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The child molestation trial of Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears was dropped after their accuser filed a dismissal notice last Friday.
Cesidia Carosa confirmed to Fox News Digital that the lawsuit was officially dismissed on Tuesday and included a photo of the dismissal notice filed with the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
According to the notice, the lawsuit was dismissed “with prejudice” by the plaintiff identified only as Jane Doe, who also filed the notice on behalf of the second accuser, her underage brother John Doe. A lawsuit dismissed with prejudice can never be reintroduced.
The child molestation trial of Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears was dropped after their accuser filed a dismissal notice last Friday.
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The plaintiffs had accused Haddish and Spears of intentionally inflicting emotional distress, sexual assault, gross negligence, sexual harassment and sexual abuse of a minor. Additionally, Haddish was charged with “negligent supervision/failure to warn, breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud”.
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The lawsuit said the two convinced a 14-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy to film inappropriate video sketches from 2013.
The lawsuit said Jane and John Doe met Haddish, 42, through their mother, who knew the “Night School” actress from the comedy circuit. The plaintiffs claimed they developed a close relationship with Haddish, whom they referred to as “Auntie Tiff”, while she referred to them as her niece and nephew.
“My family and I have known Tiffany Haddish for many years – and now we know she would never hurt me, my brother, or help anyone do anything that might hurt us” , Jane Doe said in a statement to TMZ on Wednesday.
“We wish Tiffany the best and are glad we can all put this behind us.”
However, the ‘Girl’s Trip’ star said her career and reputation had been significantly damaged by the allegations.
However, the ‘Girl’s Trip’ star said her career and reputation had been significantly damaged by the allegations.
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In a video obtained by TMZ, Haddish said, “I lost everything. All my gigs are gone. Everything is gone.”
When asked by the paparazzo filming the actress if she thinks she can regain her reputation now that the lawsuit has been dropped, Haddish replied, “I don’t know bro.”
She added, “I don’t have a job, bro.”
Spears, who was not mentioned in Jane Doe’s statement, shared her reaction in an Instagram post.
He shared a screenshot of an article about the firing from celebrity news blog The Shade Room, as well as a tweet from TMZ, writing, “I HOPE YOU KEEP THAT SAME ENERGY.”
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In the lawsuit, the siblings accused the comedians of producing a 2014 video titled “Through a Pedophiles Eyes,” in which Haddish played John Doe’s mother and Spears played a pedophile who was allegedly shown “summoning the 7 year old and assaulting him throughout the video.”
The filing stated that “Haddish was present during the filming of the entire video and aided, abetted and watched Spears sexually assault a child.”
The video was uploaded to “Funny or Die” but was reportedly deleted in 2018. Haddish shared a post in early September in which she said “I deeply regret agreeing to act” in the skit.
Spears addressed the claims on an episode of her “Spears & Steinberg” podcast. He dismissed the lawsuit as a “case of extortion” and “a shakedown”.
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The lawsuit said in another alleged video, the children were told by Haddish to begin “moaning and making sexual noises while they were both eating.” [a] sandwich [from opposite ends] in a way that simulated the act of fellatio.”
According to the filing, “Haddish verbally explained what was expected of Applicant Jane Doe, then showed Applicant Jane Doe how to perform oral sex, including movements, noises, moans, and moans.”
On September 1, Andrew Brettler, a lawyer for Haddish, provided a statement to Fox News Digital that read, “The plaintiff’s mother, Trizah Morris, has been trying to assert these false allegations against Ms. Haddish for several years.
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“All of the lawyers who initially took on her case – and there were several – eventually dropped the case once it became clear that the claims were without merit and that Ms Haddish would not be moved.
“Now Ms. Morris has her adult daughter representing herself in this lawsuit. The two will face the consequences of pursuing this frivolous action together.”
In early September, Spears addressed the claims on an episode of her “Spears & Steinberg” podcast. He dismissed the lawsuit as a “case of extortion” and “a shakedown”.
“We will not be shaken,” he said.
Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
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