MoNique burning more bridges in Hollywood

Monique would've brought a fucking cake on a plane, you know that, honey.

Wow, Mo'Nique has done run out of fucks to give. I guess it's back to the chit'lin circuit for her, because she fouled-mouth some very powerful people in Black Hollywood.

Does she still look good?

It looks like she shaved her legs, at least.

An entitled black person who refuses to follow the rules? SHOCKER!

I hope she goes after Steve Harvey next for banning her from the Apollo.

What did Tye, Leigh, and Opes do to Mo that was so bad??? She seems quite upset.

R7 have you been living in a cave? Google is your friend.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

She won the fucking Oscar, so why did the three of them have to have her back?

What is she still so angry about? I loved her performance in Precious - truly one of the best to ever win a Best Supporting Actress gong, but bitch really needs to get a handle on her attitude and temper.

People who lack self awareness are prone to destructive self-sabotage. You can't go through life blaming other people.

R12, are you talking about Mo'Nique or Rosie O? Their public tirades are surprisingly similar.

Regardless if you are black or white, you have to play the game in Hollywood. Now, if you are straight, white , male, and heteosexual, you may get a few additional chances (Mel Gibson) but even those additional chances run out. If you don't come across as grateful for your success, talk too much, and if you bite the hand that feeds you, they will shut you out. Sometimes you just have to take responsibility for your own actions, but more importantly, you need to keep your business off the street.

Haters gonna hate. She has the most deserved win in Supporting Actress Oscar history so there's that.

Damn, and I was so looking forward to the possibility of PRECIOUS II

She claims she got a ton of offers after her Oscar win but she wasn't interested in any. I seriously doubt this. But turning down The Help was a dumb move. She probably makes a nice living from her stand up anyway. She will continue to get smaller film roles I believe but her days in mainstream Hollywood ended long time ago.

[QUOTE]But turning down The Help was a dumb move.

Was she offered Octavia Spencer's role? She legit could have gotten another Oscar out of that.

Whatever happened to her spearheading a Hattie McDaniel biopic? I suppose it's just that no one really wants to work with her now.

Monique wanted to be paid to attend red carpet events. Greedy bitch.

I Am Not Your Negro. That's right. You Are An Ingrate (like so many members of your never-satisfied, whining community).

R18 yes she was offered the Octavia role. I think she just didn't want to play any type of maid role regardless of how well it was written. Agreed I think she would be phenomenal in the Hattie McDaniel story. Guess she has no issues with playing an actress PLAYING a maid.

Negroes in the house! Negroes in the house!

She did get a lot of offers, but she didn't want to do anymore stereotypical black woman roles. She'd done enough of those and wanted to progress. Attacking these guys is not the smartest move though.

But give her credit, she didn't have to PR herself out to get that Oscar. That was truly a performance based award. Can't say the same for Hathaway, Lawrence, Swank, Winslet and Blanchett.

She was excellent as Ma Rainey in "Bessie." But that's the only thing I've seen her in since Precious.

I can't stand Oprah, Tyler and Lee so I have no problems with Mo here

[QUOTE] But give her credit, she didn't have to PR herself out to get that Oscar. That was truly a performance based award. Can't say the same for Hathaway, Lawrence, Swank, Winslet and Blanchett.

I think Mo'Nique's Oscar was one of the few purely performance-based Oscars that's been awarded in several years (There's no way that Mo'Nique, of all people, was considered "due" for Oscar recognition by any stretch - that really was purely for the acting on display which dwarfed her competition. The category was also very weak that year. I mean, Maggie Gyllenhaal?).

But I would not put Swank in the same category as Oscar whores Hathaway, Lawrence, etc. Swank came out of absolutely nowhere with her performance in "Boys Don't Cry" and was the clear favorite from almost the second it opened. Her previous acting credits had been "The Next Karate Kid" and a stint as a single mother on "90210."

r25 Same here. I always thought she was pretty funny and talented and her throwing shade on those three creeps make me like her even more.

To Barbara Walters.

"Did you call my babies, CREATCHUS?"

She comes across as a greedy entitled bitch. Hope she never works again.

I agree with those that say no matter what you want to say about her personality, she did deserve that Oscar. Gave a great performance that really exceeded everyone's expectations.

R26 Swank did have competition from Bening that year. Bening won the SAG award after Swank won the globe. I still gave Swank the edge with that great performance (plus I think the underdog factor helped Swank too) but since American Beauty cleaned up in all the major categories that year it could've easily gone Bening's way.

Monique's closest competition was probably Vera Farmiga that year. But that's not saying much. Agreed it was weak competition. In a stronger more competitive year she might've lost if another close competitor campaigned a lot. In a year where there are two maybe three front runners campaigning can make the difference.

You alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.

She fully deserved the Oscar, but let's not pretend she didn't campaign. Her non-campaign was the campaign. She was fucking everywhere saying "I'm not going to campaign! It's about the work!" but she still did most of the stuff that was required of someone during award season.

Her attitude after the win is what did her in. If you've watched her press interview after the win, she was being a really bitch. Then, she refused to present the following year because the Academy wouldn't pay for her expenses to fly to LA and for her makeup/hairstylist. Instead, they worked out a deal to let her announce the nominees. (Nevermind that all presenters get a gift bag that's worth almost 6 figures.) She and her husband/manager didn't get that the Oscar is a stepping stone to bigger roles and thus bigger paychecks. They wanted paid for everything.

Mo-Nique & her TonniCAKE vs. United Airlines' Brand Flight Ambassadress.

Moanique didn't have to reach far to play that ghetto tornado in Precious. Looks like she has yet to step out of that character.

Team MoNique. This tirade doesn't seem very smart career wise, however.

That said, Tyler would probably suck her dick if she had one.

[quote]didn't get that the Oscar is a stepping stone to bigger roles

I don't know about that.

Ahem r37, you forgot me!

R37 in a lot of cases winning IS a step to the next level for an actor. Leo won an Emmy after her Oscar and is one of the most busy character actors in Hollywood. Binoche got another Oscar nom and works with some of the best directors in the world and hasn't sold out to Hollywood. Fricker definitely got more work then before her win. Just smaller films but more work nonetheless.

Even Gooding has worked non stop the last 20 years since his win. Mostly shitty films. He tried to go the popcorn film route a la Will Smith but just didn't work out. But he's done a few decent films here and there. Plus Ryan Murphy put him back on the map with OJ and AHS.

BLM!!!

r39 I know, I know it was a good show for him, He's just the only AA winner I know of and he hasn't set the movie world on fire but shit, he's still making money so good for him.

Lee Daniels is the one who initially cast her against type in SHADOWBOXER, which got her some early notice as someone who was more than just a loud comic who did sitcoms. PRECIOUS proved she was a real actress, but she had major attitude long before that. You can get away with it when you're a comic and it's part of what you're selling.

She didn't want to play the Hollywood game and get paid for showing up to promotional events. OK, fine. But don't expect to be embraced by a community that puts a lot of value into that game. Daniels pretty much told her that and she didn't want to hear it. If it wasn't for him, she wouldn't have that Oscar, well-deserved as it was.

Loved her on "Charm School" and no I am not kidding. I loved that she went from that to an Oscar in record time. Can you imagine a psychic predicting that?

Her best work to date:

I was okay with her until I found out she wasn't wearing mukluks.

It's strange apparently she doesn't want to play the stereotypical ghetto bitch in film but in her stand up routine that's exactly what she does.

It's a fact that black actresses have very, very limited opportunities in Hollywood. None of the black actresses who have won Oscars (excluding Davis who only one this year and, frankly, is far more accomplished an actor with an Emmy and Tony acting awards) ever had decent post-Oscar careers. Spencer is probably the best, but even that is mediocre.

Maybe more should speak foreign languages and get work abroad. Where are the Hollywood elites producing efforts with the continent of Africa, for example?

If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough

Monique's snake husband has much to do with all of this. Oprah told Monique she has to campaign for the Oscar. That shifty husband of hers was in her ear telling her she shouldn't campaign for free. He also spends through all her money on other women, and she accepts the open marriage arrangement because he loves her. Monique is a tragic example of what happens when a woman grows up unloved.

Apparently, she is estranged from the rest of her family and her older son because of this husband. Monique believes her sister does not like the husband because she's simply jealous. Monique is going to be crying and holding hands with Oprah in five to ten years when that husband finally leaves her for one of his floozies.

She is fantastic!

r50 said it best.

She also didn't shave her legs when she won her Oscar

Not working with Tyler Perry is not the worst thing that could happen to her.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

Goddamn I love O at r54 and others! She is wise and is like the next Mrs. Patsy Ramsey.

[quote]Oprah told Monique she has to campaign for the Oscar.

Well, Monique showed her.

OP, Oprah does NOT do bridges!

I love bread!

The Oprah doesn't suck dick.

Forgive me, I scroll past these colored threads and I'm part colored. I'm really annoyed at some of you not sticking towards general topics. No time for your racial preoccupation.

Part colored? Are you also 98 years old? Who says that?

TEAM MONIQUE!

I poop soup!

Well I'll keep it even more real than Monique. If you've ever worked in an organization where there are black people in upper management, this is exactly how we treat each other. Like garbage. Crabs in the barrel. ALWAYS trying to hate on the other. And "the man" wins again because we take each other out. Gays do the same shit. Women do the same shit. We just can't handle when someone like US gets the power.

And you low key racists are only on her side because she is talking shit about other black people. Dont think you were going to come up in here and be team Monique all of a sudden. All you bitches did was talk shit about her for years for not campaigning for her Oscar. You can miss me with all this veiled praise.

And her behavior is typical of someone who was abused in childhood. Never trusting of those trying to help. Undermining herself. She needs some more therapy.

[quote]Like garbage. Crabs in the barrel. ALWAYS trying to hate on the other. And "the man" wins again because we take each other out. Gays do the same shit. Women do the same shit. We just can't handle when someone like US gets the power.

[quote]And you low key racists are only on her side because she is talking shit about other black people.

