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Whats up with her attitude about Mr Belding and Saved By The Bell


I kind of struggle with this post because I think she has the right to do what she wants as an adult. But something is very weird about her attitude and apparent disdain for her teen breakout role. Its all over the web today about her "awkward" reaction to being reunited with Dennis Haskins "aka Mr Belding". I really wonder what the truth is. I mean she pretty much blew off the reunion they wanted to do. She seemed not too thriled to see Haskins. I understand she is far removed from saved by the bell ... that show is over 20 years old now but at the same time, she spent alot of her early years with those ppl on set and behind the scenes.. they were probably like family to her in a small way.

Honestly I am not saying she has to love them and keep in touch with them just because she worked with them but thats not the point. The bigger picture tells me something is off here. Something doesnt add up. Why would she not like Haskins unless something happened that caused her to dislike him. Dustin Diamond angered alot of the cast when he wrote that tell all book and I guess she may have hard feelings toward him but it still doesnt explain her lack of motivation toward Haskins and maybe even the other cast members. I am only speculating but I wonder if maybe she had a sexual relationship with Haskins possibly when she was young , teenage girls do tend to like older men and Haskins at the time was like late 30's early 40's and was a semi successful working actor. Maybe she had a crush on him.

I know thats a wild theory but Dustin Diamond did say in his book that her and the other girls were having sex and smoking pot during that time. I know Diamond is considered a "troll" but if he was lying wouldnt his book be slander? They would have sued him and he would be trouble if he had lied. The bottom line is most tv shows have these dark secrets. Cast members hated eachother , drugs ,. sex all that stuff. She has never really come out and said anything in interviews , maybe shes hiding from her past. I know mario lopez and I guss mark paul gosselaar are still buddies and they have mentioned Haskins in the past but I know Haskins also has a reputation for being a "pervy old man" who picks up young women in bars and stuff. Maybe Tiffany finds him creepy or something. I just want the truth.

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I think you both have it wrong. Now, I don't know how true this is, but I recall hearing that most of the main cast did not get along with, for whatever reason, Dennis Haskins and Dustin Diamond (okay we know he's a piece of crap), however those two remained friends. It's clear there was a division between the cast when it was filmed.

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Well your right.....i mean lets all think of our lives....I have worked in many places and didnt like many that i worked with....If someone showed up in my past that i really couldnt stand...i guess i would have the same reaction.....LOL...

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Haskins is a notorious poon hound and my guess is he has tried to pick her up more than once over the years. I dont blame her for the look she gave him.

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I saw the video clip and it was extremely awkward. I was expecting them to at least hug each other since they may not have seen each other in years but the "shaking of the hands" seemed very impersonal and Tiffani looked very uncomfortable. She apparently didn't know he was going to show up and surprise her otherwise she probably would have declined such a public "reunion". YIKES! There is definitely a story to tell.........

As far as I know Tiffani and Mark-Paul are still friendly with one another, they did a public appearance together as recent as 2011. I felt bad for Tiffani. She was blindsided by an uncomfortable past.

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I don't get it..?
No, she didn't jump up and down, but it's being made out to be like she gave a "ew. what the f--" look and she didn't. I don't think she was rude or hateful to him in any way. And now you think that equals a young teenager having sex with a 40 year old back in the day? You're just as coo coo as Dustin Diamond, if not more so.

She does seem to want to get away from the "Saved by the Bell" character. She wants to be known for more than just Kelly Kapowski, and that's not all that uncommon with actors. Not really a big deal.

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I like the fact that she held her composure despite obviously feeling very uncomfortable.

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