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Tiffany Haddish Has Postponed Her Atlanta Show Over Georgia's Abortion Ban


In light of the recent wave of state-by-state attempts to block women’s access to safe and legal abortions, many high-profile women have been speaking out about their own experiences with abortion in order to draw awareness to the critical issue—and to serve as calls to action. Jameela Jamil spoke out in May about the pregnancy she terminated, and Ashley Judd also recently spoke about her own experiences securing an abortion in Georgia after she was raped. After the state’s extreme abortion ban passed in May, celebrities and studios have also been threatening to boycott working in Georgia, which would hit the state where it hurts: The film industry had a total economic impact of $9.5 billion there during the 2018 fiscal year, according to the state. Now, Tiffany Haddish has escalated the conversation by postponing her Atlanta show in protest over the abortion ban.

“After much deliberation, I am postponing my upcoming show in Atlanta. I love the state of Georgia, but I need to stand with women, and until they withdraw Measure HB481, I cannot in good faith perform there,” Haddish said in a statement on Saturday, according to CNN—making her the first celebrity to effectively cancel a performance over the ban. As Jezebel points out, it’s unlikely that Georgia will voluntarily strike down the law before it takes effect. (Ticket-holders will be refunded by the theater.)

Georgia’s law, set to take effect Jan. 1, 2020, will ban abortions after six weeks (before many women realize they’re pregnant) and criminalize them as well. Residents there won’t even be allowed to travel out of state to receive a legal abortion, or they could be charged with conspiracy to commit murder. The law only makes exceptions in cases of incest, medical danger to the pregnant person, and rape—though, for the latter, that’s only if there’s a police report filed.

So far, it seems like many are waiting to follow through until the law actually takes effect—it could be struck down by courts before Jan. 1. Among them, Netflix: “We have many women working on productions in Georgia, whose rights, along with millions of others, will be severely restricted by this law,” the company’s chief content officer said in a May statement to Glamour. “It’s why we will work with the ACLU and others to fight it in court. Given the legislation has not yet been implemented, we’ll continue to film there—while also supporting partners and artists who choose not to. Should it ever come into effect, we’d rethink our entire investment in Georgia.”

Now that Haddish has postponed her performance, it remains to be seen if other celebrities, studios, and companies follow her lead.



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You Won’t Believe How Much Actress Tiffany Smith Looks Like Meghan Markle


In just a few short years, Meghan Markle has gone from a Suits actress and lifestyle blogger to a member of the British royal family and one of the most photographed women in the world. While that, of course, must have been a wild ride for Markle herself, it also had a strange impact on someone who happens to look a lot like her: actress Tiffany Smith.

For starters, it led to a big break in her career, as she’s playing the Duchess of Sussex in Lifetime’s new movie Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal. (She took over the role from another Markle doppelgänger, Parisa Fitz-Henley.)

But Smith told Glamour that even before she landed the part, she was often mistaken for Markle. “The first time it happened was when she was on Suits and started dating Harry,” she says. “People would come up to me and say, ‘Do you know who you look like?'”

Left: Actress Tiffany Smith. Right: Meghan Markle.

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Once she landed the part, Smith says she studied Markle so much that she started to take on some of the royal’s mannerisms, like her now famous hair tuck. “It’s not a real tuck, but she kind of brushes it back,” Smith explains.

Obviously, the actress playing Markle in a movie will look like her—but a closer look into Smith’s Instagram feed only further proves how much these two look alike.

See for yourselves, below.

Twins in tiaras

Meghan Duchess of Sussex leaves Windsor Castle in the Ascot Landau carriage during a procession after getting married at...
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At church with the family

Members of the royal family at Christmas Day church services
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Lovingly gazing at a “prince” in casual wear

Prince Harry Duke of Sussex and Meghan Duchess of Sussex visit Redwoods Tree Walk
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Rocking a khaki trench

Prince Harry Duke of Sussex and Meghan Duchess of Sussex visit South Melbourne Beach
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En route to the royal wedding

Meghan Markle with her mother Doria Ragland arrive at Windsor Castle ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry
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White jeans, ripped jeans, big smiles

Meghan Markle attends a Wheelchair Tennis match during the Invictus Games 2017
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Major kudos to the Lifetime casting department on finding Meghan Markle 3.0—and if Markle ever wants to cut off her famous hair, at least she’ll be able to see how cute it looks.