As long as you blame others for your dysfunction and problems, you will never begin to solve, let alone move beyond, them.

r64 has spoken!

[quote]And you low key racists are only on her side because she is talking shit about other black people

Awww...poor wittle baby

You do realize that the 'other black people' are the ones who blackballed MoNique not some white man boogeyman. Lee Daniels admitted to Mo that she was blackballed.

But keep on denying reality if that makes you sleep better at night.

This is from 2 years ago :

Mo'Nique says she was 'blackballed' by Lee Daniels after Oscar win for Precious

supporting actress has become such freak show

back around when I won in 1979 you had people like Lee Grant, Maggie Smith, Maureen Stapleton, and even Jess Lange winning. Nowadays it is Monique, and Zellweger, and that other maid from the film I beat Viola for when I won for the Iron Lady, and AnnE and Melissa Leo.....it is just so sad.

M, you won in 1980, ya dumb cunt. Pay attention, puh-lease!

Based on that video clip, she doesn't sound too different than the character she played. Maybe it wasn't really great acting at all. Seems like that who she is.

I won in 1980 for films that were released in 1979. That is how we in the business reference Oscars dear G.

For example you lost in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, and 2011.

Ha ha Wendy showed the rant on her show. She called Mo "gangsta" then said " I hope she has a large savings account."

Wendy knows how Hollywood works.

Why is she mad at Oprah?

I know that you pretentious cunt, but you said when you WON IN 1979, but ya didn't win in 1979. You should have said when you won FOR 1979. Get it together, ashy. Take your Activia. Stupid, nasty gash.

[quote]Haters gonna hate.

Well, that's meaningless.

[quote]She has the most deserved win in Supporting Actress Oscar history so there's that.

Oh, [italic]honey[/italic]....

[quote]Why is she mad at Oprah?

O was one of the producers of Precious

I'm sure the truth is somewhere inbetween -- it usually is. She probably is difficult, her husband probably is a poor, money-grabbing influence on her. And, it's probably true that Daniels and others have made things difficult for her for not playing the game as well.

Maybe she needs to land some prestige cable drama instead. That's where the better writing is these days, anyway. I could imagine her playing some badass matriarch of a crime family.

Don't forget Hattie McDaniel and Jane darwell r76.

Bening wasn't much competition for swank. Other than sag, swank won just about everything that year so I'm not sure where the other poster got that she did over the top campaigning.Oscar 2 was a cakewalk for her. Box office smash with a well loved director and little competition.

Post Oscar whoopi had some big ups and downs but a lot of it had to do with her some really bad choices she made for a paycheck. Halle berry followed up her Oscar with a smash bond film but made some horrible choices.

Monique had changed her story a number of times. First she said she didn't really want to do movies because her late night BET talk show she had at the time was her real dream. It was canceled a few years later and mo had burned a lot of bridges at BET.

She got into a spat with Daniels about empire and him not giving her the part of cookie because of her being difficult. The help and empire went to two journey woman actresses (Henson and spencer) who were about the two most deserving of major successes actresses around. Both were the best supporting players around and both will pretty much work until they drop dead.

She was wanting to be paid to go to the Toronto film festival and Cannes to do publicly for precious and that's where the trouble started. Also Oprah and perry didn't get attached to the film until a few months after sundance. I don't see how telling her that she has a real shot a winning an Oscar but advising her she would need to play the game was a bad thing.

Oprah took the criticism well.

love Monique's response to this question

R64, right on brother or sister. This crab in the barrel pathology is typical in minorities (blacks, women, gays). We help give each other breaks but love to talk shit and tear each other down at the same time . After the last election, I'm convinced the self-loathing is worse in women. Black women and black gay men have the snippiness two times over which means this Oprah, Monique, Tyler, and Lee Daniels fight will go on for quite some time behind the scenes

She'll need to produce her own projects because NO ONE will hire her.

There are plenty of talented large black women of a certain age who are easy to work with. She's not worth the hassle.

So what did Oprah and Perry do to her??!

She'll definitely have to go the indie movie route now.

R85 as opposed to the big budget mainstream Hollywood blockbusters she's done?.............

Well, that was an eye-opener.

I am having a happiness HEADACHE!!!

[Quote][R85] as opposed to the big budget mainstream Hollywood blockbusters she's done?

Ha ha, she'll be lucky to be even offered something at the level of "Soul Plane."

Maybe Quentin Tarantino will write a movie for her and the name "Monique" will be on everyone's lips!

Since so few people on this thread even got her name right (Mo'Nique), it's hard to imagine it being the name on every'ones lips. And Oprah Winfrey will shit, I know/to see her name get billed below/ho ho ho mo'nique.

Oprah will spend the rest of her life overpaying to play all manner of awards-bait roles. She's like the black Madonna in her effort to be looked on as an actress. She's better than Madonna but the self-obsessed drive is the same.

What the hell else should she spend her millions on?

Rumour: Mo'Niique and her husband went to a swinger party however she ended up alone because no one of the people attending wanted to hook up with her.

I thought she was marvelous in Gimme a Break.

So true r14. Look at Megan Fox and Katherine Heigl. Whining and bitching about people who gave them their breaks. It definitely cost them. And they are white women. I just think that for black actors, the choices are fewer, so it's doubly important to watch what you say.

I loved her as the mom in Good Times.

Allegedly her husband brought her to one of Will and Jada's swinging parties. He soon left her alone to go with two women. Mo ended up going home because no one wanted to hook up with her. Either that or she saw how sleazy it all was and said no thank you.

She stole the show in Hidden Figures.

I never get when people do this... burn their bridges because they think they're so talented the world will demand them anyway.

You cannot have the world on your own terms.

Maybe she can get a role in a Film By Tyler Perry.

It would have been nice if Tyler had given the role of Medea to a good black actress, instead of cooning and being a rotten drag queen like he has. His Medea films have strong, timely messages in them for the black community, but he ruins it all because he wants to be a cross between RuPaul and Stepin Fetchit!!!!

I thought she was funny as the mom in What's Happenin'

Somebody should develop a talk show for her. She can interview bitter has-beens.

People who think Tyler should have cast a woman or even a man other than himself to play Medea just do not get it at all,

r105 = Martin Lawrence

There's always a chance they'll remake "Gone With The Wind."

Does anyone have a link to Wendy Williams' comments on this?

Nothing happens until you decide.

Sorry I don't know how to link to the 4:37 mark using my phone...

Thank you, R110.

It happens on smaller levels too, especially with women/actresses. A weird form of entitlement -- "Of COURSE you were going to help me." or "If it hadn't been you, it would've been someone else." Outrageous especially if one isn't even getting nor is interested in pussy.

Give me guys any day.

She's had an interesting career and has won an Oscar. Oprah helped her and Daniels and when Oprah helps you, you better act indebted for life. Ask Whoopi Goldberg about the damage Oprah's displeasure can do to your career. Whoopi is not a personality I choose to defend, but she does things her own way too. It's not always about greed, it's about not wanting to represent black people in the whitewashed corporate style that Oprah and Tyler Perry choose, not matter how base their product. MoNique is likely right fighting from her whole life experience and Oprah is feeling compassion for Moniques journey while she locks her door. " You did what you knew. When you know better, you'll do better."

"Do you want to be right or do you want peace?"

"So I asked my father why he fed these people at our table...he said they aren't that hungry, they just want to be HEARD."

I loves me some Monique. When she gets revved up like in R2's clip it sounds like an outtake from Precious.

I wish she would not do this to herself, I love love love her performances. She is so talented and funny, it makes me sad that she's killing her career.

It's called show business for a reason. When you make a lot of money with low drama for the people running the project - you will get a good reputation.

When you become more of a pain in the ass, your days are numbered.

Very few people are indispensable in that business. Perhaps those who play the pivotal character in an ongoing franchise might be safe for a while, but even those roles get recast.

She is just not that important. Show Biz is full of people who thought they could burn bridges on their way to greater success - who left successful TV shows or developed an attitude that cause important producers and directors to look at someone else for a role.

Refusing to promote or causing problems about doing that promotion for a project that has a good chance of leading to an Oscar FOR YOU is extremely short sighted and indicates a poor understanding of the business. Whether you've been badly advised or a just are a jackass yourself, you are doing yourself an huge disservice.

I can just hear the comments when her name might be mentioned for another project:

"NEXT".

White heterosexual men get away with murder in Hollywood compared to everyone else. Why else would Alec Baldwin get chance after chance after revealing what an asshole he is time after time?

All you old white men are boring and missing things about this experience. MoNique had a long tough & rough career before she was cast in Daniel's small film. She's talented and charismatic and I remember her crying just from being on the Oprah show when O first introduced the film. MoNique cried just to be on her show. She and her husband were not equipped for all that followed but guess what? She won an Oscar on the merit of her fine performance and went back to doing a talk show on BET! All these old white man and the whitewashed can't figure that out. I think MoNique prefers being around other black people, as most of us do. Don't project your values onto her. Maybe she should stop telling the truth about those 3 FAGS - Winfrey, Perry & Daniels. It makes her sound crazy. Sometimes you have enough money and acclaim just to coast and bitch. But Mo has done some good acting work since Precious and will do more. She's in some freaky marriage but she's a crude woman. Many of your "favorites" are. But only MoNique is "ghetto."

So true R118

If Mo was so happy to be away from Hollywood and evil white people, why does she go on and on about being " blackballed"??

R119 is not only a homophobic jerk but she is fucking stupid.

Only one of the so-called "fags" in R119's diatribe is actually out.

I find her highly entertaining...and I think she'll be around for awhile.

At the same time, as a comedian, you have to be fearless to tackle topics...she's by nature not someone who is going to back away from a talk. So when her peers both white AND black say don't talk about stuff she's going to say you have no balls.

BTW, having an Oscar doesn't translate to having POWER in Hollywood. It's a trap that makes people think that thinks will turn in their career. It's not true.

