As they gear up for the ‘Martin‘ reboot, Tisha Campbell is opening up about how she and Martin Lawrence rebuilt their relationship after she filed a sexual harassment lawsuit. She says, “We worked really hard to reconnect and forgive.”
Tisha Campbell Filed Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Martin Lawrence
As a refresher, in 1997, Tisha filed her lawsuit against the actor and comedian, claiming he sexually harassed her on set of their show, which ran from 1992 to 1997.
Tisha charged Martin with “repeated and escalating sexual harassment, sexual battery, verbal abuse and related threats.” The lawsuit was eventually settled out of court, but Martin would speak on the allegations years later.
Martin Lawrence Denies Sexual Harassment Claims Filed By Tisha Campbell
In a 2020 interview with GQ, Martin said that he and Tisha had not spoken about the lawsuit after settling. He added, “It was all a lot of bullshit and, just whoever’s side it was, it was bullshit. We don’t need to talk about something that just didn’t happen.”
He also explained that Tisha’s lawsuit was a major reason why he walked away from his show. He said, “I just decided to end it. People said that I got canceled, but that wasn’t the case. I decided to just leave the show.”
In response to Martin’s comments, Tisha appeared on The Talk and responded. She said, “I can’t go into much detail about the past because there was a confidentiality agreement, so the gag order says no. But what I can say is…I was actually kind of shocked.”
Tisha said that after contemplating how she would react, she ended up contacting Martin herself. “He was like, ‘Yeah, T, don’t read into what it is, there’s a lot of people that’s trying to bring up the past, and trying to make it news today. But, you know T, we’re good. I love you and I love your family.’”
Martin would go on to double down on their private conversation and shared a post on Instagram. He said, “Regardless of the past or any misrepresentation of it in the press, I have nothin [sic] but love for Tisha then and now. We are good and always will be! #teammartymar and #yougogirl”
Replying to the post, Tisha said, “YOU GO BOY My fam fo life!”
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Tisha Campbell Says She & Martin Lawrence ‘Worked Really Hard To Reconnect & Forgive’
Now that an official ‘Martin‘ reboot is in the works and airing on BET+ on June 16 as ‘Martin: The Reunion,’ Tisha has been doing some press.
While appearing on CBS Mornings, one of the hosts, Gayle King, asked Tisha, “It was really fun to see you guys together too, becuae you could tell there’s love there. You know, when the show ended there was tension between you and Martin. You had filed a lawsuit against him and he said it wasn’t true. How were you able to get back on track with him, because clearly you guys have worked it out.”
Tisha replied, “We worked really hard to reconnect … to forgive … and it really … This reunion is about a celebration of everything that we did. Everything that we accomplished and our growth as human beings, and so we concentrated mostly on that.”
Tisha also spoke on her highly publicized divorce with ex-husband Duane Martin.
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