The two siblings who accused Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears of child abuse and grooming have dropped their lawsuit.
“My family and I have known Tiffany Haddish for many years – and we now know that she would never harm me or my brother or help anyone else do anything that could harm us,” said the woman, identified only as Jane Doe. , to TMZ on Tuesday on behalf of herself and her brother.
“We wish Tiffany the best and are happy to put this all behind us.”
Spears was not named in the statement.
Representatives of both comedians did not immediately respond to Vidak For Congress’s request for comment on the lawsuit’s dismissal.
The complaint was originally filed on August 30, in which the alleged victims alleged that Haddish, 42, forced the then 14-year-old girl and her then 7-year-old brother to participate in an explicit comedy skit.
On the shoot, “Girl’s Trip” star Jane Doe would learn how to mimic fellatio for a skit about kids arguing over a sandwich.
The suit also alleged that the little boy was harassed by Haddish and Spears, 47, while filming a disturbing video published via Funny Or Die and more online platforms, titled “Through a Pedophile’s Eyes”.
Responding to the allegations earlier this month, Haddish said on social media: “I know people have a lot of questions. I get it. I’m with you. Unfortunately, as there is an pending legal case, I can’t do much at the moment. say about it.”
Meanwhile, Spears called the lawsuit “extortion.”
“Listen, obviously for legal reasons I really can’t talk about anything right now,” the stand-up comic previously said in a clip from his “Spears & Steinberg” podcast.
“But I want to say more or less to all loyal listeners: thank you for your support and for your love. Listen, this is an extortion case, this is a shakedown. We are not deterred.”