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Tiffany Haddish Breaks Silence Surrounding ‘Explicit’ Sketch Amid Molestation Allegations

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Tiffany Haddish is speaking out about an explicit sketch she was featured in that is now at the center of a sexual misconduct lawsuit. 

In an Instagram post on Monday, the actress said she “deeply regrets” agreeing to act in the comedy sketch six years ago alongside comedian Aries Spears. The Girls Trip actress added she wanted to shed more light on the matter but couldn’t due to the ongoing legal case.  

“I know people have a bunch of questions. I get it. I’m right there with you,” Haddish says in her statement. “Unfortunately, because there is an ongoing legal case, there’s very little that I can say right now.”

Haddish continues, “But, clearly, while the sketch was intended to be comedic, it wasn’t funny at all — and I deeply regret having agreed to act in it. I really look forward to being able to share a lot more about this situation as soon as I can.”

READ MORE: Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears Sued For Alleged Child Sexual Abuse

This acknowledgement comes after a lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last week, alleging the two comedians groomed and coerced two siblings, aged 7 and 14 at the time, to take part in sexually explicit skits on two separate occasions.  According to the lawsuit, the seven-year-old appeared in a sketch titled “Through A Pedophile’s Eyes,” as reported by The Daily Beast.

Attorneys for Haddish and Spears, have dismissed the explicit lawsuit as a shakedown. This story is still developing. 

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DJ Tim Westwood Faces Sexual Misconduct Claims From Seven Black Women

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Several reports have confirmed that legendary UK Hip Hop DJ Tim Westwood is facing sexual misconduct allegations from seven women, all of whom are Black. Two of the women claim that Westwood used his status in the music industry in order to make sexual advances towards them.

A BBC Three documentary about Westwood titled Tim Westwood: Abuse of Power chronicles the allegations made against Westwood, with numerous women saying that he used his name to normalize unwanted sexual behavior. Four of the women even claimed that Westwood inappropriately touched them at music events.

With allegations going back as far as 1992 and as recent as 2017, the Black women who came forward with their story in Tim Westwood: Abuse of Power say that they were hesitant to make their claims public because of the fear that their allegations would be dismissed because of their race.

Westwood’s rep told UK’s The Guardian that the accusations against him were totally false and “Any suggestion that he acts, or has acted, in the way described would be false and seriously defamatory.” 

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[WATCH] Actor Jason Mitchell Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegations On ‘The Breakfast Club’

Actor Jason Mitchell, who was fired from his management company, The Chi series and the Netflix series Desperados because of the sexual misconduct accusations made against him, speaks about the controversy in his interview with The Breakfast Club yesterday.

Mitchell, who lost two acting gigs due to allegations made against him, gave his version of what happened in Mexico City during the incident in question in his interview on Power 105.

“To be honest I’m not 100 percent sure what the allegations themselves were, but I can tell you what happened. We were in pre-production and I went out with a co-worker of mine and she got drunk. Being the person that I am, I felt responsible to make sure she got home…we’re in Mexico City and we’re in a foreign land and we should stick together. This isn’t where I leave her. I made sure she got home and the next day it kind of all slapped me in my face,” Mitchell said.

“I felt like I was doing the right thing. The next day, they said they needed to talk to me about this activity and I told them my side of the story but it felt as if there is something that I missed,” continued the Superfly co-star.

When it comes to his firing from The Chi, Mitchell contrasts the story told by the show’s creator, Lena Waithe and Season 2 showrunner, Ayanna Floyd Davis.

According to reports, Mitchell’s girlfriend on The Chi, Tiffany Boone is one of several actresses who made complaints about the actor who played Eazy-E on Straight Outta Compton. Sources say Waithe didn’t do enough to protect her female cast members, but she vehemently states she yielded all the power she could to rectify the situation.

“Tiffany Boone left the show because she got a better job. She put in two seasons with us and she went on to get a better job. Anybody who knows Tiffany Boone knows that she is the epitome of a Black woman…if you try her, she will get you together, right then and there. I encourage people to be more like that. Had me and Tiffany ever had a situation in which she felt sexually harassed, she would have told me about myself in that moment,” said Mitchell.

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Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara Steps Down Amid Alleged Sexual Misconduct Scandal

The #MeToo movement brings down another music exec as Warner Bros. CEO steps down after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced.

According to Page Six, Warner Bros. made the announcement following an allegation that Kevin Tsujihara, the company’s chief executive officer, promised “acting roles in exchange for sex.”

Warner Media’s CEO John Stankey says of Tsujihara’s resignation, “Kevin acknowledges that his mistakes are inconsistent with the company’s leadership expectations and could impact the company’s ability to execute going forward.”

According to an article published by The Hollywood Reporter, Kevin and an actress named Charlotte Kirk, who played in Ocean’s 8 had a sexual relationship dating back to 2013 and Tsujihara allegedly promised that she’d be considered for roles in movies and T.V., and he reportedly claimed he would introduce her to some influential executives.

Warner Media says that a third party is still looking into the ongoing investigation.

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Former ‘106 And Park’ Host A.J. Calloway Suspended From ‘Extra’ Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation

According to several confirmed reports, Extra host A.J. Calloway has been suspended from his job indefinitely by Warner Brothers Television as they conduct “an internal review to determine whether there had been any misconduct by Mr. Calloway on Extra and whether any employee of the show had been the victim of any such misconduct.”

Calloway, a former host of the famed youth-driven BET video show 106 And Park, was accused by at least three women of sexual misconduct, with one of the women filing an aggravated sexual assault charge against the television host as recent as last year.

One of the other alleged victims, activist Sil Lai Abrams, says that Calloway attempted to make her touch his penis when they first met in 2006 and named him as the “B-list celebrity” who abused her in her 2007 book.

A.J is adamantly denying the accusations, issuing a statement through his lawyer saying, “Mr. Calloway maintains that these unsubstantiated allegations are patently false. He vehemently denies that he ever assaulted anyone and looks forward to clearing his name.”

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