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(NOTE CONTENT) Tiffany Haddish has broken her silence when it comes to the child sexual abuse lawsuit lodged against her and fellow comedian Aries Spears.

The pair have been accused of hiring two then-children to appear in a past Funny or Die sketch called Through a Pedophile’s Eyes.

The two plaintiffs in the suit, identified as Jane Doe, now 22, and her now-14-year-old brother, John Doe, were respectively 14, and 7 years old at the time they were paid by family friend Haddish to appear in the sketch, the suit alleges. One reportedly had the female eating a hero sandwich while moaning and simulating sex acts she was coached to perform; the other had the boy playing and bathing as Spears’ character leered and interacted with him suggestively. 

For its part, Funny or Die insists the video in question was user-uploaded, and the website found it “disgusting” and removed it immediately in 2018.

Taking to Instagram Sunday, Haddish wrote, “I know people have a bunch of questions. I get it. I’m right there with you.”

“Unfortunately because there is an ongoing legal case, there’s very little that I can say right now. But, clearly, while this sketch was intended to be comedic, it wasn’t funny at all — and I deeply regret having agreed to act in it,” she continued. “I really look forward to being able to share a lot more about this situation as soon as I can.”

Court documents also claim that Haddish told John Doe that he would be taping a reel for Nickelodeon at Spears’ home. She then allegedly witnessed the alleged incident “and aided, abetted, and watched Spears sexually molest a child,” according to the filing.

Haddish and Spears are being sued for intentional infliction of emotional distress, gross negligence, sexual battery, sexual harassment and sexual abuse of a minor.

Haddish’s attorney, Andrew Brettler, insisted to Vanity Fair that the suit is baseless, saying in a statement of the plaintiffs’ mother, Trizah Morris, “Every attorney who has initially taken on her case — and there were several — ultimately dropped the matter once it became clear that the claims were meritless and Ms. Haddish would not be shaken down.”

Brettler added, “Now, Ms. Morris has her adult daughter representing herself in this lawsuit. The two of them will together face the consequences of pursuing this frivolous action.”

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(LOS ANGELES) — It’s been a long time in the making — 27 years to be exact — but the girls’ softball team at James A. Garfield Senior High School in East Los Angeles brought home a championship trophy and plaque for the first time since 1995 earlier this summer.

If you were following the team this past spring, you would probably have never guessed that the Lady Bulldogs would come out on top. The victory was unexpected and a long shot because after all, they were on a losing streak and had lost all of their preseason games.

But Karla Bernal, the head softball coach and a physical education teacher at Garfield, never lost faith in her young players.

“It did start pretty rocky and it was really discouraging for our players because we did play a tough preseason game. We were playing top schools and schools that compete at a high level and unfortunately, we didn’t get any wins in our preseason and we went 0 and 7,” the 26-year-old coach told ABC News’ Good Morning America.

Bernal, who’s also a Garfield alumna herself, said she knew the team had talent and the potential to win. They just needed to put things into perspective and not get discouraged by their past record.

She recounted telling the high schoolers before the playoffs, “‘You know what? They seeded us 20 [out of 22]. No one expected us to actually make the playoffs so we have nothing to lose.'”

“‘We just need to go in there, keep doing what we’ve been doing, that’s believing that we belong and believing that we can compete at this level, not letting our failures define who we are, and always putting our teammates first because when we do that, we are going to get the results out,'” she continued.

The Lady Bulldogs had a lot of challenges to overcome during their season, which ran from January to June. They had player injuries and morale issues to work through and then their big disadvantage was that they had no home field to play on as their field was under reconstruction.

“Some schools, they have their own field and you’re on your field, you’re in your batting cages if they have batting cages throughout the fall … from August to December. We didn’t have that. We were actually practicing in our football field, on our outdoor basketball courts, on our tennis courts,” Bernal explained.

“This team never had to face anything like that. And also, coming back from COVID, we [were] still transitioning from those obstacles and those struggles that they had to go through as a person. So it was hard for my team knowing that we couldn’t get field time,” she added.

Arnie Carrillo, whose two daughters were on the Garfield team this past season, put it simply.

“It seemed like everything that could go wrong, did go wrong,” he said.

Despite it all, the Lady Bulldogs kept practicing and squeezed in field time at nearby East Los Angeles College, which loaned their softball field to the teen players.

Their turning point came at their play-in game, which the Lady Bulldogs had to win in order to qualify for playoffs.

“We came into a play-in game and it seemed like everything that went wrong started to go right and so we went on a run where we upset the no. 5 team, the no. 3 team, the no. 1 team, and then we ended up in in the championship game, and what a beautiful day, what a beautiful moment,” Carrillo recalled.

“I think the fact that the odds were against us, once playoffs started, it just lit something up for my team,” Bernal said. “I think they just started believing in their capability and their preparation and they just took off and represented our school really well.”

