Tiffany Haddish DUI Arrest Marks Comedian's Second In Two Years

BYHayley HynesPublished on November 24, 20233.2K Views

Tiffany Haddish arrives on the red carpet at the 2023 ESPY Awards in Dolby Theatre in Hollywood Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The 2023 ESPY Awards will be held, celebrating the biggest moments in sports and athletics over the past year. Lil Wayne and H.E.R. are among those scheduled to perform. The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team will receive the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage; White Sox pitcher/cancer survivor Liam Hendriks will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance; and the Buffalo Bills training staff credited with saving the life of Damar Hamlin after he suffered an on-field cardiac arrest will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service. The list of presenters includes Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Mike Tyson, Peyton and Eli Manning, Travis Kelce, Quavo, Lil Rel Howery and Chris Berman. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Haddish didn't cause an accident on her way home from The Laugh Factor's annual Thanksgiving celebration. Instead, officers found her sleeping behind the wheel with her car still running on Beverly Drive.

Thanksgiving weekend isn't off to a great start for Tiffany Haddish, according to TMZ. The embattled actress began her Thursday (November 23) evening with a performance at The Laugh Factory in West Hollywood in honour of the venue's 43rd annual feast for the community. There, she seemed to be in good spirits while sharing funny anecdotes and cracking jokes for friends, fans, and fellow comedians. It's unclear if she went anywhere else after that function before heading home, though when she finally made it on the road toward her place, Haddish reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel.

The 43-year-old was given a DUI charge by the Beverly Hills Police Department, who had her in handcuffs in the early hours of Friday (November 24) morning. Around 5:45 AM a call came in about a vehicle sitting in the middle of Beverly Drive, still running with the driver allegedly slumped over. Haddish didn't cause a scene as authorities took her away, and she should be out by later this afternoon, if not already back at home.

Tiffany Haddish's Thanksgiving Festivities End in Jail

It's worth noting that this marks the California native's second DUI arrest in the last two years. The first came in January 2022 in Atlanta and also found Haddish falling asleep behind the wheel. When police arrived at the scene, they found the entertainer pulling into a neighbourhood. Her trial for that case is quickly approaching on December 4, with charges of DUI and improper stopping on a roadway. Tiff's team was contacted for comment but didn't respond in time for the article's publication.

Thankfully for Tiffany Haddish, she won't be spending her whole holiday season behind bars. We can't say the same for Tory Lanez, R. Kelly, and Suge Knight, though. They obviously don't get to celebrate Thanksgiving in the grandiose capacity of years past, but still, their respective institutions made sure they at least had pumpkin pie. Read more about that at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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