Mo'Nique Is Suing Netflix for Race & Gender Discrimination

Mo’Nique has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and she claims that the company discriminated against her when they offered her just $500,000 for a comedy special.

The 51-year-old actress and comedian, who won an Oscar for her performance in the movie Precious, launched a boycott against Netflix last year because of “gender bias” and “color bias.”

Mo’Nique says that Netflix offered stars like Amy Schumer, Chris Rock, and Dave Chappelle much more money for their comedy specials.

“The offer Netflix made Mo’Nique wreaked of discrimination; it perpetuated the pay gap suffered by Black women,” the lawsuit read. “Mo’Nique objected to Netflix’s discriminatory pay offer, pointed out how it was discriminatory and asked Netflix to do the right thing by negotiating fair pay with her. In response, Netflix did the opposite. It dug its heels in the ground, refused to negotiate fairly and stood behind its discriminatory offer.”

Mo’Nique confirmed the lawsuit on Instagram and she wrote, “Hi My Loves – I can confirm that today I filed a pay discrimination lawsuit against Netflix. I had a choice to make: I could accept what I felt was pay discrimination or I could stand up for those who came before me and those who will come after me. I chose to stand up. I don’t have any further comment at this time, but I appreciate all of your support and love.”