Getting an audience to show up, and having a demo that most Advertisers jiz their shorts over makes you a POWER PLAYER. Oscars mean nothing in the grand scheme...and most of the talent that come in thinking that having one will translate to longevity or having a bigger say in your choice of projects are deluded.

[quote] Why else would Alec Baldwin get chance after chance after revealing what an asshole he is time after time?

That's easy. They like his politics.

He's been getting away with lots of crap for a long time that gets quickly overlooked.

Other, more talented people - one foot slip and out you go.

I remember reading James Garner's autobiography and being amazed at how he kept mentioning all the guys he had "punched out". Also his friend telling the story about Garner tailgating a driver at high speed because the driver had cut him off. Dangerous stunt.

But Garner was liked and easily forgiven.

Other people are not. Is it fair? No. But it is consistent.

I also think Mo'Nique has gotten used to a certain lifestyle, or perhaps more correctly, her husband has gotten used to it. Comedy clubs alone ain't gonna do it. When you've tasted that mainstream celebrity, it's a drug as well. She wants more money and this sure isn't the way to go about it.

Alec Baldwin and James Garner may be assholes who fight with photographers and costars but they play the Hollywood game like the professionals they are.

Alec does Not badmouth his bosses or TPTB. He also shows up and smiles when told to do so. That's why he still has a career.

Very simply, Mo'Nique has made herself more trouble than she is worth at the present time.

Can she pull out of this downward spiral? ... time will tell.

I like her, she has talent, but I think she is very stupid to listen to her idiotic husband's career advice.

James Garner's dead, R126. But that doesn't change the fact that this game is still rigged and the playing field is as even as Mount Kilimanjaro.

R128 and part of survival in Hollywood is understanding that. Mo'Nique doesn't and she's finished.

"Blame the white man! Blame her husband! Blame the system! Just don't blame Monique for her own behavior!!"

Of course the game is rigged.

That's one of the reasons there are so few women directors.

But anyone with a brain can see that insulting in a particularly crude way people that helped you and gave you a leg up, people with the power to get projects done, people who are actually DOING something in that business, insulting those people not only makes it less likely they will hire you again, but certainly warns others off hiring you because you have shown them what an ungrateful, silly, ignorant woman you are.

Shorter R129 = Hollywood still expect black woman to be Aunt Jemimas.

R117 is right though they may not even say the word "Next." They just eye each other at the table with a collective raised eyebrow and move on to the next name. That way there's no discussion and no way for even vague accusations of racisms, sexist comments, none of it. I bet she is never even considered for many roles these days. Fair or not.

A white heterosexual male celebrity who acted this way would have excuse after excuse made for worse behavior than this.

I guess people here don't understand the word 'blackballed' as in MoNique not getting any important roles anymore

R132, and it is interesting that Mo'Nique herself plays up those stereotypes.

The saddest thing is once you are persona non grata, there isn't even discussion anymore -- unless Tarantino takes up your cause and that's becoming more and more rare. Cliff Robertson never recovered from that Begelman scandal and it wasn't even his fault. But he was perceived as having "dimed" and that was enough.

She claims she got offers less than the $50000 she got paid to do Precious. After her Oscar win. How is this possible? I call bullshit.

She's not a leading lady and has no box office pull.

[quote]After her Oscar win. How is this possible?

She only gets work in Indie crap. They can only afford to pay scale in most instances, unless they have a box office draw. And MoNique ain't no draw.

[quote]Cliff Robertson never recovered from that Begelman scandal and it wasn't even his fault. But he was perceived as having "dimed" and that was enough.

He was wronged twice, first by being stolen from and again by being blamed for calling Begelman out on it.

The worst that happened to Begelman is that he lost his job at Columbia and lost out on producing [italic]Annie[/italic] on screen, but he got a new job at MGM. Cliff got this:

And "Star 80" eventually.

I had heard that about Cliff Robertson and he had a longer and more respected career.

I do think you can collect "points" if you have a long reputation as a good collaborator, deliver consistently good performances and do not usually make waves. Length of career, of course, can help to work toward rehabilitation after your foot slips.

She, however, keeps picking at the scab, re-reminding people.

Not the way to proceed.

She is not high enough of the ladder to be forgiven for shooting off her mouth.

R140 after her win you would think she would be getting bigger better roles in higher profile Hollywood films, not just indies. Now I know she turned down The Help and other roles because she didn't want to play the stereotype black woman. Bitch. You built your career on it! You weren't gonna turn into Cicely Tyson and have her roles overnight.

R143 agreed. Robertson didn't really do anything of note to follow up his Oscar win. That scandal happened nearly 10 years after his win and he continued to work right up until his death albeit in smaller roles. His career probably wasn't gonna be much different even without the whole Begelman thing. Hell even Anjelica Huston is playing a dollar sign in a commercial now.

[quote]Hell even Anjelica Huston is playing a dollar sign in a commercial now.

Like father, like daughter.

I think people are just growing weary of the "angry black woman" routine in general.

[quote]The worst that happened to Begelman is that he lost his job at Columbia and lost out on producing Annie on screen, but he got a new job at MGM.

No, he went broke and ended up killing himself, so he didn't exactly make out like a bandit in the end, either.

[quote]I also think Mo'Nique has gotten used to a certain lifestyle, or perhaps more correctly, her husband has gotten used to it. Comedy clubs alone ain't gonna do it. When you've tasted that mainstream celebrity, it's a drug as well. She wants more money and this sure isn't the way to go about it.

Mo'Nique made a VERY nice career for herself before Precious came along. Trust me, she would not act like she does if she wasn't sitting on some dough. She did Queens of Comedy and sold out ARENAS, not just clubs. After that she landed The Parkers on UPN which ran for five successful seasons, and the show has been in syndication for over 10 years now. And that doesn't count her comedy tours and movies. She did really well for a black female stand-up who was very overweight and not conventional looking.

The Parkers was not a mainstream sitcom, but I knew she was destined for greatness then. Her comedic timing and physical comedy was brilliant. The Parkers was criminally underrated and could've easily made it on a major network, it was hilarious and on so on trend with the early 2000s culture. I was thrilled that she got the recognition for her acting. She definitely has become hard to work with, and I hear that her husband has a lot to do with that. I hope she can shed him and get back on track. But don't think Mo'Nique was struggling before Lee Daniels came along.

Who da fuck is James Garner? Spirals don't go upward fool. MoNique is doing her thing - there may be some bankruptcy in her future but sometimes white people experience that too. She isn't raging, she's a comic, they talk about their life. Mo'nique can't give too many fucks because Oprah can have you killed.

She lost some weight, has an Oscar, is invited to every sports roast and is still too down and dirty for me. I have read the dumb things people say about Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle on this site, so I don't expect any appreciation for Mo'Nique. She's a rough act for you dudes. These old white men ticking off their Oscar ballots make me laugh. She won one, gave a very reserved speech. When Octavia and Halle and Viola had more things to say about black women's lives and black actresses chances of playing anything but a prostitute or a maid, the white men of DL thought they were ungrateful and a bit too much. Many tasteful neutered fags of Datalounge debated the merits of Moonlight this year too! It wasn't gay enough, because those two black men born of poverty, rough streets and drug culture weren't sexually explicit enough for white gay men to accept. Yet it was the most tender and reticent and beautiful depiction of L O V E. Black boys look blue in Moonlight. MoNique is dark and ghetto too. But lighter than Oprah, ha. We can only argue a dumb assumption. Mo screwed it up, I have no doubt. But how she got there in the first place is kind of a miracle. Not an easy game to play and she wasn't even playing until Oprah and Tyler Perry came into play. The Precious movie, like Moonlight, was a cosmic fluke. Ms Lee Daniels had to give that fat molested purple girl AIDS, just to make her misery fancy. Too much, too much OPRAH. Oprah loves black suffering but claims to be above it. Why not make a film about a black butler who works through 60 years of civil and social changes while employed at the white house Oprah? Could end with the election of Obama and make the white people cry. Put that fine Lenny Kravitz in there some where he can do no harm. Lee Daniels could give you a big part in it. Remember how you ruined Beloved just by being you? Because it's a pretty good film and folks don't know.

Misery, sorry Precious, is a bit of a feel bad film. Don't lay your troubles on top of mine as the old spiritual says. MoNique rose to it and ABOVE it and wasn't afraid to be what Ms. Lee Daniels wanted. He wanted dark visions of dark times with dark skin and some stolen KFC. Pretty school teachers and a worn out social worker Mariah Carey. (she was gud) Mo'Nique said fuck y'all I will show you how REAL this human can be and how ignorant and remorseless and I will not ask for your pity. She gave a deadly performance. She's always have the Oscar lunch memories, but Monique prefers Atlanta, Harlem and Chicago. She ain't learned her Oprah lessons. When your boat capsizes - pray to god but keep swimming.

R150 = Anonymous In Kansas City, on a bender

I like her.

Mariah was excellent in Precious as well.

Yeah, I wanted Mariah to be majorly Oscar nominated that year. Mo coulda still won but Mariah was wonderful in that role. And nobody saw it coming.

Mariah was quite good. She should act more and sing less.

Flame on!

Call me back when Barbara Stanwyck gets her Oscar (and I don't mean an Honorary One).

And Cary Grant.

And others who chose to be independent instead of contracted to one of the big studios - given that studio employees tended to vote for studio pictures and their talent.

[quote] Mariah was excellent in Precious as well.

She was the one who surprised me most of all. She was unrecognizable, the debacle of [italic]Glitter[/italic] completely gone from it along with the fatuous stigma against pop singers acting in any film. And it worked.

R156 oh come on, Mariah BARELY had any screen time. She was adequate. The movies that was the lead in she was downright DREADFUL.

Glitter anyone?

Even Madonna, who's usually a dreadful actress, has managed a few good performances on film.

[italic]Glitter[/italic] would still have been shit if the Royal Shakespeare Company had performed it.

I don't know....but posters talking about Barbara Stanwyck, Cliff Robertson, James Gardner or Cary Grant make me feel I am in some twilight zone. I have only ever seen Cary Grant in film and I don't know what the fuck he has to do with Mo'Nique winning the Oscar. Ridiculous or worse motivations?

