Tiffany Haddish recently shared with the Los Angeles Times that she has taken steps to address the trolls who flood her social media with hateful comments.
In response to the escalating online bullying, she even went as far as hiring a digital forensics analyst to investigate the death threats she received.
The analyst’s findings revealed that a significant portion of these threats were generated by automated accounts based in Malaysia and Iran.
Despite her success in comedy, Haddish has faced backlash and legal issues, including arrests for driving under the influence.
To combat the negativity online, she created a fake Instagram account under the name “Sarah” to gather information about the trolls and take action against them.
“I’ve learned how to find people’s information — like I pull up the credit report, police records. You can do that for $1.99,” Haddish said. “Sometimes, I get so mad that I’ll get they phone number and I’ll just call them.”
“Oh, I have called people, honey,” Haddish continued. “They be shocked that I called. They’ll be like, ‘I can’t believe you even saw that.’ You did a whole video, bitch! You made a full, five-minute video! On the internet, people think they can just say whatever and you not gonna say anything. I try my best not to, but I’m a human being.”
Haddish popped up last year in Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” and will next be seen in Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth installment in the action franchise headlined by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The movie opens in theaters June 7.
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