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Tiffany Smith Was Always Mistaken for Meghan Markle—Now She’s Playing Her


Tiffany: One of my favorite scenes to shoot was the first time that Charlie, who plays Harry, and I had to kiss. We were in Vancouver filming, and it was really cold, but it wasn’t supposed to look cold. We lean in to do the kiss, and since Charlie is a lot taller than me, I felt a drip down my face—it was his snot. I didn’t want to embarrass him, but the closeup was snot on my face. Everyone started laughing. It was great because it immediately broke any awkwardness. Another scene I loved was anytime the entire family—Harry, William, Kate—was in a scene together.

You did a deep dive into the history of the royals. What surprised you most?

Tiffany: When you’re in the presence of the Queen, you call her “Your Majesty” the first time you talk to her. It’s “ma’am” from then on.

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Are there any of Meghan’s mannerisms that you picked up?

Tiffany: Watching her with Harry…she’s so beautiful, but she kind of looks up through her eyelashes. So that was one of the things I incorporated. She also tucks her hair—it’s not a real tuck, but she kind of brushes it back.

The film covers a lot of ground of what Harry and Meghan went through in their first year of marriage. Was there anything that happened to Meghan that was hard for you to even wrap your head around?

Tiffany: The stuff that stuck out the most to me was everything with her dad. Those were some of the hardest scenes. I’m super close to my parents, so thinking about that and how I would respond—and then being in such a public position at that point—was something I couldn’t believe really happened to her, and that she handled it as beautifully as she did. There are so many times where people are like, “Well, you’re supposed to be this. You can’t be this and this.” For me, doing those scenes helped me see she is a strong, empowered, put-together, incredible woman, who can also cry when she’s around someone she feels safe and comfortable with. That’s why I really wanted to make sure [the scenes we did about her dad] were handled as respectfully as possible.

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If you could talk to Meghan or ask her anything, what would you say?

Tiffany: There’s a scene in [the first movie] where a little girl goes up to her and says she thought she would never see someone who was like her become a princess. That’s one of the biggest things that stuck out to me. So I would thank her for being such a great, incredible role model for women, but also for multi-racial or mixed girls. I grew up experiencing that world, and it’s awesome to see her get to do the things she’s done and be so joyful and positive. And I’d ask her if she has any advice for having a strong career and getting what you’re striving for.

The movie ends with Meghan and Harry as parents to baby Archie. Would you want to play her again as a mother?

Tiffany: It was a life-changing experience for me, and I can’t imagine if I did it again that I wouldn’t feel the same way. So we’ll see. We’ll see how everybody responds, and then it will be a question for Lifetime.

Why was it life-changing?

Tiffany: I’ve been acting for a couple of years now, and this is my first lead role, which is something I’ve always wanted and felt ready to do. It was one of those things where you realize, “OK, I can do that. What’s next?”

Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal airs tonight, May 27, on Lifetime. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.



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Tiffany Young Had Such Good Reactions to Fans Covering Her Songs


You probably know Tiffany Young best from the K-pop band Girls’ Generation, which has been churning out bops since 2007. Seriously, you need to get into this group if you haven’t already. Their 2011 track”The Boys” is better than any pop song on the radio right now, and that’s just a fact.

You need to get into Young’s solo music, as well, which started in 2016 with her EP I Just Wanna Dance. Then, in February 2019, she released her second extended play, Lips on Lips. All of this is to say Tiffany Young has a lot of songs—and a lot of fans, as well.

So it’s no surprise there are so many covers of her music on YouTube. It’s incredible what Young’ fans have done with her songs: Some of the covers are stripped down, others are more upbeat. These renditions run the gamut in terms of style and execution.

And Young loves them all: We had her stop by Glamour‘s offices recently and check out some of the best covers of her songs from YouTube. Check out her reactions in the video, above.

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“It was a natural, organic, gradual pivot,” Young told Glamour magazine a few months ago about her decision not to renew her contract with SM Entertainment, which manages Girls’ Generation. “I had always gotten demos [for Girls’ Generation] in English, and I’d sing it in both languages all the time. It almost became so natural that even the fans, my bandmates, and my former label were like, ‘Tiffany needs to sing in English.’”

She’s now in America focusing on her solo career. “Once I was here, even when there was a lot of self-doubt, it was like, ‘Come on. You wanted this your whole life,'” she said, later adding, “I hope to be an artist for [my fans] who opens their hearts and their minds, makes them feel happy and understood.”



