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- Tiffany Haddish addressed rumors that she had become a mom after sharing a photo of herself holding a baby on social media
- While hosting the Aug. 19 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, she clarified that she and her friend Jason Lee, who was also in the picture, were not new parents
- However, she said that she was “wide open” to the idea of having a baby and listed some famous “potential baby daddies”
Tiffany Haddish is shutting down baby rumors.
On Tuesday, Aug. 19, the comedian and actress, 45, continued her weeklong stint guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! and addressed claims that she had a baby with Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee during her monologue.
PEOPLE previously reported that the Girls Trip star left fans wondering if she had secretly welcomed a child after she posted a picture with Lee while holding a baby.
“There is a personal matter I feel must be addressed,” she said while on the show. “Two weeks ago, I put something on the Instagram that made everyone go a little crazy.
She continued, explaining, “It was a picture of me and my friend Jason Lee posing with the baby and the caption, ‘Cats out the bag.’ ”
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“For some reason, people saw this and thought I had a baby,” she said. “Like, there were articles about this everywhere. Even my own relatives were asking if I had a secret baby, which is kind of insulting because they are all living in my house and blocking me from getting any d—.”
Haddish then asked Lee, who was in the audience, what he thought about the rumors.
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“The whole world has lost their mind over this beautiful baby,” he said, to which Haddish added, “We just took a picture with a baby and then that went crazy so now we got a godbaby.”
Lee seemed surprised by the revelation, prompting Haddish to reply, “Yeah, I went ahead and made it our godbaby.”
“Jason, the offer still is on the table if you want to make a real baby together,” she teased, adding, “You know I’m traditional.”
Lee’s response: “And I’m still gay,” he said as the crowd broke into laughter.
“So just to be clear I did not have a baby, but I am open to it… Wide open to it,” she clarified.
“I even have a list of potential baby daddies,” Haddish proceeded to say, naming the likes of Tom Cruise, Jason Momoa and Brad Pitt as some of her dream fathers.
Of Cruise, she declared, “No mission is too impossible for me.” She also had a few choice words for Momoa, saying, ” Aquaman can come swim in these waters.” And when it came to Oscar winner Pitt, she teased, ” He can press any of my Benjamin Buttons anytime”
She also included New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton, broadcaster Melvin Robert, Jimmy Kimmel Live! producer Ken Crosby, actor Pedro Pascal and the character Marcus Winfield, played by Toby Sandeman, on the Netflix series Running Point.
“Now, if you or someone you know wants to put a baby in me, please reach out on social media using the hashtag #PastramiMommy,” she concluded.
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