Garfield’s Bulldogs would go on to win 5-3 against the Panthers of Gardena High School, who at the time were the defending champions in the division.

One of Carrillo’s daughters, pitcher Nadia Carrillo, helped secure the Bulldogs’ victory by driving home the double runs that clinched their title.

For Carrillo, who like Bernal, is a Garfield alumnus, watching his two daughters thrive in softball has been especially meaningful. Back in 1995, he was in the stands watching Garfield win their championship and softball has become an important bond for the family.

“It comes back full circle with me being there in ’95. And then, in 2022, almost 30 years later,” Carrillo said. “My daughters are part of something beautiful as far as winning a championship for your community.”

Carrillo is now hosting an online fundraiser to get the Lady Bulldogs their well-deserved championship rings.

“It wasn’t an easy feat and so now, that puts us into trying to commemorate them with the rings, to have something that said, ‘You know what? I was a part of this program at this certain time of Garfield’s existence,'” he said.

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August 25 marked the 21st anniversary of day Aaliyah died in a plane crash at age 22. Before launching his solo career, Tank sang background for the Romeo Must Die star, and remembers her performances were unique.

“Aaliyah had a very elaborate show. She had magician tricks, she would appear out of nowhere,” Tank recalled during an August appearance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.

He was in awe of Aaliyah’s special effects and also her resiliency when she faced technical problems.

“She had a chair that would come up. Some nights, some of that stuff would break down and not work. She was supposed to climb out of the chair, some nights she had to climb out of the box,” the singer remembered.

“She would be sad and hurt after the fact, but during the show you wouldn’t know it,” Tank said. “She’d get right to it, the show must go on.”

Tank, born Durrell Babbs, began his career in 1996 as a background singer for Ginuwine, who introduced him to Aaliyah. Tank said he was very proud to sing with two of the top R&B stars of the ‘90s and wear security passes symbolizing his association with them.

“Do you know the power of those two laminates on your chest?” Tank asked as he praised Aaliyah and Ginuwine for paving the way for his solo career.

“Not just telling me things,” he said, “but showing me things.”

In addition to singing on tour with Aaliyah, Tank also recorded with the three-time American Music Award winner. He’s featured on “Come Over,” which appeared on the 2002 posthumous compilation album, I Care 4 U. “Come Over” was released as the album’s fourth and final single on April 29, 2003.

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NY Yankees 5, Minnesota 2

Toronto 7, Baltimore 3

Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3

Toronto 8, Baltimore 4

Chi White Sox 3, Seattle 2

Houston 1, Texas 0

Cleveland 6, Kansas City 5

LA Angels 10, Detroit 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Washington 6, St. Louis 0

Milwaukee 6, Colorado 4

Arizona 5, San Diego 0

San Francisco 7, LA Dodgers 4

NY Mets at Pittsburgh (Postponed)

TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Clemson 41, Georgia Tech 10

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DJ Khaled is once again sitting on the throne as the new king of the Billboard 200 album chart.

The rapper/producer’s new project, God Did, earned 107,500 equivalent album units in its first week, narrowly claiming the number one position. Last week’s top album, Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti, reached 105,800 units and fell to second.

“All Praise to the Most High!” Khaled commented on Instagram. “All Glory to GOD! GOD DID #1 @billboard album in the country! THIS GOD DID !!!!!!! @wethebestmusic @epicrecords @rocnation FAN LUV DID !!!!!!!!! THANK U !!!!!! @billboard #1!”

This is 46-year-old DJ’s fourth number one album following last year’s Khaled Khaled, Grateful in 2017 and Major Key in 2016.

Thirty one guests appear on God Did, including Jay-Z, Drake, Eminem, Kanye West, Travis Scott, Lil Wayne, John Legend and many more.

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE

Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 3

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Oakland 5, Baltimore 0

Boston 5, Texas 2

N.Y. Yankees 2, Tampa Bay 1

Kansas City 3, Detroit 2

Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 1

Seattle 6, Cleveland 3

Houston 9, L.A. Angels 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Colorado 8, Cincinnati 4

Atlanta 7, Miami 1

Washington 7, N.Y. Mets 1

St. Louis 2, Chicago Cubs 0

Cincinnati 10, Colorado 0

Arizona 5, Milwaukee 1

San Francisco 5, Philadelphia 3

L.A. Dodgers 9, San Diego 4

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

Chicago 76, Connecticut 72

Las Vegas 110, Seattle 98 (OT)

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Portland 2, Atlanta 1

Colorado 0, D.C. United 0

CF Montreal 4, Toronto FC 3

Sporting Kansas City 2, LA Galaxy 2

Orlando City 0, Miami 0

New England 3, New York City FC 0

Seattle 2, Houston 1

San Jose 2, Vancouver 0

Los Angeles FC 2, Real Salt Lake 0

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