A woman and her younger brother filed suit against Tiffany Haddish and Aerys Spears earlier this month, accusing the comedic duo of forcing them to make sexually themed sketch videos when they were minors, prompting civil action on Tuesday. left and said that the family has “put it behind us.”
“Jane Doe” who was representing herself in the federal civil case filed a notice of dismissal with prejudice on Tuesday — meaning the lawsuit cannot be filed again. The plaintiffs in the filing, TMZ. included a statement of informed ofwho reads:
“My family and I have known Tiffany Haddish for many years – and now we know that she would never harm me or my brother or help anyone else do anything that could harm us. We Tiffany Wishing everyone the best and glad we all can get past this.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in California on August 30, accuses Haddish and Spears of arranging for children, ages 14 and 7 at the time of the 2013 incident, to appear in promotional videos through their mothers. Get Paid For – A friend from Haddish’s comedy circuit.
But the videos (viewed and certified) daily animal) turned out to be sexually themed. In one, the girl was asked to perform a suggestive act with a sandwich; In another, filmed months later, the boy was portrayed as the object of a pedophile’s obsession, with Haddish playing the boy’s mother and Spears playing the “pedophile”.
Haddish later said that she regretted being part of the latter sketch.
A lawyer for Haddish told TheWrap after the lawsuit was filed that the children’s mother had been trying to extort the comedian for years, calling the claims “fake” and a “shakedown.” Newly enlisted attorneys for the comedian did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday.
Spears also later said that the lawsuit was an extortion attempt and a shakedown.
Pamela Chelin contributed to this story.