Mariah had plenty of screen time r159 and I thought she was nuanced, layered and believable. I think she should've continued taking supporting roles in film.

Could someone explain exactly what her anger against Daniels, Winfrey, and Perry is based on?

[quote] Ridiculous or worse motivations?

Buy a clue.

Threads go off track all the time.

In this case, the discussion was about people who burn bridges in Hollywood and then how some people get a pass if they do.

Then there was another side track about deserving people who never got the award because of unfair tactics.

Try to keep up.

r164 Preach! At least we haven't veered off into Colton Haynes or Louis Styles discussions.

Don't hide your racist tangents and obvious deflections behind a passive aggressive girly post on my account R164.

This thread is not about Cliff Robertson, Alec Baldwin or Cary Grant. We are discussing a black woman and other black people of this century involved in filmmaking. The Oscars. Success and its aftermath. Familiarity with failure doesn't make YOU expert my dude. Your nonsensical deflections do not hide your agenda either.

I'm UP.

[quote]Could someone explain exactly what her anger against Daniels, Winfrey, and Perry is based on?

They ate food off the buffet table and she thought it was all reserved for her own use.

You all up in the nutty, is what you are, r166.

"The Parkers" may have been entertaining but it isn't Friends or Seinfeld. Hell, it isn't even How I Met Your Mother. To think that the show made Mo rich is foolish.

Also, those comedy tours are expensive and while she may have sold some tickets, she isn't Chris Rock or Jerry Seinfeld. Hell, she isn't even Dane Coook.

The woman has more money than all of us put together but she is far from "Fuck You Money." She needs to work and is stupid for trashing powerful people in her industry.

r169 "fuck you" money doesn't have to be a lot. She just needs enough to pay her bills. She has that in syndication checks from The Parkers, which is always on BET, VH1, or TV One. And the checks from her tours. Monique does a lot of colleges, and womens events on her comedy tours.

R170, she may have some money but The Parkers won't do much. It was on a minor network and if all they can manage is reruns on BET, VH1 and TVOne (which isn't even carried on satellite), the residuals must be very small. Add to that Mo'Nique was not a writer or producer but simply talent and I can guarantee she did not make big bucks for that gig.

She probably has money but she's admitted she also spends a lot. She's going to have a lot less to spend after this tirade.

I thought Mariah took major risks not just with her look but with that accent, all of it. I was amazed how natural she felt in that role, the improv feel even as she stuck to script. This is not easy to do so don't undersell her. She took a small role that might've been forgotten in other hands and really shined in it. I loved the verbal double take when she realized the child was named Mongo and I loved how she tore Mo a new one at the end for the abuse. It, along with Courtney Love in "Larry Flint", is top of my list for underrated performances in terms of Oscar.

Now we know what Countess Vaughn went through.

Mariah played a white Jewess very well.

r17 Mo'nique claims that after her Oscar win her the price she was offered for the roles they wanted to give her were lower than industry standard. She claims. The interview I saw (can't remember where) she gave some examples of how after an Oscar win you usually get offered more money for roles. So instead of getting offered $50,000 (for example) she should have been offered 150,000 - 200,000, or something to that effect. But the higher paydays weren't coming so she was saying it's discrimination.

It's difficult to know if she has a legit complaint without knowing what roles she was offered and if they were in independent/lower budget movies or in movies with healthier budgets. In defense of the producers, she was a comic that landed a good role in Precious. She wasn't even an A list comic at the time. I don't know that I'd just hand her a whole lot more money until she proved herself as a money making draw in a few more projects.

When you only have enough money to pay your bills, you do NOT have " Fuck You Money."

r50 I'm not so sure that Mo doesn't get some enjoyment from some of those floozies herself. Me thinks she pings a bit.

Not all Oscar wins are the same. Whoopi was already a proven box office draw when she won for Ghost. So her rate went up since the award made her more in demand than she already was.

But Monique? Lupita N'Yongo? Jennifer Hudson? Flukes. The award is nice but it doesn't create a huge audience demand in itself. Monique apparently doesn't know this.

Even an actor as great as Dianne Wiest, with two Oscars, said she couldn't afford her NYC apartment and was considering selling it. She took that LA "sitcom" instead (and at least isn't humiliating herself in it... she and Brolin are just fine, even if the show is only okay). Acting for anyone but the big $$$ stars is not always fair. Black or white.

r92 when I saw that Oprah's latest HBO movie was coming out I watched some interviews with her taking about he film and the legacy behind the woman it's about. I don't see any desperation in Oprah the way I do Madonna. What I see is that Oprah has a worship of actors that Madonna doesn't have. Madonna is too full of herself to acknowledge anyone else greatness.

Oprah spent most of her life putting other people's talents of whatever variety, on display. I don't think Oprah thinks much of her own ability to be relatable and a skilled interviewer. I don't think she feels that it stands up to someone like a singer, actor, musician, painter etc. So I think she has a need to prove that she can be what she's seen talented people be. I really do not think she wants to act because she is so full of herself, I think it's exactly the opposite.

[QUOTE]Mariah had plenty of screen time [R159] and I thought she was nuanced, layered and believable. I think she should've continued taking supporting roles in film.

Mariah Carey should've been nominated alongside Mo'Nique. She was fantastic in Precious and had the iconic line, "Let's talk about the abuse." She was also in Mo'Nique's big scene at the end.

I mean, she certainly deserved to be in that line-up ahead of fucking Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Yep, the one I'd replace too. And then they tried to push her for a WIN over Mo. Jesus...

Monique was terrific in Hidden Fences!

Monique is a great actress. No question. And so was mariah in that film.

Was she the one who was married to Al Reynolds?

It sounds to me that she has horrible management. Yes, she won the Oscar... but winning an Oscar doesn't get asses in the seats. I don't think there is a huge demographic out there waiting on pins and needles for the next Monique movie. Her management clearly has not done their job and "managed" her career properly. The key role of any good manager is save their clients from themselves. I will use the example of Zac Efron who has (ALLEGEDLY) done numerous stints in rehab and was buying meth on skid row. Now, granted, a good looking white actor with a fanbase, is going to get more chances than Monique, but there is an example of good management saving their clients from themselves. She could have Octavia Spencer's career, but some people just can't get out of their own way.

Bottom line (and so many women make this mistake, including female directors): she didn't strike when the iron was hot. Instead, she was in Atlanta doing some crappy talk show. She indeed could've been Octavia (or Viola on network TV which is good $$$) but now it's all uphill again.

r96 both Heigl and Fox had more against them than being cunts to their directors/showrunners/producers.

No one who has worked with Michael Bay and solely criticized him for being the douche-bag he is ever got blacklisted. It's actually considered a positive on a CV because if you survived his BS, hiring execs know you're good at your job, a problem solver, and can put up with coked up divas. Fox was difficult with the crew and allegedly not always ready for her call time-both of which cost the studio money. Bay is also a hot mess, but can deliver on time and on budget. He didn't even give a shit about the Hitler remark, because he knew she didn't really even know who Hitler was. It's possible she didn't even know Bay was Jewish.

Heigl and her mother were cunts for the hell of it, way unprofessional and rude when dealing with mid-level people like cast directors, agents, etc. She also made outrageous demands and had Battle level pettiness about things that also delayed shooting. She persisted with it long after she started losing projects.

There are women who unfairly get a cunt rep because they have standards and protect their careers, but they aren't in that group. Both of them caused their own downfalls.

I hear that Betty White is very professional.

She did this TO HERSELF. She has no couth. And when you let your husband manage you....so much for a career. Mo didn't go to Cannes to promote "Precious" nor did she do any promotion. When she was nominated for the Oscar she didn't make the rounds of meeting people because she "didn't ask to get nominated".....for real. Mo is all about getting paid yet she is utterly base and classless. Mo is hood but not the smart kind of hood. How stupid are you to not comprehend that yes you will not be paid to promote (I read she hit Tyler Perry up for money to promote) a movie you got paid to be in. I'm angry cuz I fell in love with Mo and she's so fucking cute.....but so stupid. She doesn't know how to conduct herself, and is loud and verbal about her ignorance. THEN BLURTS OUT INFO from a private conversation with Lee Daniels "you've been black balled". She's mad ratchet. She's mad cuz she had THE GOLD RING and let it slip from her grip. Too bad Mo-Mo.

Interesting that Gabby Sidibe who is probably much harder to cast than Mo, has worked steadily since Precious. Not blockbuster starring roles but nothing to sneeze at.

Gabby has great relationships with Lee Daniels and Oprah.

What Black products do you think Monique will be doing commercials for? Kitty Litter like K Heigl?

𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑰𝑶𝑼𝑺 𝑰𝑰

They've actually started pre-production on Precious 2: Electric Boogaloo with Stevie's mom from Malcolm in the Middle in Mo'Nique's role.

I do know that promoting the film is usually written into the contract. What I'm not sure about is if the film picks up travel and accommodations to promote the film "out of town" when it's not provided by the host. Or if the film provides a per diem. But I would think that the "payment" for promoting the film is getting your face out there and raising your profile, which leads to more work.

But, again, if she was getting low-ball quotes for post Precious projects, why didn't she immediately look at her agent and manager and question them?

She was great fun in The Parkers. Always chasing after her Boo. She was like a female Pepi La Pieu. "I am not your Boo"

Sheryl Underwood says Mo'Nique is "frustrated"

You can't be badass on my name!

Billy Badass, that is!

Actors are treated well when flown around the world to promote s movie. They stay in nice hotels and have their expenses covered. They may even get some free stuff like nice clothes or access to local hotspots, etc.

But Monique wanted--demanded--more. Regardless of what was offered, "I demand more!" And the system said N O!

WORST OSCAR SPEECH EVER

Walter Lee Hampton weighs in

I just love her in all those Madea movies.

