
Mo’Nique
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Netflix Responds to Mo’Nique Pay Discrimination Lawsuit: ‘Our Opening Offer to Mo’Nique Was Fair’
By Margeaux Sippell | November 14, 2019 @ 3:09 PM”We will be fighting this lawsuit,“ a Netflix spokesperson told TheWrap
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Mo’Nique Sues Netflix Over ‘Discriminatory Pay Offer’ for Stand-up Special
By Margeaux Sippell | November 14, 2019 @ 11:15 AMComedian says she was offered $500,000 for a ”talent fee“
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Mo’Nique on Emmy Nomination for ‘Bessie,’ Lee Daniels’ ‘Empire’ Snub: ‘What You Put Out Is What You Get Back’
By Matt Donnelly | July 16, 2015 @ 2:25 PMDuring TheWrap’s interview, actress dismisses reports the industry blackballed her: ”When people were saying those things, I understood it, but I knew it wasn’t true“
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Critics’ Choice TV Awards: The Complete Winners List
By Tony Maglio | May 31, 2015 @ 4:36 PM”Silicon Valley“ and ”The Americans“ score night’s biggest trophies
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Isaiah Washington Hits Gay Club Circuit for Unique ‘Blackbird’ Marketing Campaign
By Anita Bennett | April 28, 2015 @ 4:53 PMThe film’s star and producer is spotted at a West Hollywood bar spreading the word about his new LGBT drama
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Mo’Nique Says Gay-Themed ‘Blackbird’ Will ‘Save a Lot of Lives’
By Anita Bennett | April 24, 2015 @ 5:45 AMThe Oscar winner, Isaiah Washington and newcomer Julian Walker co-star in the drama about a teen struggling with his sexuality
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Mo’Nique Fires Back at ‘Empire’ Creator Lee Daniels, Produces Emails About Cookie Role (Video)
By Anita Bennett | April 22, 2015 @ 4:21 PMOscar-winning actress takes ”he said, she said“ to the next level
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BET Founder Bob Johnson on Leap From Cable to Digital With Urban Movie Channel
By Anita Bennett | April 22, 2015 @ 7:03 AM”The goal is to become the preeminent distribution site in digital form for content targeting urban and African-Americans,“ Johnson tells TheWrap in ”Office With a View“
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Mo’Nique on Why Black Hollywood Actors Shunned Gay-Themed ‘Blackbird': ‘Everyone Was Afraid of It’
By Anita Bennett | March 8, 2015 @ 6:13 PMTeam behind the Oscar winner’s latest film found star Julian Walker in a small Mississippi town
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‘Empire’ Star Trai Byers Talks Mo’Nique-Cookie Debate and Why Andre Isn’t a Villain
By Jethro Nededog | March 4, 2015 @ 6:17 PM”What Taraji [P. Henson] is doing with this role is unparalleled,“ the actor tells TheWrap
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‘Empire’ Co-Creator Disputes Mo’Nique’s Claim She Was Offered Taraji P. Henson’s Breakout Cookie Role
By Greg Gilman | March 4, 2015 @ 9:42 AMDanny Strong suggests the Oscar winner should check her facts
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Mo’Nique Says Hollywood Treated Her Like She ‘Just Got Off the Greyhound Bus’ After Oscar Win
By Anita Bennett | March 3, 2015 @ 5:08 PM”Precious“ actress also talks to TheWrap about Lee Daniels’ accusation that she’s demanding, as well as her new film ”Blackbird“
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Mo’Nique Fires Back at Lee Daniels: I Wasn’t Blackballed, the Offers Didn’t Make Sense (Video)
By Debbie Emery | February 26, 2015 @ 9:23 PMOscar-winning ”Precious“ star tells CNN’s Don Lemon ”the phone was ringing and the scripts were coming“
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‘Empire’ Creator Lee Daniels on Mo’Nique’s Fall From Grace: ‘You’ve Gotta Play Ball’ (Video)
By Debbie Emery | February 25, 2015 @ 9:52 PM”Sometimes artists get in their own way,“ the ”Precious“ director says in interview with CNN’s Don Lemon