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Tiffany Haddish pleaded with the judge presiding over her Georgia DUI case to postpone the trial to allow her to take a trip overseas, In Touch can exclusively report.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Tiffany, 44, asked that the trial, which is scheduled to start anytime between October 21 and October 25, be pushed.
The comedian’s lawyer claimed Tiffany has a “significant commitment out of the country for a charitable organization during that week.”
Tiffany said she will be hosting a Fashion Trust Arabia in Marrakesh, Morocco, on October 23.
Her lawyer said, “The organization is a trust/charity that was created to help young designers and entrepreneurs in the Middle East.”
“The organization is relying on Ms. Haddish for this event, and this is a significant personal and financial commitment,” her lawyer added.
The actress pointed out that the court had yet to rule on her second motions seeking to suppress certain evidence. She argued a decision should also be made on that before a trial date is set.
Tiffany said the prosecutors did not object to her request. The court docket revealed the judge signed off on the plea and pushed the trial. The Girls Trip actress was arrested in January 2022 by Peachtree City PD.
The police received a call about a driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel. The police said they pulled over Tiffany due to her car matching the description of the car provided by dispatch. The police said they believed Tiffany had smoked marijuana.
The comedian was arrested for a DUI. The comedian was later released on $1,666 bond. She entered a plea of not guilty to the charges.
While the case was pending, Tiffany was arrested for a second DUI in November 2023 while driving in Beverly Hills, California.
Sources told TMZ that Tiffany had fallen asleep behind the wheel of her car while it was in the street. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office charged her with a DUI and driving with a BAC over .08 percent.
The L.A. arrest caused the prosecutors in Georgia to request that Tiffany not drink or use drugs while out on bond. In addition, they asked that she submit to weekly drug tests. The judge signed off on the request.
Recently, the tests were reduced to bi-monthly. A couple of weeks later, Tiffany reached a plea deal in the L.A. case.
Prosecutors dropped the DUI charge in exchange for a reduced charge of reckless driving. The case ended with Tiffany being put on probation, but she avoided any jail time.
Tiffany and her legal team are fighting hard in the Georgia case. They asked that all evidence seized by police be thrown out due to it being collected as part of an “unlawful search.”
Her lawyer said Tiffany’s car did not match the car dispatch described to police on the night in question. Tiffany’s lawyer said the officers were told to look for a white Chevrolet SUV with a possible Florida tag while Tiffany was driving a white Ford Explorer.
On top of that, Tiffany’s lawyer said the comedian did not violate any traffic laws after the police started following her. He said the traffic stop was “illegal” and said all “fruits” from the “unlawful search” should be suppressed.
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