Tiffany Haddish attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones.Photo:Daniele Venturelli/Getty
Daniele Venturelli/Getty
Tiffany Haddishis sober!
The 44-year-old actress and comedian revealed that she’s been sober for over two months while appearing as a guest on British journalist Amanda de Cadnet’sThe Conversationpodcast.
“I haven’t drank any alcohol, smoked any weed or anything in, like, 72 days,” Haddish told the host within the first 10 minutes of their conversation, after Cadnet mentioned that she had a history of addiction.
“It’s not hard. It’s not that hard for me, ‘cause it wasn’t really, like, my main thing anyways,” theGirls Tripstar continued after de Cadnet congratulated her.
Haddish added that she has more trouble eating healthy amounts of meat and candy.
Haddish in February 2024.Robin L Marshall/Getty
Robin L Marshall/Getty
When asked what prompted her to stop consuming alcohol and weed, Haddish said that she is “being obedient to the law.”
“It’s court-mandated,” she continued, referencing her two DUI arrests. She then added that she only smoked weed to manage the pain associated with herendometriosis.
Haddish’s most recent arrest occurred in the early morning hours of November 24, 2023, after she allegedly fell asleep at the wheel of her Tesla in Beverly Hills, California, and wascharged with a DUI.
She had been at a Thanksgiving event the evening before atThe Laugh Factoryin West Hollywood, and was released from custody the same day of her arrest.
The charge was reduced to a violation, andThe Haunted Mansionstarpleaded no contestin February.
During her podcast appearance, Haddish said she was “driving exhausted” and would’ve fought her charges “tooth and nail” if stress hadn’t impacted her health.
Tiffany Haddish at the Versace x NET-A-PORTER event in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California on March 7, 2024.River Callaway/WWD via Getty
River Callaway/WWD via Getty
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