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Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais (born 25 June 1961) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer, film producer, director and musician. He is perhaps best known for creating, writing and acting in the British television series The Office (2001–2003). He has won seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and the Rose d'Or twice (2006 and 2019), as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2007, he was placed at No. 11 on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and at No. 3 on the updated 2010 list. In 2010, he was named on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.
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Judge Refuses To Dismiss Mo’Nique’s Sex & Racial Discrimination Suit Over Netflix Comedy Special Pay – Update
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deadline.comDominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticUPDATED, 3:10 PM: A California judge has denied Netflix’s second motion to dismiss Mo’Nique’s racial and gender bias against the streamer in which she alleges gender and racial discrimination over pay for a potential comedy special.The comic and Precious Oscar winner, real name Monique Hicks, says the $500,000 offered by Netflix in 2017 for a stand-up special was not just an insult but illegal.
Her filing cites the tens of millions reportedly paid to the likes of Ricky Gervais, Ellen DeGeneres and Dave Chappelle for Netflix specials.The suit also alleges that “Netflix’s treatment of Mo’Nique began with a discriminatory low-ball offer and ended with a blacklisting act of retaliation.” In.
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