Tiffany Haddish tracks down online trolls and calls them directly
The 'Haunted Mansion' actress told how she's faced a lot of negativity on the internet so created a fake Instagram with an alter ego named 'Sarah', who sets out to "destroy" anyone criticising her using details from their personal lives that she's tracked down
6 May 2024
She told the Los Angeles times newspaper: "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.
"Sometimes, I get so mad that I'll get they phone number and I'll just call them.
"Oh, I have called people, honey. They be shocked that I called. They'll be like, 'I can't believe you even saw that.' You did a whole video! 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."
Last year, the 44-year-old star was experiencing so many negative comments, she began blocking certain phrases including "not funny" and "setback" and even hired a digital forensics analyst to work out where the death threats she received were coming from.
Tiffany admitted it made her feel better to discover 75% of them were created by robots in Iran and Malaysia.
Recently, someone "of status" approached the 'Girls Trip' star about what is written about her.
She said they asked: "Is your mental health OK? Your name is always in the headlines. You said this, you said that. All I see is people attacking you. It's like, 'Oh, don't get too close to Tiffany. I'm going to get attacked too.' "
Meanwhile, Tiffany is determined to try and slow down and take on fewer commitments.
She said: "If I say I can't do something, I can't do it. I feel way more comfortable saying that now.
"I can't bend backwards no more. I'm not built for it."
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