Wednesday 21 September 2022 07:47 PM Tiffany Haddish spotted for first time after sexual abuse lawsuit against her ... trends now
Tiffany Haddis was seen out in public late on Tuesday night for the first time after a lawsuit accusing her and comedian Aries Spears of sexual abuse was dismissed.
The 42-year-old Girls Trip star was spotted heading to a party in Los Angeles that was thrown by Jack Harlow.
Joining the actress and comedian was her old pal Jaleel White, 45, best known for playing Steve Urkel on the sitcom Family Matters.
Letting loose: Tiffany Haddish, 42, was seen on Tuesday night for the first time since a lawsuit accusing her of sexual abuse was dropped. She was spotted heading to a party thrown by Jack Harlow
Tiffany stood out against the night sky with her close-cropped platinum blond hair, which was styled in shallow waves.
She was covered up in a chic jumpsuit decorated with a mottled black-and-rust color scheme.
The outfit was decorated with breast pockets and epaulets on her shoulders, and she left the top few buttons undone to show some skin.
The comedian also accessorized with an Apple watch and a small black leather handbag in the shape of a heart, which she unzipped as she headed toward the late-night bash.
She completed her casual look with short black boots.
Suited up: She wore a chic black-and-rust jumpsuit with short black boots and a tiny heart-shaped handbag, while sporting platinum blond hair
Walking by her side was a man in a blue sweatshirt, black track pants and bright green trainers, along with a set of pricy Apple AirPods Max headphones strapped around his torso.
Tiffany was also seen standing behind Jaleel, who stood out in a denim jacket decorated with the cover design of Jimi Hendrix's classic sophomore album Axis: Bold as Love (1967).
He wore a red graphic T-shirt under it, along with black jeans, and he grinned while covering up with a Jimmy Kimmel Live! trucker hat.
His relationship to Tiffany goes back to even before he met her. In a 2018 video interview with W Magazine, Tiffany revealed that her 'celebrity crush growing up' was Jaleel's famous character.
'Steve Urkel has the same kind of resilient spirit that I have,' she said, while also joking about how he was the only other Black man to have his own cereal besides Mr. T.
Old pal: Joining her on the way to the party was Jaleel White, best known for playing Steve Urkel on Family Matters. He wore a Jimi Hendrix–themed denim jacket
From infatuation to friendship: Tiffany previously confessed that Jaleel was her celebrity crush when she was growing up. He was seen in 2016 supporting her and Jerrod Carmichael at a comedy show
In a Goggler interview from January of this year focused on her Apple TV+ series The Afterparty, Tiffany also defended Jaleel and his instantly identifiable character, who was referenced with a line in the show.
'I don’t like when people talk bad about Jaleel White. I just got an issue with that,' she declared.
'I don’t like that because he was a character that was on TV at a time when they were not showing Black men in a way where they were smart,' she continued before sharing how inspired she was by Urkel at the time.
She and her one-time celebrity crash eventually became pals, and a 2016 tweet from the iconic Hollywood comedy club The Laugh Factory revealed that Jaleel had dropped by at a show 'to support Tiffany Haddish and Jerrod Carmichael.'
Moving on: A woman accusing Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears of sexually abusing her and her brother when they were 14 and seven, respectively, withdrew her lawsuit this week, according to documents obtained Tuesday by TMZ. She claimed they filmed sexually suggestive comedy sketches
Tiffany appeared to be ready to unwind with a party after getting some good news when the anonymous woman who accused her and Aries Spears of sexually abusing her withdrew her lawsuit against the two earlier this week.
The 22-year-old woman asked the judge overseeing the case to withdraw her lawsuit with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled, according to court documents obtained by TMZ on Tuesday.
The former plaintiff, referred to only as Jane Doe, had originally sued the 42-year-old Girls Trip star and the 47-year-old former MADtv fixture for allegedly grooming her and her younger brother when they were 14 and seven, respectively.
DailyMail.com has reached out to a representative for Haddish for comment.
After withdrawing her lawsuit, the woman issued a statement.
'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,' she wrote. 'We wish Tiffany the best and are glad that we can all put this behind us.'
Notably, Spears was not mentioned at all in the statement, though both appear to be in the clear.
Permanent: The woman asked a judge to withdraw her lawsuit with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled in the future; Haddish seen in July in San Diego
Previously, the accuser had called on the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office to 'immediately arrest and prosecute' the celebrities.
The reason for her change of heart after making such disturbing claims were not immediately known.
In her lawsuit accusing the comics of abuse, the anonymous woman said that one of the sketches the group filmed was titled Through a Pedophile's Eyes.
The woman and her brother — John Doe — said they were forced to participate in sexually suggested acts on camera, which left them
