Tiffany Haddish is reportedly seeking to have her 2022 DUI arrest dismissed, with sources close to the actress saying she regrets the incident and is determined to prove she does not have an alcohol problem. The 43-year-old comedian was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning in Beverly Hills after allegedly falling asleep behind the wheel of a car with the engine still running.
According to an insider, Haddish is 'grateful that nobody got hurt' and is 'going to tackle it all head-on and get the right lawyers.' The source emphasised that she does not want the arrest to define her, stating, 'She made a mistake, and it is not because she has an alcohol problem. It was just a bad thing that she got herself into.'
The arrest occurred at 5:45 AM on Beverly Drive, after police received a call about a person 'slumped over the wheel while the car was running.' Haddish was taken into custody without resistance and was seen in handcuffs in footage obtained by TMZ. The incident came hours after she performed at the Laugh Factory's annual Thanksgiving feast.
This marks Haddish's second DUI arrest in two years. In January 2022, she was arrested in Georgia on similar charges, where she was found 'dozing in the driver's seat' of her car. She later joked about the arrest on The Tonight Show, telling Jimmy Fallon, 'I've been praying to God to send me a new man... and God went ahead and sent me four. In uniform.'
Despite the legal troubles, the insider said Haddish is 'looking forward to getting back to work and heading into the new year with the outlook of finding new love and new film and TV opportunities.'
