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Mo’Nique Reportedly Sues Netflix For Racial and Gender Discrimination

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Actress/comedian Mo’Nique is suing the streaming giant, Netflix, for discrimination.

 

According to reports, Mo’Nique, “accuses Netflix of race-based discrimination for how it negotiated a comedy special with her. She says Netflix offered Amy Schumer $11 million for an hour-long stand-up special (she eventually got $13 mil), but only offered Mo’Nique $500,000 for her stand-up special.”

 

If you can remember, Mo’Nique, issued for a boycott of the streaming service after she felt that she was low-balled. The “Almost Christmas” actress claims Netflix has a severe lack of diversity, and that she was called the n-word by the companies Chief Communications Officer.

Mo’Nique is suing for “unspecified damages, and for an injunction forcing the company to change its discriminatory policies.”

 

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Report from TMZ: The Oscar-winning actress and comedian, #Monique, accuses Netflix of race-based discrimination for how it negotiated a comedy special with her. She says Netflix offered Amy Schumer $11 million for an hour-long stand-up special (she eventually got $13 mil), but only offered Mo’Nique $500,000 for her stand-up special. Mo’Nique never accepted their offer, and went on a public campaign against the company and even called for a boycott. According to the suit, she claims Netflix has a severe lack of diversity, which contributes to their discriminatory practices. Specifically, she claims one Netflix exec. — the Chief Communications Officer — used the n-word in a meeting with 60 people in 2018. Mo’Nique was not present for that meeting. She also claims Netflix allowed Kevin Spacey to use the n-word while on the set of “House of Cards” without any consequence. In the suit, she alleges Spacey complained to his personal security guards, “I don’t want [n-words&#93 on my set anymore.” She’s not suing Spacey. Mo’Nique also used a major pay gap on the #Netflix hit, “The Crown,” to illustrate alleged discrimination. She says the actress who plays Queen Elizabeth II was paid $14k per episode less than the actor who played Prince Philip — and it only righted the wrong after there was a public outcry about it. She’s suing Netflix for unspecified damages, and for an injunction forcing the company to change its discriminatory policies. #empressive #empressivetv

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