Mo'Nique is set to star in an upcoming comedy special on Netflix, and the streaming service confirmed the news with a video on its main Twitter page.The Precious actress announced in the short clip that she will not only be working on her first special with the streaming service, but will also star in the Netflix film, The Deliverance.The star, 54, sued the company in 2019 for racial and gender bias and discrimination.
She stated that she was offered $500,000 for her special to air on Netflix, while other comedians such as Dave Chapelle, received multi-million dollar deals.
Big announcement: Mo'Nique, 54, revealed the news that she will be shooting her first Netflix comedy special, after suing the streaming siteOn the Twitter post, a caption stated, 'Thrilled to announce that Netflix is the home for the next original stand-up special from the groundbreaking, trailblazing, and iconic Mo'Nique!' The reel began with the actress introducing herself and explaining that she will be making her, 'first Netflix comedy special.'She the followed the statement with additional news that she will be working with filmmaker, Lee Daniels, on the Netflix horror feature, The Deliverance.Mo'Nique and Lee recently reconciled after the two had a big fallout 13 years earlier with the actress's refusal to promote their film, Precious, in 2009. 'Can y'all believe this?' The stand-up comedian accused Netflix of racial and gender discrimination in 2018, and a year later in 2019, sued the company Return: The star stated that she will be working with Lee Daniels on the Netflix film, The Deliverance Beyond excited: The actress seemed to be very thrilled to be collaborating with the popular streaming site once again following lawsuitA few months.
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