September 12th 2023.
Tiffany Haddish's career was not off to a great start. In a recent interview with the Associated Press, the Carmichael Show actor discussed how she was not paid for her first starring Hollywood movie. It was a non-union film, and the producers promised her $1,200, but she is still awaiting that check today.
The comedian recalled, “My very first movie I ever did, that I was a star in, I was homeless when I was shooting that movie, and they were supposed to pay me $1,200 to do the movie. I wasn’t in a union. It was a non-union film, so it’s nothing that I could do about it, [but] they never paid me.”
Not only was she not paid for her work, but the producers also gave her 10 DVDs to sell, but she never even got to watch the movie. Haddish said, “They never paid me a dime. The producers gave me 10 DVDs and said, ‘Sell those. Good luck.’ And I never saw the movie.”
Things changed for Haddish after the success of Girls Trip, co-starring Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Regina Hall. When her popularity soared, the producers of her first movie took advantage and made sure it was available for public consumption. Although Haddish never stated the name of the movie or what it was about, she made it known that it was suddenly available on several networks and streaming channels.
The comedian shared, “That movie is all over BET, VH1, [TV One]… then streaming. It’s everywhere, that movie! And I don’t get a dime. It’s the worst movie. It’s the second-worst movie I was ever in. And not a penny.”
We can only imagine the frustration Haddish must have felt, but we're sure that the checks for everything she is involved with now are taken care of. It is a shame that her first movie experience was not a pleasant one, but that has not stopped her from achieving success.
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