^racist moron who keeps repeating itself^

Oh Lord, Mo'Nique and her husband did one of their periscope shows yesterday, spilling ALL the teas. I skimmed through the hour long petty shade fest:

- Mo'Nique is still pissed with Oprah for having her parents on her show, instead of just her brother who molested her. She said she had no idea they were going to be on until she saw it on TV. Her dad who, is dead now, was drunk, and her mom was there because she was desperate for money. Mo'Nique also didn't appreciate how Oprah called up her husband to speak to her, and didn't even ask him how he was lmao. Mo'Nique and Oprah ran into each other at an Oscar party at Alfre Woodard's house, where there were about 20 big name black actresses. They were talking freely, and Mo'Nique confronted Oprah in front of everyone. Oprah said she apologized if Mo'Nique felt offended. Mo'Nique said the apology was half-assed.

- Mo'Nique's and her husband are still on one about her not getting paid right for promoting Precious, said its like slavery, and said if Lionsgate can pay millions to charity, they could've paid her. For some reason they are mad at Lee Daniels for saying the film had no market overseas because it features two overweight black women.

- They threw major shade at Halle Berry, saying she cooked breakfast for the Oscars awards committee. Mo'Nique is not cooking breakfast for anyone lol

- Lee Daniels was jealous of all the women in his movies because they get the acclaim and he doesn't

- Tyler Perry "summoned" her to his dressing room at an awards show to set her straight about promoting the film, since he and Oprah had stepped in get Lionsgate behind the movie. He clapped his hands so his 25-30 workers would leave the room so they could talk. Mo'Nique told her bodyguards to stay because they don't work for him. At some part in the conversation Tyler Perry got very aggressive and said "I'm ain't scared of them white boys, I tell them what they need to do" in response to her questioning why she was not getting paid to promote the movie

- Tyler Perry and Lee Daniels hate each other. Lee Daniels says Tyler Perry tried to steal Precious from him by taking over promotion of the movie.

- Sheryl Underwood has some nerve to talk about her husband because she has no man, or husband

Thank you So Much for the summary! Good stuff.

Ooh, that's a GOOD Periscope interview, r204! I'm only 9 minutes into it, and I'm already loving it. Now THIS is how you serve tea!

Thanks so much for posting it!

Sheryl had her back on The Talk and now she is trashing her?

Vile lady.

I thought Sheryl was really cool about it and didn't go after her at all. But when you're where Mo'Nique is right now, meaning her state of mind, anything is perceived as a slight. I'm almost feeling sorry for her because she's really isolating herself. As for her career outside of standup, it's over.

I don't think Mo'Nique cares at this point. She loves doing standup comedy. It is her bread and butter now.

She is so ghetto and tacky.

[Quote]She is so ghetto and tacky.

No, she's black urban. There's a clear difference between that and ghetto.

r211 She's not black urban. R210 is right: she is ghetto and tacky.

I hope she has a good savings account.

She's in unrefined, uncouth, nasty-mouthed fool. Give this belligerent, perpetually pissed off, short fused bitch a W-I-D-E berth

She and her HUSband both have good points about Oprah but they need to move on.

They are stuck in their mud.

Niecy Nash is urban; Mo is a ho.

She's kind of like Trump. Can't stand to hear anything negative, blaming others, never taking responsibility. Standup better be her bread and butter because nothing else will be coming up for her. Above, someone said she was playing arenas. That is correct, but as part of the Queens of Comedy tour and even then, those did not sell out. You really think she's going to be selling out Staples or MSG?

She needs to earnestly apologize to Lee, Tyler, and Oprah on television and say in her own heartfelt words, "My husband and I were wrong and we're sorry."

r204 Damn, I used to like her and would stick up for her but that slavery thing is fucking offensive. People need to read some fucking history and stop with the goddamn dramatic statements. The Darfu orphans and the Appalachian coal miners feel her fuckign pain, no doubt. Fuck her, she should be blackballed if she thinks she should get millions for acting enthusiastic about and traveling free to promote a movie she is in. She's probably right about Oprah but for all the wrong reasons.

They take themselves way too seriously.

Countess Vaughn sent her a supportive text but she must know she is a pain in the ass.

Has she ever thought about getting her nose done?

r221 She should lose some weight for a start.

Her weight and nose are just fine.

It is her hubris that needs adjusting.

I watched the whole interview and it was REAL! It was refreshing to see and hear Monique elucidate what the actual business is like from the inside. It is shady. But it is a business.

I am looking forward to Wendy Williams comments on this.

When was the interview done?

It was kind of riveting for them to be so candid about Lady O and the other power players but cry me a river about them not being paid to promote the movie when they got an all expenses paid weekend in Paris.

She purports to be an actress, then fake an act, for fuck's sake!

Even if she believes in her heart of hearts she was done wrong, so what?! Does she want to end her acting career over being miffed? So stupid!

*Act* your way to prosperity, Mo'Nique, dear! Apologize with another Academy Award® performance and move ahead.

So let me see if I can zip through all of this.

She has no problem having the brother who molested her on the OW show but her parents are off limits?

I don't really get where she is coming from.

Why is the lighting and audio so ratched?

How do you guys feel about her husband Sidney? She obviously loves him like crazy, but I don't feel good about him. He seems like he would drop her in a hot minute (after taking the bulk of her money with him). I have more confidence in Papoose (Remy Ma's husband) than I do in Sidney. He comes across as self-centered and insincere to me.

They both like they could use a good shower in that video..

Maybe it is the hot weather where they are???

He likes her pussy cheese.

Jesus, all the Daddy and Momma shit in the Periscope interview is nauseating.

Thanks, R201

Walter Lee Hampton's comments at your link sound about right.

Folie a deux.

Paranoia will destroy ya!

It was said her talk show was cancelled because of friction between her and higher ups. And this was at BET and the ratings were respectable. They must have really wanted her out. Face it, bitch doesn't get along with anyone.

Drugs?

Yes, I thought that too.

Sidney?

To go from being an Oscar winning talk show host to this mess must be such a comedown.

no idea about those black entertainment industry, but I suppose Oprah is not the person you want to pick a fight with if you want to make a living in da 'hood

So are there rumors of drug abuse with these two?

What happened to her deal with ABC?

^^ U fucked that up, r244

They're just keeping it real

I posted the link correctly I thought.

What happened?

r230 she is a TRAGIC case of the husband/boyfriend having too much say in her career. It is me (in Funky Dineva voice) or was he talking more than her in that interview? She is following in a long line of stars, ie Janet Jackson & Jermaine Dupri, Wendy Williams and Kevin Hunter, where the S.O. has them drinking their own Koolaid. Wendy Williams got smart and just put her dude in an office at her studio, gave him a check, and told him to stay out her business while she's working. I honestly think its sabotage so she won't become too famous and leave his sorry ass on the curb.

I also find it very interesting that Tyler Perry and Lee Daniels both confided their dislike of each other to Sydney, in conversations. He was probably fucking BOTH of them. But I hear they have an open relationship so I guess she wouldn't care.

Jesus, the years have not been kind to Mo'nique r244! She looks like a junkie cock rocker.

[quote]Countess Vaughn sent her a supportive text but she must know she is a pain in the ass.

Countess Vaughn and Lunell probably made it through 45 minutes of this mess, thanking God she didn't mention them, and then at the end, BAM!

I didn't realize how much make-up she wore until I saw OP's pic. She should be a judge for RuPaul's "Drag Race."

I can understand rage. If that is what this is. Rage comes to all people for all kinds of reasons.

But, to succeed, I believe each person has to ask themselves "What is the goal, here?"

What is her goal right now?

If her goal is to hope that these comments will lead people to hire her - FAIL. Massive FAIL.

If her goal is to damn the consequences and vent all her rage and complaints - SUCCESS. But what comes after?

Most people in the entertainment industry, I would guess, have to put up with a lot of stuff they don't like doing. It must be annoying to give interview after interview giving the same talking points and answering the same questions over and over. I can see that. But that's part of the game. There are usually compensations.

I think her comment about Tyler Perry summoning her is pretty funny. Perhaps she sees this as demeaning and insulting.

But if she knew the history of the entertainment business, she would know that Perry's behavior is just more of the same. I am thinking of all the huge, huge stars (much more important than she is, who earned much, much, much more money for their employers than she did) who were summoned to the office of L.B. Mayer, for one. Or Jack Warner.

This is not new.

R252.

Very well said.

Speaking of goals.

Tyler Perry said that he was inspired by Oprah saying on her show that you need to write down your goals.

Mo was very inspired by Oprah as a younger woman but didn't seem to be able to absorb her wit and wisdom in the same way.

By the way that sweaty video of the couple reminded me of when Bobby and Whitney were in Israel.

When you know better you do better.

Some long time back I remember seeing a brief clip of Carrie Fisher. She was promoting something - perhaps a movie, but perhaps one of her books. She had finished an interview, whether radio or TV, I don't know.

The clip showed Fisher after the interview, riding down on the elevator with a few other people. She made the following comment to someone who was with her (this may not be exact, but is as close as I remember it:)

[quote] You see, that's how it works. You do an interview and they get to insult your father.

Ah, that's show biz.

Those two are such Hicks.

Her mother is now an amputee on death's door but this is what they concern themselves with.

SMDH.

I don't care much for that husband of hers either . It's her career he's fucking with. Aside from maybe small roles here or there she's done as far as anything more substantial in Hollywood. Plus he shouldn't be representing her.

She seems content being on the stand up circuit. Not a lot of money I would say but it's her decision. I really don't get the sense she cares to have a mainstream acting career.

Two thoughts:

1) Everyone, even Tyler Perry, is susceptible to being "summoned" by someone more powerful. It happens to all of us, including big celebs. My brother is the CEO of a huge corporation and rides high on life but when the Board of Directors tells him to jump, he jumps. It's part of life and comes with the job.

2) I wouldn't be so quick to blame men for leading their poor wives astray. Janet, Wendy, and Mo are all extremely savvy and resourceful. I'm sure that there are manipulative husbands all over HWood but not a huge amount.

The media so clogged with Trump news, that this interview, which is way more explosive than her stand-up diss at that Apollo, will probably not get any mainstream coverage.

