Tiffany Haddish reveals she was raped aged 17 as she covers Glamour Magazine’s Latest Issue

Hollywood actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish is the latest cover star for Glamour Magazine and this time, she’s getting personal.



The actress speaks to the maazine about her new role in ‘Night School‘ alongside Kevin Hart, who bit Beyonce and also revealed that she was raped aged 17 by a police cadet

Read excerpts from her interview below:

On her role in Night School: I don’t mind being a teacher. I always say, ‘If this comedy thing doesn’t work out, I would probably be a sex education teacher.’ I would be the best sex education teacher. I guarantee none of my kids would have STDs after I finish teaching them.

On who bit Beyonce: I didn’t confirm sh*t. The reporter was like, ‘Sanaa Lathan?’ I’m, like, three drinks in, so of course I was about to laugh. They thought I put her name out there, but I didn’t. I never said nothing. And Beyoncé didn’t say nothing. Let the person who [bit Beyoncé] bury themselves…. I ain’t trying to destroy this girl. I didn’t say shit about the girl.

On Tyler Perry films perpetuating black stereotypes: I just think that a person is ignorant when they say, ‘Oh, you’re being a stereotypical black person.’ Well, what’s that? Explain that to me, because that’s an actual person, and everybody deserves to see themselves onscreen. I feel like all facets deserve to be seen—from the doctors to the janitors to the baby mamas to the side chicks.

On being committed to playing women who look and talk just like her: It’s funny because people are like, ‘Oh, Tiffany Haddish is ratchet.’ No, I’m your typical chick from the hood. And as ratchet as I might talk, or people might think I carry myself, I am making a living portraying myself.

Tiffany Haddish also revealed that she was raped aged 17 by a police cadet. The 38-year-old has now spoken out on being sexually assaulted, saying it left her ‘messed up for a long time’.

On being sexually assaulted:

‘That whole experience put me in such a messed-up place for a long time, and I ended up going to counselling.’

The actress reported the rape at the time, with nothing come out of it, but doesn’t know what justice would mean to her.

Tiffany added that this horrific attack contributed to the armour she wears on a day-to-day basis.

she said :

‘I notice that men are afraid of women that are aggressive. So to protect myself I become semi-aggressive.

You hear about, “Tiffany always hitting on somebody,” but that’s to keep them from hitting on me.’