Tiffany Haddish has been sued by a woman and her younger brother for alleged child sexual abuse, claims which Haddish’s attorney is calling “bogus.” In a story first reported by The Daily Beast, siblings identified only as Jane Doe, now 22, and John, now 15, allege that Haddish and MADtv alum Aries Spears coerced them into filming sexually suggestive scenes when they were minors for various comedy sketches.
The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in California’s Superior Court for Los Angeles County by Jane, suing Haddish and Spears on behalf of herself and her younger brother, John. Per People, Jane alleges in her suit that the defendants “groomed” the sister and brother when they were 14 and seven years old, respectively, leaving them both “traumatized for life.”
In a statement made to Vanity Fair, Haddish’s lawyer, Andrew Brettler, categorically denied the claims presented in the lawsuit, calling them “meritless” and saying that the plaintiff’s mother, Trizah Morris, has “been trying to assert these bogus claims against Ms. Haddish for several years.”
“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,” Brettler’s statement continues. “Now, Ms. Morris has her adult daughter representing herself in this lawsuit. The two of them will together face the consequences of pursuing this frivolous action.”
Per The Daily Beast, the plaintiff...
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