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Mo’Nique‘s been hitting the talk circuit in lieu of her calls to boycott Netflix! Aunt Mo swung by The View to discuss her failed Netflix deal and why she STILL is going in about the Netflix boycott. If you recall, Mo made a big stink over the fact she was offered $500,000 by Netflix compared to other comedians like Amy Schumer ($13 million), Dave Chappelle ($11 million) and Chris Rock ($10 million) were offered substantially more.
How far did she go? She even likened what was happening with her to the #MeToo movement and “not going up to the hotel room.”
Here’s what she said on The View:
“Eight years ago I did a movie called Precious,” said Mo. ”On that film I received $50,000. That was not my argument, nor my fight because that’s what I signed up for,” she said. “My deal was with a man named Lee Daniels. I did all of my contractual obligations and I was done. Then I started getting phone calls from Lee Daniels, Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey. They wanted me to come work for free. To go over to Cannes and promote this film internationally.
I said to them, ‘Guys, my deal is with Lee Daniels and I’ve done my job.’ And they all agreed. […] And this is what happens, in my humble opinion, when you don’t go up to the hotel room,” she said.
It was right then and there when Whoopi Goldberg came in to remind Mo’Nique that she tried to help her out during her perceived blackballing by Lee Daniels, Tyler Perry and Oprah and should have just promoted the movie as asked.
“I’m going to stop you because contractually, when you make a movie, regardless of who you sign the deal with, your job is to go and promote said movie,” said Whoopi. “And we’ve had this conversation and I said if you had called me I could’ve schooled you on what was expected.”
Mo’Nique responded, “And we did have that conversation and what I said to you my sweet sister, I said, ‘Whoopi, at what point do we stop saying the next time?’” Whoopi asked, “What next time?”
“If I had done something wrong contractually, they would’ve sued me,” added Mo’Nique. “The reason why no one could do anything to me contractually is because they found out I did nothing wrong contractually. So, when they asked me to come overseas to promote the film — when I said, ‘Guys, I’m spending time with my family, I’m going to pass.’
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What Tyler Perry showed me, Lee Daniels, Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate, when you don’t do what we ask you to do, we’ll take your livelihood. So for eight years, my family has suffered, my career has suffered because what I would not allow those entities to do was bully me.”
Who do you agree with?
