Tiffany Haddish has addressed the sexual abuse allegations made against her and fellow comedian Aries Spears.
In an Instagram post on Monday, the 42-year-old wrote: “I know people have a ton of questions. I understand. I’m right there with you. Unfortunately, because there is an ongoing legal case, there there’s very little I can say right now.”
“But of course, while this sketch was intended to be comedic, it wasn’t funny at all, and I deeply regret agreeing to act in it,” he said of a video previously posted online titled “Through the Eyes of “a peophile”. informs the New York Post.
“I look forward to sharing a lot more about this situation as soon as I can,” Haddish concluded.
The statement comes after a 22-year-old woman and her 14-year-old brother filed a lawsuit on Aug. 30 against the pranksters, alleging the couple groomed and sexually abused them during their childhood.
Spears and Haddish are charged with intentional infliction of emotional distress, gross negligence, sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexual abuse of a minor.
Haddish is also charged with negligent supervision/failure to warn, breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud. The lawsuit seeks general and special damages, as well as “any appropriate statutory damages.”
Spears has yet to say anything about the lawsuit on social media. Her last Instagram post was on September 2, telling fans to direct message her for the link to the Spears and Steinberg podcast he hosts with Andy Steinberg.
“Thank you to all my fans and TRUE BELIEVERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! COMMON SENSE AND JUSTIFICATION IS NOT LOST ON YOU,” he wrote in his caption.
Haddish’s attorney, Andrew Brettler, said in a statement the mail last week that the lawsuit contains “false” allegations.
He said the plaintiff’s mother “has been trying to assert these false claims against Ms. Haddish. All of the lawyers who initially took on her case, and there were several, eventually dropped the matter once it became clear that the claims were futile and that Ms. Haddish would not be shaken.”
He added that his mother “has her adult daughter representing herself in this lawsuit” and that “they will both face the consequences together for taking this frivolous action.”
When contacted by the mailSpears’ attorney, Debra Opri, responded, “There will be no shaking.”
This article originally appeared in the New York Post and is reproduced with permission.