Updated May 8th, 2020 at 20:16 IST

Tiffany Haddish opens up about suffering physical abuse from her mother

Hollywood actor, Tiffany Haddish opened up about suffering from physical abuse by her mother and reveals the reason behind it. Read on to know more about it.

Reported by: Shruti Mukherjee
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Hollywood actor, Tiffany Haddish is well known for movies like Girl's Trip, Self-Made, Like A Boss and Night School. However, she did not have this life always. Recently, the actor grabbed headlines for opening up about suffering from physical abuse at the hands of her mother. 

Tiffany Haddish opens about suffering physical abuse

Tiffany Haddish, in an interview on Instagram, said how her mother had punched her straight in the face. Getting emotional, she continued her mother used to resort to physical abuse because "she couldn't use her words". This resulted from Tiffany Haddish's mother being involved in a car accident after which she had to learn all over again how to walk, talk and even eat. 

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Tiffany Haddish's mother owned two properties, managed her own business and also worked at the U.S. post office. But after the accident, Haddish had to teach her mother everything like she was taught in her childhood. Frustrated by this, Tiffany Haddish's mother would resort to hitting because she "couldn't think of words". 

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Tiffany Haddish's family, namely her siblings, were sent to foster care when she was around 12-13 years of age. She revealed how her two sisters were put together in foster care as were her two brothers while she lived alone for a while. However, finally, her grandmother got custody of all the children. 

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Further in the interview, Tiffany Haddish also opened about the troubles she had to face on her way to success. She revealed how she would receive inappropriate propositions from men promising to help her. Haddish added that if she had accepted such conditions, she would not be where is right now. 

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Published May 8th, 2020 at 20:15 IST