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Mo’Nique is not finished with Netflix just yet. On Thursday, a California judge ruled that the comedian can move forward with her discrimination suit against the media giant after they offered her an insultingly low $500,000 for a comedy special. When The Parkers star shot back with a counteroffer, it was …

Over the last few years, we’ve witnessed the battle between decorated comedian Mo’Nique and Netflix streaming service over the Oscar winner’s claims of discrimination. Back in November, the ‘Precious’ star sued Netflix on claims that their $500,000 offer for a standup special was a lot less than other comedians such …

For the past few years, comedienne Mo’Nique has been very vocal about being blackballed in Hollywood by Oprah, Tyler Perry, and Lee Daniels. Mo’Nique recently took to Instagram to pen a letter to the former talk-show host and question her motives behind jumping at the chance to work on documentaries …

Just months after Mo’Nique filed a lawsuit against Netflix for discrimination, accusing the streaming service of low-balling her offer due to her race and gender, the comedy queen has landed her own special on Showtime. According to Shadow and Act, Mo’Nique will host her first hour-long stand-up special in over …

Two months after Mo’Nique filed a lawsuit against Netflix for discrimination, the streaming giant is firing back in its defense. In new court documents obtained by Baller Alert, Netflix has asked a judge to dismiss Mo’Nique’s lawsuit, in which she claimed the service discriminated against her based on her race …

Mo’Nique has signed on as the lead in a new independent action-adventure called “Mother Trucker.” According to Variety, the movie is set during the Congressional impeachment hearings to remove President Richard Nixon from office before he resigned in 1974. Mo’Nique will play a mother, struggling with anger management issues, who …

Comedienne/actress Mo’Nique is suing Netflix for discrimination. According to TMZ, the Oscar-winning actress claims that Netflix racially discriminated against her when negotiating a comedy special. In the suit, she says Amy Schumer received $11 Million for a comedy stand up, while the platform only offered Mo’Nique $500,000. However, as you …

Mo’Nique and her husband, Sidney Hicks, sat down for a live stream discussion on their show ‘Open Relationship’ to talk Steve Harvey’s recent removal from NBC and how herself or others should not celebrate the news. Monique kicked off the discussion and shared that she has received numerous tags on …

After the HBO premiere of “Leaving Neverland,” which detailed years of abuse at the hands of Michael Jackson, Oprah Winfrey hosted a Q&A with the controversial accusers, Wade Robson and James Safechuck. Though Winfrey’s after-show served as an opportunity to hear the stories of the accusers and promote healing from …

Steve Harvey stated he is a “man on integrity” in an interview with PEOPLE at a Celebrity Family Feud event Sunday in LA. The remarks came almost a week after his furious discussion with Mo’Nique on his talk show ”Steve,” where he indicated that the Oscar-winning actress should put her …

Oscar-winning comedian and actress, #MoNique, almost came to blows with #SteveHarvey on the set of his show, ”Steve.” Sources told The Jasmine Brand exclusively that Mo’Nique became irate during a heated argument with Harvey while on the show to promote her Las Vegas residency. Eyewitnesses said things spiraled quickly when …

Mo’Nique has become the first female African American comedian to land a Las Vegas Residency, and it’s much deserved! While in Las Vegas, the Queen of Comedy stopped by Q100.5 and had a very open and candid interview with radio show host Natalia, where she discussed her new residency, R. …

Rebel Wilson stopped by the Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote her new romantic comedy “Isn’t It Romantic,” and while there she discussed how excited she is about the role. “I’m proud to be the first-ever plus-sized girl to be the star of a romantic comedy,” Wilson told DeGeneres. In addition, …

Katt Williams sat down with V-103’s Frank and Wanda In the Morning show, and while there he made it a point to critique some of today’s comedians including #JerrodCarmichael, Lil Rel Howery, Kevin Hart, and Hannibal Buress. But it was the “Girls Trip” star, Tiffany Haddish, who got most of …

While most of us aren’t buying into #RoseanneBarr’s recent pleas for mercy following her racist tweets towards #BarackObama’s former senior advisor #ValerieJarrett, MoNique says she’s standing by her comedy sister.  During an interview with KTLA, Mo’Nique explained that Roseanne referring to Jarrett as an ape doesn’t make her racist. “Roseanne …

Back in 2014, Dame Dash filed a lawsuit against Lee Daniels over a $2 million investment the movie producer promised to return. Upon his failure to do so, in true Dame Dash fashion, the hip-hop music mogul put the pressure on Daniels in a recorded exchange at a recent Diana …

Blogged by: @RaquelHarrisTV Comedian, actress, and model Tiffany Haddish is getting a Netflix comedy special and everyone – including comedic icon Mo’Nique is happy about it. Many discussions have taken place about if Haddish had sealed a Netflix deal, amid Mo’Nique’s recent issues with the streaming service for giving her …

– blogged by: @ashleytearra If you thought that Mo’Nique was done speaking her piece on her ongoing conflict with Netflix, well, you thought wrong. For those of you who don’t know, allegedly, Netflix offered the 50-year-old $500,000 to do a comedy special, while others like Amy Schumer, Chris Rock, and …

Late last week, actress-comedienne Mo’Nique took to her Instagram to blast Netflix for allegedly being “gender-bias” and “color-bias”. The 50-year-old stated that she was offered $500,000 to do a comedy special with the streaming network, which was significantly less than what #AmySchumer, #ChrisRock, and #DaveChapelle were offered. While Schumer was …

In 2015, Mo’Nique claimed that she was blackballed in Hollywood for allegedly being “difficult” to work with and failing to properly campaign and promote “Precious,” which won her an Oscar. At the time, she placed blame on Lee Daniels, even claiming that she was denied a role on Empire as …