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[FLASHBACK: STORY TIME! Mo’Nique Explains History Behind Oprah Beef… (VIDEO)]
The award-winning actress/comedian hit the net recently with an open letter calling out the media mogul for the way she’s handled Harvey Weinstein’s legal issues with kid gloves versus the way she’s seemingly dived head first into similar cases where the accused were Black men.
Mo’Nique says she “felt compelled” to address Winfrey publicly to make her point.
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Mo’Nique has been claiming that Netflix discriminated against her for quite some time now and it seems the media giant has filed a response to her lawsuit and is seeking to dismiss the case.
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Mo’Nique’s lawsuit against Netflix is moving forward.
As previously reported, the comedian/actress filed a lawsuit against the streaming giant citing they discriminated against her because of her race and gender (click HERE if you missed that).
Netflix has publicly responded to Mo’Nique’s lawsuit, denying the accusations and stating their company offered the Oscar winner what she was worth during 2017 negotiations for a stand-up special.
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NEWSFLASH!!! Mo’Nique is still out to get Netflix and now she’s letting the court do the talking.
Just last year, it was Mo’Nique vs. damn near EVERYBODY after the Oscar-winning actress and comedian accused the streaming giant of racial and gender discrimination. Mo’Nique hit the net back in January 2018 to call for a boycott of Netflix but things didn’t go as expected as some began to question her story.
[READ: Issa Lie! Mo’Nique disputes reports Netflix Offered $3 Million For Comedy Show (VIDEO)]
Nevertheless, Mo’Nique has decided to move forward with a lawsuit against Netflix.
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Comedian Mo’Nique has been dancing the pounds away for a while now but its clear her efforts have not been in vain.
The award winning actress shared a video recently of her dance moves and praised Cardi B’s music for the positive energy.
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[FLASHBACK: Grand Opening/Grand Closing! Rosanne Canceled After Comedian’s Racist Tweets…]
“Roseanne Barr is my sister. And my universal sister. And what I won’t do, Sam, is throw her away for making a mistake. We all did things baby we wish we could take back and swallow, and say, ‘Oh!’ But when you?re in the public eye, you can’t. And it?s out there. But to put the title of racist out there, I can only share my experience with Roseanne.??”
[Sidebar: “Sisters In Comedy”, that might actually make a decent name for the tour that Mo’Nique is praying for… but I digress. ]
Mo’Nique goes on to speak about how Roseanne supported her during her days at BET and appeared on ‘The Mo’Nique Show’ when there were big name black celebrities who chose not to appear on the show.
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