In what may or may not be a stunning move, a 22-year-old woman who identifies as Jane Doe is backing off of her child abuse lawsuit against Tiffany Haddish and fellow comedian Aries Spears which claims the two coerced, groomed, and molested her and her brother when they were teenagers. The suit specifically states, “Haddish knew the child was under 18 and sexually exploited Plaintiff Jane Doe for profit and likes on social media.” However, in 2018, Jane Doe’s mother received a $15,000 settlement from Spears. The case’s court documents have recently been sealed.

TMZ has learned that Jane Doe decided to dismiss the case with prejudice in new court docs, which means Haddish and Spears cannot be charged with the same crime twice. In a statement, the plaintiff said,

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Spears was not addressed in the statement, but according to the outlet, he’s “also in the clear.” Spears recently discussed the status of his career due to the child abuse allegations. During an episode of his “Spears and Steinberg” podcast, the former MadTV star shared that he was “nervous” about his future. Spears said:

“My family and I have known Tiffany Haddish for many years, and we know that she would never harm me or my brother or help anyone else do anything that could harm us. We wish Tiffany the best and are glad that we can all put this behind us.”

“I already felt like my career was over before all this. I thought I was blackballed, and I felt like my s**t was over. But I always said I felt like I was one thing away from the turnaround, but now with this, I’m almost certain that tombstone was written.”

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Since the dismissal of the lawsuit, TMZ recently caught up with the Girls Trip star at LAX and was asked if the dismissal would change things. She replied:

When she was asked what Spears thought of the situation, she said,

“I lost everything. All my gigs are gone. I don’t know, bro. I don’t have no job.”

Although the actress did not specify which jobs she may have lost, it was announced earlier this year she would be returning for Season 2 of Apple’s The Afterparty. Her next film is the Disney horror comedy Haunted Mansion, which is currently in post-production.

“I don’t talk to him.”