Tiffany Haddish has offered an explanation for her “crazy” joke, in which she claims “Usher spreads herpes”.
“I never thought you could just say horrible things about somebody and think they’re not going to slap the s*** out of you,” Haddish told Cosmopolitan.
She continued: “I check and verify with people. If I can’t say it to your face, I shouldn’t be able to say it.
Her comment seemingly corresponds with her previous defence of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at this year’s Academy Awards.