Tisha Campbell revealed a harrowing story on Instagram on Friday, detailing a trafficking attempt she escaped. The actress said the disturbing incident happened when she was trying to get a ride after shooting a film. Campbell, who said she was working in an area where Uber is not available, said a suspicious van pulled up next to her after she called for a taxi.
"The van that pulls up is real sketchy-looking," she said. "But there's a guy in the backseat, right? So when he jumps out, the guy is just standing there. I thought he was getting dropped off."
The suspicious person then told the actress to get in the car, but Campbell said she refused.
"I looked inside the car, it's f**ked up," the 53-year-old said. "The rubber is pulled up from the bottom, it's dirt everywhere. The backseat looked like it was snatched out."
Campbell, however, said she stood her ground as the driver demanded her to get in the van.
"I said I'm not getting in the f**kin' car. F**k y'all," the movie star said.
The bizarre story continued when Campbell said she was unable to find the person who gave her a phone number for a taxi.
"I asked the lady at the front desk, 'Yo, who's the guy who gave me this number?'" the actress said. "She was like, 'Why would he give you this number?' This trafficking s**t is real, but they got me f**ked up."
Campbell has been working with a human-trafficking survivor and activist
Campbell recently helped produce an unscripted series that featured human-trafficking survivor and activist Toni Rivera, Realscreen reports. Rivera, who survived trafficking at a young age, has been helping women and children who have been sexually exploited. Campbell's film focused on Rivera's effort to help survivors.
“Statistics show that a child is taken by human traffickers every two and a half hours. It’s real and it happens in every community, from Beverly Hills to Harlem, to young women, men and children,” Campbell said in a statement. “Toni shows bravery and resilience while combating this crisis by rescuing individuals from a world she too was part of, and it’s the reason she’s referred to as the ‘modern-day Harriet Tubman.’ It’s an absolute privilege to be able to work with her on this project.”
Campbell is once again reminding people to stay alert in public and take care of each other.
"I need for EVERYONE to be overly conscious of themselves and their loved ones," the advocate wrote on Instagram. "It’s SHOPPING SEASON where traffickers try to snatch ppl up."
The Newark, New Jersey, native reminded the perpetrators to never think about messing with her.
"If I wasn’t from Newark boyyyyy," she wrote. "If Tony Rivera hadn’t schooled me and my friends on what to look for, S**T would’ve been real different. PLUS I don’t sound like I look. Also I am thankful to the production for their concern and their understanding."
