Tiffany Haddish took to Instagram on August 5 to address the controversy, writing, “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.” Haddish then seemingly acknowledged the resurfaced Funny or Die video, writing, “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,” before adding, “I really look forward to being able to share a lot more about this situation as soon as I can.” Haddish turned off comments on the post.
While her upload marked the first time Haddish appears to have spoken publicly, her lawyer, Andrew Brettler, previously denied the claims. Brettler claimed to TMZ that the allegations had been made a few times before, stating, “Every attorney who has initially taken on her case… ultimately dropped the matter once it became clear that the claims were meritless and Ms. Haddish would not be shaken down.” He then added of the plaintiff and her mom, “The two of them will together face the consequences of pursuing this frivolous action.”
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Funny Or Die has slammed the video in question, saying in a statement, “It was uploaded to the site as user-generated content and was removed in 2018 immediately after becoming aware of its existence,” and noting, “Funny Or Die found this video absolutely disgusting.”
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