Netflix stand-up specials have been uber-successful for the streaming service, and comedians including Nikki Glaser, Jenny Slate, Dave Chappelle, and Seth Meyers have filmed exclusive acts for it.Mo'Nique claimed that she was given a low-ball offer of $500,000 in Nov. of 2017 that she thinks was due to her race and gender. Mo’Nique blasts Oprah and Gayle King, for their interviews with Michael Jackson accusers, and with R. Kelly, accusing them of tearing down black men, and Oprah of being fake for that last hug she gave her, at an industry event, and said “when I look at you, I see nothing but me” [VIDEO] The Like many feuding celebrities, Mo'Nique and Oprah were once good friends. The news of the lawsuit had fans remembering her issues with Oprah from years ago.
Citing Oprah's 2017 interview with Good Morning America's Norah O' Donell, Mo'Nique pointed to the soft "silver lining" answer she gave when it came Weinstein's long list of accusers.
Netflix has yet to respond publicly to Mo'Nique's lawsuit. But, actress and Academy Award winner Mo'Nique Hicks, who goes simply by her first name, has been in conflict with Oprah for several years. Oprah gave an apology, but Mo'Nique believed that it wasn't sincere. She never said my mother was coming on the show, because had she, Oprah Winfrey, said ‘I’m going to have your mother,’ I would have said, ‘Shut it down. The actress spoke with Comedy Hype and explained the root of her problem with Oprah.Winfrey did a special of her talk show years ago that focused on child molesters. Other actresses including Angela Bassett and Loretta Divine were there, according to Mo'Nique. The Parkers star declined Oprah’s offer without knowing that the 65-year-old also invited her parents and one of her other brothers on which upset her deeply.
I don’t need the world seeing how greedy my mother is.
But, she told herself that she would be honest the next time she saw Oprah in person.Mo'Nique said that Oprah claimed that she didn't know that the parents would go to the show taping.
If you had given me the opportunity I would have said, I can’t put my mother — that’s still my mother.’Years later Mo’Nique would see Oprah at a party and confronted her about the situation. Since Mo’Nique made it public knowledge that she was molested by her brother, the talk show host called the comedian to tell her that she would be inviting her brother on the show and wanted to know if she wanted to appear.The Parkers star declined Oprah’s offer without knowing that the 65-year-old also invited her parents and one of her other brothers on which upset her deeply. Shut that down.’ That’s one of the reasons why we don’t communicate, because of my mother and father’s greed. It seems to have started sometime in 2009.
I shared with her that we were in a really bad place. Mo’Nique has been vocal about her feud with Oprah, Lee Daniels, and Steve Harvey. Gerald Imes, brother of Oscar-winning actress Mo'Nique, apologized to his younger sister today on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," for years of sexual abuse during her childhood. On Nov. 14, Mo'Nique hit Netflix with a lawsuit after she said she was given a low price to film a stand-up comedy special for the site. Mo’Nique said that she watched the ‘scam’ unfold on the TV screen along with the rest of the world and was forced to deal with people coming up to her in public talking negatively about her mother who she feels she has to defend.‘Now I begin to see commercials with my mother, with my brother, my father and my other brother. Mo'Nique confirmed the lawsuit on her Instagram page, saying that she was choosing to stand up for those who are affected by the gender wage gap. Mo'Nique has also called out Tyler Perry and Lee Daniels, noting that the pair, along with Oprah, had her blacklisted in Hollywood following her Academy Award win. Even though Oprah Winfrey wrapped her talk show more than eight years ago, she's still one of the biggest celebrities, and she seems like one of the last ones we'd want to be embroiled in a feud with. In 2009, Mo'Nique starred in Mo'Nique thanked Oprah in her Oscar speech, saying that the world saw the movie because Oprah and Tyler put their names on it.Mo'Nique then said that she confided in Oprah that she and her mother were on bad terms. But, Mo'Nique's demand for more money was not met, her team claims. In a lengthy Instagram post Monday, Mo'Nique spoke out about Oprah making her “life harder” and harming the image of famous black men with #MeToo coverage.
This deal was made in 2017. Mo'Nique is suing Netflix for discrimination after she believes that she was low-balled in a deal to do a stand-up special with the streaming service. Dave Chappelle was allegedly given $60 million in 2016 in a deal that included three specials.The suit also claims that other comedians were able to negotiate higher pay for their specials, like Amy Schumer who allegedly took an $11 million offer and got it up to $13 million from Netflix.
She then referred to her mom as greedy.The Oscar winner went on to say that she didn't fully stick up for herself the next time she spoke to Oprah, because she was worried about offending one of the biggest celebrities in the world.
She claims that she was shocked to learn that both of her parents appeared on the episode of the talk show that Gerald was featured on.The actress then noted that she never would have said yes to letting Gerald on if she had known that her mom would be in attendance. Instead of outright apologizing, the network owner said: ‘If you think I did something wrong, I want to apologize.’Mo feels exploited and will accept nothing less than a sincere public apology from Oprah.This comes after the O Magazine publisher has been receiving backlash for some of her recent behavior including getting behind the Leaving Neverland documentary when she claimed to be close to the Jackson family.Mo’Nique feels that the public is starting to see the real Winfrey.Sign up for the latest celebrity news delivered to your inbox daily Other reported stand-up deals for Netflix (which have not been explicitly confirmed by the company) include Jerry Seinfeld for a two-part special and interview series at $100 million. They also cited the seven to eight figure numbers that many other comedians have gotten for their Netflix specials. I shared with her that I was hurt and trying to figure this thing out. The two didn't speak or see each other again for years.
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