Hollywood actress Tiffany Haddish is set for a face-off with her ex-husband, William Stewart over her allegation that he constantly abused her during their marriage.
Tiffany Haddish and her now ex-husband have been on each other’s throat since their separation, especially over the memoir, ‘The Last Black Unicorn’. Although a trial date has been set for next year by a Texas Judge, the now estranged couple do not seem not be getting anywhere with their allegations and counter allegations.
William Stewart who has been labelled as an abuser and a stalker by his ex-wife, in her memoir, sued her for her write up in that book. He sued Tiffany Haddish over a chapter in that book that reads “The Ex-husband”.
Stewart sued Tiffany Haddish and Simon & Schuster, the book’s publisher, for defamation, libel, and slander and is seeking in excess of $1 million in damages. Tiffany Haddish has denied his claims.
He later filed court documents that revealed his lawyer sent several letters to Haddish and S&S in an effort to reach a settlement prior to filing his lawsuit. He claims the comedian responded cryptically, saying, “Be patient your blessings are coming” and “Start to think positive so positive things can come your way. Because your blessings are waiting on you.”
In the filings, his lawyers even claimed Stewart would be able to demonstrate “Ms Haddish regularly requested Mr Stewart to become more aggressive with her during sex, including, among other things, to choke her as a part of their sexual intercourse.”
Stewart also claims Haddish gave an interview with comedian Dom Irrera in 2012 where she unequivocally says Stewart never beat her. He claims Haddish made a joke that “he never beat me up, he just choked me a little bit” and that choking was often a punchline in her comedy.
The two were married for five years and it has been messy ever since their separation.