Have there been any films as controversial in front of and behind the camera as Precious? Im trying to think other actors who have held a grudge so openly like this over getting paid to promote a critically acclaimed movie.

r259 as had been said before in this thread, Mo'Nique had money before Precious, from her sitcom, other movies, and her stand up. She was in the business for many years before Precious came along. All I can say is that she must have enough money in the bank to not care what people thing anymore.

r237 I totally believe she was the problem there. But Gabrielle Union who also has a big show on BET has had problems with them as well. I've heard they are a very difficult and demanding network to do business with.

Cavity check!

Some thing in Hollywood never change. When someone says "It's not about the money", it's ALL about the money. Standup is not overly lucrative and as we've learned, her movie career didn't pay anything. But she got perks. Lots of free shit, vacations. Those are pretty much gone. She might say she doesn't care, but once they're gone, they care, they care.

Beautiful face but very bitter now.

I remember her about 15 years ago when she was funny and lighthearted showing Sharon Osbourne on her old talk show how to shop at "Costcos".

She was a refreshing and down to earth presence with none of the pompousness that she displays today.

Yes r265, she was so cute and funny on "The Parkers" I still watch that on Centric or whatever.

[quote] But Gabrielle Union who also has a big show on BET has had problems with them as well. I've heard they are a very difficult and demanding network to do business with.

Not demanding; they just don't like to pay people. When Viacom bought BET talent thought things would change but it hasn't. People have to chase down payments from BET.

While I think Mo is doing way too much, I understand her frustration. However she is railing against a system that won't change. Actors are expected to play "the game" and it's a game with everchanging rules. She didn't want to campaign and that was a problem for people. Melissa Leo campaigned shamelessly and was ridiculed for seeming desperate. Sidney up there talking about Viola Davis being placed in the Supporting Category. She and her team submitted in Supporting as strategy. Fair or not, actors like Viola know the score.

What did Oprah do that was so bad?

I watched the podcast and thought it was thoughtful of her to even call and ask about the brother appearing.Mo could have simply said please don't have any of them on there.

MoNique is right about all of these things however, she's not well-spoken, classy or poised. Therefore, no one is taking this seriously.

She is not right about everything.

She looks out only for herself not the good of the team.

Back in the day...

Wendy has more to say!

I don't understand this part from r204

[quote]- They threw major shade at Halle Berry, saying she cooked breakfast for the Oscars awards committee. Mo'Nique is not cooking breakfast for anyone lol

So she's implying Halle bought her Oscar? What awards committee? The entire actors branch vote for nominations and then the whole academy votes for the winners. Halle made breakfast for all of them? That is a lot of flapjacks.

She should do Dancing With The Stars.

R273 I think they meant certain Academy members. Berry might've screened a copy of Monsters Ball at her home for them. That year Sissy Spacek and her were the front runners. 50 or 100 additional Academy members voting for you might make the difference. In Berrys case I guess it did.

As long as what Berry did was not against Academy rules, what's MoNique's beef?

Mo is just jealous of Halle's beauty and popularity.

I'm loving all of this and I'm loving Mo'Nique for doing it. Yes, she could kiss ass and have a better career, but that's not in some people's nature. I'm guessing she's had to deal with too much shit in her life and at some point for her sanity she just couldn't put up with any more. That may look self-destructive to those on the outside. It may look crazy by itself, but if it gets her through the days--who are we to fucking judge?

I can't fathom the relationship with her husband either, but what the fuck--it's her life.

And how can you not love hearing dirt on Oprah, Perry, and Daniels?

They all have events where they meet and greet the academy memembers to gain votes. There is a limit on how many you can have. I doubt Halle did more than the rest of the nominees.

And anyway it was the SAG win that really pushed Berry ahead of Spacek. By then the narrative that she'd be the first black woman to ever win Best Actress had sunk in to the consciousness and even registered with the larger SAG voting population. By the time the Oscars came around Halle was a heavy front runner.

r64 here. What did I tell you hoes. Crabs in a barrel. Im so not surprised that Perry and Daniels cant stand each other, those two queens.

Winfrey - Egomaniac

Perry - Homothug lite

Daniels - Hating ass queen

But none of the three you mentioned are self destructive or publicly foul mouthed.

Publically foul mouthed?

Is she the first celeb to publicly diss Harpo?

Rosie O was mad at her publicly/publically too.

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What does Mo expect to get from this? Didn't she also claim she was supposed to be Cookie on Empire?

What was Rosie made at Oprah about?

mad^^

She tried to do a socially relevant movie with Mr. Badass.

[quote]Is she the first celeb to publicly diss Harpo?

Toni Braxton is probably the first to publicly state her dislike of the big O

R290, and we can see where her career is today.

Oprah wasn't wrong in what she said to Toni. I think Toni went bankrupt three times.

[quote]MoNique burning more bridges in Hollywood

Too bad the trolls escaped before she did.

Boy she's high maintenance. Why didn't they just get Viola?

r272 Wendy is a mess. She said Mo'Nique confronted Oprah at the Legends Ball, which was years before Precious even came out lol

Wendy did bring up and important point, that Oprah told Mo'Nique she didnt know her parents were going to be on her show. How can you not know someone's going to be on YOUR show? I guess Wendy and Oprah just get dressed and walk out there. No fact checking, no preparation! Just get the money!

[quote]Toni Braxton is probably the first to publicly state her dislike of the big O

That periscope interview was heaven. I would love to see Oprah/Tyler/Lee Daniel's reactions to get called on the carpet by Monique. It was probably the funniest thing I have seen in a LONG time. I would love a series where Monique plays a hard boiled character a la Walter White on Netflix. She is a very good actor, and very watchable.

r297 they probably still cant believe she put them on full blast. I can't remember the last time so much shade has been thrown. The only way it could get better is if one of them bites back as viciously as she did. I know Oprah is non confrontational, but the guys are. Tyler Perry should send one of his scathing emails that he occasionally sends to his fans when someone gets on his nerves or tries to sue him. I can imagine Daniels coming for her husband and saying he tried to sleep with him, but declined. Daniels is a messy queen.

Daniels would not have declined. He looks like a big mess, and VERY full of himself. If he would such a good friend to Monique he should have kept his mouth shut.

As for Oprah, everything is always all about her. Not getting married, or having children makes her the most important thing in her life. She is addicted to herself, and that's the way it's always been.

[quote] Wendy did bring up and important point, that Oprah told Mo'Nique she didnt know her parents were going to be on her show. How can you not know someone's going to be on YOUR show? I guess Wendy and Oprah just get dressed and walk out there. No fact checking, no preparation!

I found that hard to believe until I read a interview here Iyanla Van Zant talks about her falling out with Oprah.

"Iyanla: I never had a conversation with Oprah, ever. People thought that we were best friends and we went to lunch all the time. I had never had a conversation with her. So, all of this that translated, happened between me and her lawyer, me and her EP - not between me and Oprah."

Now in that piece she's talking about her offer to do a show for Harpo Productions but I can tell that is the general relationship between guests and Oprah's show.

You can't have it both ways Mo.

If you want her to have the molesting brother on the show the family would also have to be on there as well for context.

She is so naive.

Oprah even called you beforehand to see if that was okay. You had your chance to protest.

You blew it.

But r300, what was the relationship between Oprah and her production staff at that time, that she had no idea who she would be interviewing until they got to Chicago? I watched Behind the Scenes of Oprah's last season, and she had very little to do with the daily minutiae of producing her show. Understandably she is a busy woman and had people to handle pretty much everything. But she was always briefed about who she was about to interview. Im not buying that she went out there and riffed. Especially with such a sensitive topic.

I have to say that I think Mo's version of the Oprah situation is just her own spin. First, Oprah has always, always been a strong victim's rights advocate, to the point of parody. She was especially tough on sexual offenders on her show. I don't believe Oprah just had her family on the show and didn't tell Mo'nique, as it would almost be an ambush. That was Jenny Jones' MO. I don't know if Oprah would comment but I think Mo'nique backed out at the last second. It is just not her style to do a show about someone with their family and not have that someone on the stage. Especially if it's about molestation.

Here is the thing about Oprah, Lee, and Tyler... they all paid their dues. None of them are perfect and they have their faults and ways, but everything they have is a combination of hard work, right time/ right place, and knowing how to play the game.

My parents taught me two very good lessons growing up. You have to work twice as hard to get half as far. And... use your outside voice so people can hear you, use your inside voice to get results.

r304 Mo'Nique has paid her dues as well, as she discussed in her interview. She ran with Sheryl Underwood and the other comediennes on the road in the 90s. And she is the only one of these people that has an Oscar.

Are the Hicks on some kind of drug?

Could that be why they act the way they do?

I am being totally serious right now because Mo seemed different before she marries this guy.

[quote] And she is the only one of these people that has an Oscar.

And what has it gotten her? Monique is clearly dickmatized. She married some shady huckster who is now not only fucking her, but fucking her career. I would say that someone needs to go to her and wake her up, but someone who is in the heat of dicktamization won't listen. Wendy Williams only recently woke up.

Damn,Mo's got some UGLY kids. And that husband of hers has "down-low" written all over him.

I will say this for Sid.

He and his wife make mountains out of molehills.

...................

Very touching clip, R310.

It's a VERY big deal that Oprah herself called to get MO's OK before doing a show about the brother. Would Rikki Lake or Sallly Jessy have done the same thing? Most likely no because they couldn't afford to hear "No" from Mo.

After the OK, the issue was turned over to O's producer. It was that person who made all the arrangements for the show (including inviting the parents), not O herself. Once presented with the entire show format by the producer, O may have assumed that all agreements were in place and kosher with all involved.

Blaming her directly for inviting the parents was misguided. O did nothing wrong here.

Here's the thing - she goes off on Oprah, Tyler, et al. about what exactly? That she didn't get her way and didn't want to play by the rules?

MY QUESTION - how many people have worked for Monique and didn't have to play the rules? How many people did Monique step over and not kowtow to who worked for her on her show or any projects?

