You’ve probably heard the old adage: People like to build you up, only to tear you down later.
That very thing could be happening to Tiffany Haddish, because just a few months ago she seemed to be everyone’s favorite entertainer, and now she’s being criticized for talking about other celebrities too much.
The backlash began when Haddish relayed a story about meeting Beyoncé, and how the singer kept her from getting into a physical altercation. She also said Bey stopped an actress from flirting with her husband JAY-Z, which the Beyhive didn’t like.
Even Beyoncé seemed to respond to the comedian on the DJ Khaled song “Top Off” with the line “If they’re trying to party with the queen, they gon’ have to sign a non-disclosure.”
Then on Monday (March 5), “Live with Kelly and Ryan” ran an interview with Haddish that was filmed backstage at the Oscars, and the 38-year-old said she and Brad Pitt made a sexual pact.
“Oh, I just met him on the elevator,” she revealed. “He said in one year if he’s single and I’m single, we gonna do it. So you know what that means? But he do got seven kids. I don’t know if I could deal with a man that’s got that many kids … I don’t know. He asked me to wait a year.”
Although the “Girl’s Trip” actress started receiving backlash after the Beyoncé story, it swelled in the past week or so, after “Top Off” dropped and she made those comments about Pitt.
“I think she’s become annoying because it appears that every time she has a mic in her face, she’s talking about someone else,” one person wrote. “Like, damn, girl.”
Haddish, aware of the backlash, responded on Twitter with a mixture of calmness and sarcasm.
“Look, I just love you,” she wrote. “Used your digital to talk about me good or bad. ‘Cause at the end of the day, it’s like you are introducing me to your 18,700 followers that may not have gotten the chance to even know me. So thank you and keep up the good work. God bless you.”
But some came to Haddish’s defense and said she was being the victim of a double-standard since a lot of male comedians talk about celebs for laughs but don’t get the same type of criticism.
You can see some of that conversation below, as well as another comment from someone who said Haddish shouldn’t be considered an A-list celebrity. The comedian responded to that message too.
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to me you talking about someone else Oooohhhhh and its me I win! Thank you and God bless you with all the happiness you can handle.— Tiffany Haddish (@TiffanyHaddish) March 7, 2018
You can only do what you know. Why don’t you teach a class on being a better you and Guess what I will take it. Thank you for letting your 28 followers get know about me #Blessyourheart
— Tiffany Haddish (@TiffanyHaddish) March 7, 2018
I am Tiffany Haddish always me. You should try it. Always be you its easier than being fake. Trust! You ever wonder why people are bitter? Because they been fake for so long. Also thank you for letting your 1200 followers know about me #Blessyourheart
— Tiffany Haddish (@TiffanyHaddish) March 7, 2018
wait. now Tiffany Haddish is too loud? breh. Just be honest and say you want black women to STFU so we can ignore you and go on with our lives
— David Dennis Jr. (@DavidDTSS) March 7, 2018
WoW!! Tiffany Haddish/Leslie Jones R 2 Loud! Bryant Gumbel/Wayne Brady Act 2 White! Can Black People Stop the Labeling? And Accept the Differences in all of Us!!
— RUDEBOY (@RUDEBOY_______) March 7, 2018
Tiffany Haddish joked about Brad Pitt and people(mainly gays and black women) saying she talk too much. But they didn’t have a problem with Quincy Jones saying Richard Pryor slept with a white Man. But Black Men are the #1 killer of Black Women so imma just shut up.
— Coochie (@muhfugginjkells) March 7, 2018
Where tf that last sentence come from
— jerry strap house (@D_LOAF_DA_GOD) March 7, 2018
this tiffany haddish shit is not anti black she fr just talk too much.
— Elhae Stan Acct (@OhEmmeG) March 6, 2018
