Tiffany Haddish challenges Prince T'Challa for the 'Black Panther' throne

"I came to battle, b*tches!"
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Shannon Connellan
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Tiffany Haddish challenges Prince T'Challa for the 'Black Panther' throne
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Tiffany Haddish is going for the Wakandan throne.

Hosting the MTV Movie and TV Awards on Saturday, the Girls Trip star and Saturday Night Live favourite opened the event with a hilarious parody of the Black Panther throne challenge scene.

"I came to battle, bitches!" says Haddish to Zuri, played by Forest Whittaker. "Also, I got a Groupon for 40 percent off at the Wakanda Sheraton.

Look out for some masterful cameos in here from Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith, and a perfect TLC reference.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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