HBO’s Chimp Crazy star who tried to fake death of famed ape is accused of perjury

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tonia Haddix, the star of HBO’s Chimp Crazy who allegedly faked the death of one of her apes, was accused of perjury by animal rights group PETA who have asked a judge to bring charges against her. In the new filing, PETA outlines several so-called examples of Haddix’s alleged plot to hide the acting ape, including an alleged “grotesque scheme to exhume the severely decomposed corpse of another chimpanzee and pass that corpse off as Tonka’s remains.” “Tonia Haddix brazenly defied court orders on camera and made a mockery of the justice system in front of an international audience in order to deprive a chimpanzee of a real life,” PETA Foundation General Counsel Brittany Pee said in a statement. PETA alleges Chimp Crazy shows the lengths that Haddix went to fake Tonka’s death, lie to the court, and hide him across state lines and in her own home. open image in gallery HBO ’s Chimp Crazy Tonia Haddix faced another lawsuits from Peta on Wednesday Haddix says the slew of lawsuits being sent her way is growing tiresome.