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Tiffany Haddish Bombed a Stand-Up Set, But It’s Her Apology After That Matters


On New Year’s Eve comedian Tiffany Haddish delivered such a terrible stand-up set that audience members stood up and walked out. It was so bad, in fact, that even Haddish knew it would make headlines. “This is gonna be on TMZ or whatever,” Haddish said. “Like, ‘Tiffany Haddish Ate a Bag of Dick on New Year’s Eve.'”

Well, not in quite those words. But news outlets did cover the incident. Haddish is famous and a black woman, and the appetite for stories about celebrities who mess up and/or embarrass themselves is insatiable. Mix that up, and there’s bound to be chatter. Still, as fans on Twitter pointed out, it’s normal for even the most experienced comics to bomb. Comedians need to test out new material all the time. Some of it lands and some falls flat. What’s remarkable about what happened to Haddish isn’t that she had a bad night. It’s that she took to social media within hours to own up to it.

Scientific studies and countless of op-eds have concluded that women apologize too much, and it’s true. (We are deeply sorry about that!) But it would be a mistake to suggest that Haddish is just one more woman who needs to learn not to be quite so remorseful. There’s a powerful difference between an impulse to take the blame no matter who’s at fault and a genuine desire to take ownership of a situation and move on.

Haddish didn’t tweet some endless statement delivered via her Notes app or hide from the bad press. She didn’t blame her audience or delete her Instagram. She just addressed the incident and promised to do better. Her peers in the industry responded soon after with messages of support:

It’s the season of resolutions, so here’s one: From now on, let’s channel Haddish. So much in this insane cultural moment is outside of our control, but our behavior—what we do and how we react to even ill-expressed criticism of it—is still within our own jurisdiction.

Not to overstate it, but it feels to me as heroic to see a woman cop to failure as it does to watch a woman revel in her hard-earned success. We all mess up, although TMZ isn’t too interested in the particulars of that last ill-advised toast I gave. The point is not to get defensive, not to blame other people, not to offer a million and six justifications for our actions. It’s just to be honest and then to work at it. Whatever it is.

Over the past 12 months in particular, the list of men who would be wise to follow Haddish’s lead has multiplied. And while sexual harassment and a few inoffensive jokes are several universes apart, the principle holds—fewer excuses, more real vows not to repeat the same mistakes. Given recent leaked audio in which Louis C.K., noted comeback attempter, made fun of survivors of gun violence and those who use gender-neutral pronounces, I think we can anticipate that he will not take the Haddish route. But he should! It’s not weak or pathetic or “un-feminist” to admit failure. It’s just an acknowledgment of a gap between where we should be and where we are.

Haddish has little to apologize for, so it’s unfortunate (but not a surprise) that it did fall to her to model how to deal with a professional misstep. Women are still held to standards that men on their tiptoes could never reach. (Wear heels, men!) Thousands of men have made zero people laugh with little fanfare, but here we are. The fact is women don’t need to apologize more, but the world would be a lot better if women and men memorized the Haddish method—and normalized it.





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Billy Eichner and Tiffany Haddish Want to Do a 'Woke' Remake of 'Hocus Pocus'


Who better to update Hocus Pocus in 2018 than Billy Eichner and Tiffany Haddish? That was the basic premise behind the latest episode of Billy on the Street, the man-on-the-street quiz show that features Eichner and his famous pals basically accosting New York City civilians all in the name of pop culture. In other words: Best. Show. Ever.

This episode featured Eichner and Haddish casting themselves as two of the witches in a hypothetical, more inclusive remake of the Halloween classic, which they fittingly dubbed Wokus Pocus. Once that’s settled, they set out in search of the a third witch to complete the trifecta, and hilarity ensues.

Among the candidates that are briefly auditioned are a Brazilian woman (an encounter that lets Haddish show off her excellent Samba skills), a Chinese woman (which prompts Eichner to come up with her own spin-off called Crazy Witch Asians), and a Colombian man. The only thing we can’t abide by in this otherwise delightful video is the shade that Eichner then throws at Kathy Najimy, one of the witches in the original Hocus Pocus coven. After the man informs Eichner and Haddish that their movie needs some Latin Flavor, Eichner says, “You’ve definitely got more flavor than Kathy Najimy, I’ll tell you that much.” Um, no.

That comment notwithstanding, we would definitely pay money to watch Eichner and Haddish in Wokus Pocus. Come to think of it, we’d line up to watch these two in anything. Are you listening, Hollywood?

Watch the full video, below:

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Related: Tiffany Haddish Has a Brilliant Theory About Why So Many Celebrities Are Getting Engaged



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