Goes both ways bitch. She's a first-class victim. Oh and I thought her husband liked men as well.

Did she diss Sheryl Underwood on that Periscope interview?

Why would she do that? Sheryl was not insulting to her when she was talking about Mo's original rant.

So, what, she's now insulting everyone?

She partly praised Sheryl because they toured together back in the day and it was tough, and Sheryl mentioned that Mo'Nique gave her a job. But then she threw in a dig saying its people with no man worrying about those who have a man, which Im assuming was directed at Sheryl. She also said Sheryl claims to be her friend, but hasn't called or reached out to her since this started.

Sheryl did more than reach out to her, she tried to save her bacon publicly.

Ungrateful.

The Sheryl comments suggest she's in total bunker mode.

What Mo should have said...

I know you just lookin' out for me, sistah and I appreciate the love but baby my man is my best friend and has my best interests at heart, I assure you. I hope I can come on your show and talk about dis with you the other sistah and the Asian lady directly.

.... "tereckly"

yes! Thanks.

Last time I checked, slavery was illegal.

I have to respond to something, Daddy. linked to the best part of the vid.

Here's the Oprah segment.

Did yall notice Aisha Tyler had NOTHING to say on the subject? lol

She got dragged by Adele Givens, Sommore and other comediennes for backing up Sheryl the last time when Sheryl put them on blast. I don't know if it was shade during the periscope, but Mo'Nique said she forgot her name.

This is where she begins speaking about Sheryl Underwood.

Why didn't Billy Badass contact the show and get an appearance set up for her?

Marty Ingels is rolling around in his grave right now at his incompetence.

Wow. What a drama.

This is how you do it!

I read somewhere that it was Roger Ebert who advised Oprah, when she was starting out in Chicago, that owning your own show was the way to go financially.

Oprah is shrewd, Mo'Nique is crude.

I wonder what Rosie O'Donnell has to say about all of this.

Hayyyyyyy Professor Oglevee!

She looked better bigger.

She said her mother never admits to when she is wrong.

Hmmm...

Mo'nique got a new Periscope up! I'm viewing it now.

wow I can't wait to see what she says at her show. I hope she doesn't get Hollywood and ban phones in the venue. She must've watched Wendy Williams tell her through the TV that she needs to get paid to spill all the tea lol

Tyler Perry might have extended the olive branch, but it will be a cold day in hell before Lee Daniels stops throwing shade.

The people on YouTube are kissing her ass.

I am sure Tyler was getting nervous what she was going to reveal next. Hence the phone call. I am loving all this drama and these revelations. Someone needs to get Monique on an hour drama where she can really act up and carry on.

[quote]I am sure Tyler was getting nervous what she was going to reveal next.

Well, if it came to that, Tyler could easily throw her husband under the bus.

How does this reconciliation affect Tyler's friendship with Lady O?

Happy Ending?

Tyler is going to regret this.

Oprah is not going to be happy with this disloyalty.

Tyler has her back now?

The Oscar win was over 7 years ago. That's a long time to be carrying this around.

The Hicks think they were so wronged by this.

I still can't figure out what happened that made them so upset.

Obnoxious.

Funny how she thought she could class up the room by walking slowly.

That backdrop looks hideous. Did Kathy Ireland design the stage that year?

You missed this part, r347. Check out Samuel L. Jackson at 0:30.

I have never seen anybody madder about sweeping an awards season.

What does she mean about doing things right in that Oscar speech?

No video from her show last night?

The ladies on The Real did not exactly have her back today.

[quote]The Oscar win was over 7 years ago. That's a long time to be carrying this around.

I know! I guess she's tired of having breadcrumbs and wants the whole loaf. Seriously, it's been slim picking since Precious, but she was in a good movie, Almost Christmas as a supporting role. If she kept her mouth shut, more would probably be trickling in for her.

Mr. and Mrs. Badass are penny wise and pound foolish.

The latest.

[quote]"The Parkers" may have been entertaining but it isn't Friends or Seinfeld.

It couldn't possibly be as bad as [italic]Friends[/italic], a staggeringly unfunny show enjoyed chiefly by white racists.

She cleans up well for the stage.

There is an old saying that might apply here:

[quote] Least said, soonest mended.

I love Mo. But she is so damn messy.

Would a tragedy like we had yesterday give her the insight to let these kind of petty disappointments go already?

She's so ratchet when she talks. But she makes me laugh. I wish her the best, because she is talented.

R356) LOL!

Put Tyler Perry on the phone -- no put Medea on the phone!

r299 I have worked with Oprah and from what I experienced she does not only think about herself. It's true in interviews with "experts" of any sort she usually can't be quiet and ends up asking and answering the questions. But at least in a work situation, she does not come off as self absorbed at all.

That makes sense r300. The producers put the show together. It's not Oprah that gets on the phone and books who will be on the show. The producers decide that.

It's tragic how ignorant Mo'nique is about how things work in the business. She has no fucking clue and neither does her husband and manager. She is just all kinds of wrong about everything.

Damn I love me some Wendy. She's my guilty pleasure.

Oh lord Mo is dragging Adrienne Bailon into it lol

[quote]@theGrio @AdrienneBailon My loves. This BABY gets a pass. She is to young to even begin to understand. However @AdrienneBailon if you would like to discuss we open.

[quote]@theGrio @AdrienneBailon @AdrienneBailon by the way I am fighting for young sisters like you who haven't won an Academy Award.

[quote] Damn I love me some Wendy. She's my guilty pleasure.

Is there more Wendy on this since the last link?

[quote] ... by the way I am fighting for young sisters like you who haven't won an Academy Award.

Who does she think she's kidding? Talk about self appointed.

Oprah let Mo walk right off the edge no intervention for you!

Mo wouldn't have listened.

Are she and Sid drug addicts or something?

[quote] Oprah let Mo walk right off the edge no intervention for you!

Didn't Sheryl Underwood say that someone talked to her and advised her when she was going in the wrong direction? I think that's what she said when they were talking about Mo.

It sounds like people tried to talk to MoNique during the lead up to the Oscars and she wasn't canny enough to get the message. Perhaps she thought that because she won without playing by the rules, that the game was over. But, the game continued on.

Just without her.

yes r372

Underwood said she heard someone didn't want to hire her because "life is too short"----meaning she was too much trouble to work with. She said she had to learn from that.

More drama!

Mo and husband have done another Periscope and are lighting a fire under Tyler Perry's ass over their phone call with him this week:

- Mo and husband are mad that Tyler wants to wait until his next movie comes out to speak on her latest comments. They want him to say something now. Mo asked Madea to come to the phone and Madea says she doesn't suck dick anymore LOL. Does that mean Tyler doesn't suck dick anymore???? Someone called into the Periscope to say Tyler cannot be trusted, simply because he can't "pick which team he wants to play for". GURRRLLLL!

- Mo's beef reignited with Tyler when he told movie producer David Talbert, that she was difficult, David directed "Almost Christmas" which came out last year (2016)

-Tyler Perry said on the phone call that Lionsgate didn't want to pay what Lee Daniels was asking for "Precious". Tyler was very frustrated and Mo wasn't helping the situation by not promoting the movie

-Mo says the Lionsgate money war over the movie had nothing to do with her, and she was not contractually obligated to promote the movie. Tyler admitted that he was wrong for lumping her into the rest of his frustration with the project, and wrong for not trying to get her more money

-Mo was offended that she was not being paid comparably to white actresses, and said others Octavia Spencer, and Taraji Henson being two, settle for less than what white actresses of their caliber would

So now she's low key throwing shade at Taraji and Octavia?

The thing is, this turmoil, which she is feeding, will eventually fade away. Except for those that she insulted. Those feelings are not going away.

Everyone in the entertainment world, particularly performers, has a shelf life. If you are lucky, particularly if people like you, or if you have stored up good feelings with people, you might get another go round. Most likely though, it will never be as big as when you first came on the scene.

It doesn't sound as if she had stored up enough points during the first go round. And with this hubbub, I suspect the number of people who might support her is dwindling.

Who ever would want to work with someone who has a history of insulting you after the project? Even those who tried to warn her.

Women performers have a much shorter shelf life in any case. And I think that her expectations of the aftermath of the Oscar win were based on fantasy. All one has to do is pull up the list of Oscar winners (particularly supporting) and ask yourself if their career skyrocketed after their win.

I guess she never heard of the Oscar curse.

Perry was a fool for contacting her.

There is no way, never, that Oprah would have ever done so.

Well r375 she been throwing low key shade at Taraji since Empire started, saying Lee offered the Cookie role to her first

It's a shame that she isn't coherent and seems unstable and also that she's squabbling with black folks. For these two reasons, any valid message she wants to communicate will go ignored.

I don't understand what Mo expects to gain from all this? I mean, what is her endgame? Damn it's so ironic that she's on YouTube talking for free about her career woes, yet wanted to get paid to go to Cannes and talk about her Oscar nominated film among the industry elite.

I do get where shes coming from with the equal pay thing. She is paying it forward for future generations of black and female actresses. Its her delivery that negates most of the what she's saying. Adrienne Bailon,of all fucking people, is absolutely right. Wendy Williams gave her the best advice, she should've saved it for a book or something.

If Mo was fortunate enough to have another major movie role, the perfect time to bring it up would be when she was promoting her next feature film, because she would have even more clout. Its been years since Precious and most people who aren't followers of her work just assume she is bitter because hasnt worked since she got the Oscar, which isn't true.

She's not doing it for anyone but herself. But it gives her that oh-so-noble air to say she's doing it for those African American actresses who don't have an Oscar. Right now, the best thing she's teaching those actresses is what not to do.

[quote]Right now, the best thing she's teaching those actresses is what not to do.

Well at least she's doing something for someone other than herself, even if its unintentional.

How is Mo getting the info of what white actresses are earning for their roles?

Do these other actresses tell her what they are being paid?

