Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears Accused of Recruiting Underage Kids for Sexually Inappropriate Videos
thewrap.comfirst reported Thursday by TMZ and obtained by TheWrap, the older child alleges two separate incidents in which she and her brother were encouraged to perform sexually suggestive acts on-camera.
The suit was filed by Jane Doe, now 22, and on behalf of her younger brother John Doe, now 14. A lawyer for Haddish told TheWrap that the children’s mother has been trying for years to extort money from the comedian, calling the claims “bogus” and a “shakedown.”“Plaintiff’s mother … has been trying to assert these bogus claims against Ms.
Haddish for several years,” the attorney said. ”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. Now, [she] has her adult daughter representing herself in this lawsuit. The two of them will together face the consequences of pursuing this frivolous action.” (Though the attorney identified the mother by name, TheWrap has removed it to protect the identity of her still-underage son.)According to the Daily Beast, Haddish and the children’s mother became close friends via the comedy circuit, with her kids calling the emerging star “Auntie Tiff,” whom they regularly heard from on birthdays and holidays.
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