distributed and published via Funny or Die‘s platform,” the graphics heavy jury trial seeking suit asserts. “There was no parent or guardian present,” the unsettling filing states and claims then basically unknown Haddish “aided, abetted and watched Spears sexually molest a child.”The children at the heart of this action were the offspring of a woman who was a “longtime family friend” of Haddish’s, the unspecified damages seeking complaint says.

Lacking a lawyer, Nevada resident Jane Doe is representing herself in the suit (read it here).Though Haddish was silent at the time the compliant was filed, her lawyer and Funny or Die were distinctly not.“Plaintiff’s mother, Trizah Morris, has been trying to assert these bogus claims against Ms.