LOL no she's not R380. When Howard Stern ripped Gabby Sidibe in 2010, all Mo'Nique would say is that "he's entitled to his opinion". All of this is self serving. She burned a lot of bridges at BET, and all during Oscar season she said she really didn't want to do movies but be a late night talk show host. Then her show was cancelled. She turned down The Help and had people that were interested in putting together a Hattie McDaniel bio pic but she burnt that bridge as well.

[quote]... she's on YouTube talking for free about her career woes, yet wanted to get paid to go to Cannes and talk about her Oscar nominated film among the industry elite.

I remember reading a story about a young actor, who was just starting out, who performed in a little known film that was to be presented at Cannes. He understood how important for the film and himself Cannes was and managed to get himself there. He slept in somebody's bathtub while there. He eventually went on to big success, but had no trouble telling this story.

Focus on the big picture. Not the small details.

R385 for the win!

What does Mo hope to accomplish with this drama? What's the point? She and her husband look stupid.

And today, that actor is.....

𝑫𝑨𝑽𝑰𝑫 𝑺𝑷𝑨𝑫𝑬!!!

[quote] 𝑫𝑨𝑽𝑰𝑫 𝑺𝑷𝑨𝑫𝑬!!!

Nope. Not even a little bit close.

After all, I did say "big success".

She readily admits that she doesn't and won't play the Hollywood game. Then she complains that her acting career went nowhere after Precious. Mo honey, be careful what you wish for.

Tom Hanks

If she and her husband were producers of a piece and actually had to pay actors and others out of their own budget, I wonder how generous they would be. There's a bizarre ghetto fabulous mentality about all this. You can be famous, win an Academy Award but you'll always just be a hood rat.

Mo'Nique giving sage advice to these nice young ladies of Vh1's Charm School LOL

Bootz was right! Mo needs to follow her own advice ten years later.

Mo'Nique, she say, "Fuck all y'all!"

Everybody gets to pick their own battles.

Best to consider the consequences before you start swinging, however, so you can be sure it's worth it.

It pays to play the game.

Wow r393 I wish someone would send Mo that clip.

More from Mo:

She really tore it up in '227'

[quote]She really tore it up in '227'

Don't do it bitch!

I thought she was hilarious as Shirley in "What's Happening."

I've been watching the latest periscope...damn Mo isnt going to have ANYONE but her husband after she gets done. She better hope he never decides to leave her for one of those bitches he fucks on the side, or gets jealous of the men that she occasionally steps out with, because she will have no one else to call a friend, and likely no jobs other than standup.

Kym Whitley is another hugely underrated talent just like Monique, and she is totally right about Mo acting like the 4th Supreme that never was.

I think her best work was in 'Gimme a Break'

"You'll never come to Hollywood again. You complain too much.'"

She's no Kathy Griffin.

Butterfly was also a loud and proud atheist at a time when that was not exactly cool to admit.

I liked MoNique in the Cosby Show.

R404 Cute as a button, though.

[quote] I've been watching the latest periscope...damn Mo isnt going to have ANYONE but her husband after she gets done. She better hope he never decides to leave her for one of those bitches he fucks on the side, or gets jealous of the men that she occasionally steps out with, because she will have no one else to call a friend, and likely no jobs other than standup.

Kym Whitley is another hugely underrated talent just like Monique, and she is totally right about Mo acting like the 4th Supreme that never was.

He's the real problem. Mo's difficult reputation goes all the way back to The Parkers. But after she married Sidney and allowed him to start managing her career, it's gone to an entirely different level. He keeps her head filled with so much bullshit that it alienates her from everyone. She's quick to talk about other women - and Tyler and Lee - not having a man. But she doesn't have one. What she has is an opportunist and a user. Someone who knew her long enough to know her weaknesses and exactly how to exploit them for his own gain.

She's coming for everyone who's not willing to publicly side with her. She talks about people being so called friends but couldn't care less about the the possible damage to their careers and them losing their livelihoods.

She's after Tyler Perry - AGAIN!

If Mo's going this hard after eight years, can you imagine what she was like when all this was going down? Most of the comments are not in support of her. I think people are starting to see through the bullshit.

She better stop fucking with Tyler Perry before he sues her. He is one of those celebrities that loves to litigate.

She is starting to sound nuts. She has to know that Tyler and Oprah are the reason she has that Oscar -- because that movie was inches away from being released on home video before those two stepped in.

Mo and Sid never seem to have an unexpressed thought.

Once again, it might be helpful for her to remember the old saying:

[quote] Least said, soonest mended.

She got an Emmy nom for "Bessie" a few years ago.

Why is she pulling this shit, she was climbing her way back.

A few years ago is not climbing your way back. She got more pub for her Apollo gig than she did anytime in the last few years so she's trying to continue it without knowing that no one is even paying her any attention.

I think Monique is having a mental breakdown and is high off of her own brand of crazy.

If she is still on the attack against Tyler Perry, it just goes to show he should never, ever have responded to her the first time.

Oprah is too smart to ever make that mistake.

Did they say anything interesting or spill any more tea in the latest periscope? I would watch but

My favorite job was working at the Serving Spoon actually.

It seems Mo'nique is burning more bridges (or the last bridge) with a netflix rant now (don't know how to link). Fuck, her and Kathy Griffin should do a "no fucks given, burn all" tour, it would probably sell out.

she is way too full of herself and there aren't many roles for fat, ugly black women in films. She needs a lot of therapy or else just retire.

Monique is full of herself, but she does have a point. Wendy sums it up at 13:50.

She on drugs? What is the deal avec elle?

Since I don't follow comedians that closely, is she as famous as Chris Rock and Chapelle?

She is using them as a benchmark of how much money she should be getting.

r426, she has been around just as long as all the big name black comedians and had success comparable to them. Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle, Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac, Monique all had TV sitcoms in the late 90s, early 2000s. But white people probably aren't as familiar with her comedy, hence her not getting as big a check.

If anyone here watches the Queens Court, they attempted to interview Monique last night but it was a big technical failure. Khia is getting slammed online for walking out on the interview and abandoning her cohost, but Monique continued streaming all the drama on periscope, as usual lol

[quote]she has been around just as long as all the big name black comedians and had success comparable to them.

No, she hasn't had their level of success -- money wise, but she did win an Oscar. Her success came with doing Showtime at the Apollo and low tier black sitcoms.

Now she is coming for Rebel Wilson.

Rebel claimed to be the first fat rom-com lead, forgetting MoNique, Queen Latifah and Ricki Lake. She was stupid and apologized, it's no big deal.

[Quote] Rebel claimed to be the first fat rom-com lead, forgetting MoNique, Queen Latifah and Ricki Lake.

If she'd added that she's Australian.....

She’s a broken clock.

She is dumb. Oprah and Tyler Perry are arguably the two biggest power players in black Hollywood.

More burning bridges.

Monique is a smart and informed woman who is aware of the injustices and abuse that are RAMPANT in Hollywood.

She is not attacking individuals.

She is calling out the Beast System.

God bless you, MoNique.

I love her, her comedic timing is excellent. I miss seeing her.

Monique was mad at Whoopi because Whoopi criticized Monique’s husband’s managing skills.

[quote]Monique is a smart and informed woman who is aware of the injustices and abuse that are RAMPANT in Hollywood. She is not attacking individuals. She is calling out the Beast System.

When I began to read her Vulture interview I was ready to think she's crazy and being irrational but she makes many valid points about powerful executives and other celebrities who have made it wanting others to be happy with scraps.

Mo'Nique loves her husband's dirty bathwater, but I can see the day coming where she'll realize he's steered her wrong in many ways and he'll be after her money. It's the same thing that happened with Tamar Braxton and Mary J. Blige with their husband/managers.

Whoopi has executive produced many projects. We will hear all about that on Monday I am sure.

This dumb bitch is DICK-MUH-TYZED!!!!! And he’s not even cute.

[quote]Mo'Nique loves her husband's dirty bathwater, but I can see the day coming where she'll realize he's steered her wrong in many ways and he'll be after her money. It's the same thing that happened with Tamar Braxton and Mary J. Blige with their husband/managers.

Mo'Nique, save yourself now before he takes your coins!

She gave an Oscar worthy performance as the title character in Babe: Pig in the City.

Mo is so shady.

A lot of comics are self destructive messy people. The male comics usually end up ODing and the female ones destroy their careers and reputations (Monique, Roseanne).

She brought up Ted Danson and blackface too.

Good for her. I think in 20 years so so she will be vindictated.

R37, Juliette Binoche is an icon, a sacred cow in her country. up there with Catherine Deneuve. So I have no idea what you are talking about.

MoNique's high water mark was SOUL PLANE in my view.

MoNique's pro-gay, that's all I need to know. Puts her way ahead of Kevin Hart in my book.

Whoopi isn't infallible, she's crazy and filled with bitterness. I couldn't care less that MoNique's feuding with her, makes me like her more if anything. Someone needs to take smug Whoopi down a peg or two, if you ask me.

........

Preach, Mo'Nique!

I don’t approve of slapping, but given that her victim was Steve Harvey, I’ll make an exception.

Her overweening narcissism is fueled and abetted by her idiotic husband.

Sad to watch them sabotage her career in an effort to prove they are right.

They may be ... but the people who will hire her in future will decide whether her career advances, "right" or not about Hollywood's ways.

She is on Steve RIGHT NOW!!!

Did anybody see the segment? It was riveting!

I hate people who expect others to support them when they act crazy. Especially when they have the nerve to get mad about not getting the support.

Wow!

R457, it is like she has dug her heels in so much on her "integrity" that if she gives in even an inch it would be defeat in her mind.

All or nothing for her.

Most people would find a way to change the narrative and move on but she would rather be right than have peace.

When she won the Oscar it seemed like was mad as a hatter when she should have been grateful for the honor.

How did she get like this? It can't all be because of her HUSband.

You can't demand Affirmative Action in the entertainment industry, especially since she's feuding with other Blacks. Her stupid husband cost her tens of millions of dollars.

DUMBASS

Could they reboot Good Times and have her play the mom?