And 6years later. This topic is just as relevant today as it was then. Taraji P Henson spoke up about the pay disparity for black actresses and was given full support with a shoulder to cry on. Monique was blatantly told by Whoopi to shut up and not worry about the ones behind you. Monique has always been ahead of the pack.
you don't know Whoopi said that. You know that Monique claims she said it. And Monique has been deliberately ambiguous about too many aspects of this incident. But honestly, you have to be ahead of someone to be able to pull them up to your level. It doesn't sound like Monique is.
@@0003-t6x Why would she speak up for Monique? Taraji knows you are supposed to promote your movie. Monique wasn't ask to do anything that other actors don't do.
@@jazzdiva9985well she doesn’t work for free. And if a studio is willing to beg someone to come promote something outside of their contractual obligations then there needs to be a monetary offer behind it.
@@dariusjamison8888 The studio doesn't have to beg actors to promote their projects. It's part of the job. Monique hasn't worked for years because she flaunted that tradition and the studio isn't having it. Hopefully she is as happy as she is broke due to this unreasonable stance.
No she started to expose their secrets you can tell because when she kept saying "When you don't go to the room" yeah they knew she was about to spill all that tea😂 they would've took that show off if it continued
@@KrisBryant99nah because they offered Amy (an unfunny joke thief) more than a legend who was literally in the Queens of comedy. Monique is a legend who is actually funny and they played in her face with that offer.
@@Gabriellaella23 Since Amy sold out Madison Square Garden twice, that's one person's opinion that Amy isn't funny. Her ticket sales would argue otherwise. Funny is relative. If Monique has never sold out Madison Square Garden, it isn't unreasonable for them to refuse to pay her what they paid Amy.
Don’t forget Whoopi Goldberg is an a EGOT winner, that’s Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards, she’s a seasoned veteran that knows the politics of the industry
@@DavidKen878 Wrong. The number of people you get in the seats=money. That’s your resume. The profit you generate. Hence the phrase”what have you done for me lately.”
@@DavidKen878 you are looking at it as an average job. Comedy isn’t a 9-5 job. It’s based on sales, not hours you put in. If she is able to sell out an arena that is better than a small comedian who has preformed in multiple comedy clubs.
People miss one of the biggest points Monique has made throughout the years about this issue. During that time she was doing her nightly late night talk show so the time in which they called her to promote was time she set to be with her family. She asked if they would pay her and they said no. Had she been getting paid she would’ve brought her family with her. She was stressing the importance of being with her family (twins) because she has an older son that she has a strained relationship with because she was always on the road away from him building her career. She didn’t want to repeat the cycle.
That's part of why she refuse to bow down to the machine💡 She is still trying to reconcile with her son to make up for lost times💡 I wouldn't work for free when I have a family to take care of 💡
@@jazzdiva9985it’s clear you’re one of those selective reading/hearing people. She didn’t owe the studio anything hence why she wasn’t sued. They didn’t like that she didn’t abide but she didn’t have to.
@@Tiana-ig9lk Monique wasn't sued because it wasn't worth what they would spend in legal fees. The window to increase viewers would have passed by the time the case came to court. The smart money was on refusing to use her again. When was the last time you sued the guy that mows your lawn? It makes more sense just to hire someone else next time. Monique has already admitted that this is exactly what happened. She complained that she was overlooked for 10 year.
@@donlamont2909 She isn't working at all now, so she has all the time in the world to repair her family relationship. Funny thing is, she is still complaining.
I love that, while WG was speaking, she immediately told the audience NOT to applaud. She wasn’t looking for praise and admiration. She was speaking to her fellow sister in the industry.
@@GalaxyNexus1 and by doing so God will have you back during those 10 years and you will receive your blessing later by getting a big deal from Netflix & sold out tours
@@Looky2215 And by doing so she got a flopped Netflix show and zero A-list film projects for her ego, pride, stubbornness. Had to borrow from Kevin Hart. Now she is also talking shit about him. No good deed goes unpunished by her. 😂
This segment deserved more time, hence Whoopi’s ‘shoot.’ I hear what Monique is saying-logically, it makes sense but you have to play by the (spoken and unspoken) rules lest you want to end up in her very same sinking boat. Many have tried to school her-Whoopi, Steve Harvey, etc. But M would rather be dead right! Personally, I’m not sure why anybody would have to pay you to promote your own movie but hey. Hopefully, there’s a breakthrough soon.
well said, Monique damaged her own career with her stuborness. Promoting the film in France would help Oprah & TYler make money AND it would also help her profile in Europe and help her get more work in the future. Instead shes becomre an unemployed podcast.talkshow guest
That's the issue. If you say YES once and hope to get a better shot at negotiations and a better pay then you will wait forever. That's what this has been about for many black female artists in the industry.
Promoting a movie you will get no dividends of though? So your making money for them and yet you don't get compensated? Wow. Spoken like those on the left
@@CourtWatchAu am glad you said help make Tyler and Oprah money then 20 years after that she would still be doing things for free while they are the only ones making money hence the problem in society that we are sooo conditioned to accept. Make money for the man upstairs and in the future it will pay off. Well for a huge majority of people it still has not paid off, Viola Davis, Taraji, Angela Basset. All people who have done the work kissed the asses and still not getting what they deserve.
@@shamaiahellis8810 You make good points, however only big stars get their worth, Pppl like Julia Roberts, Eddie Murphy, Schwarzenegger etc are stars that can carry a film solo, but Mo'Nique is an ensemble actress. sure in live comedy she is her own artist/star, but in films she normally works with other namesso her acting like a movie star is misguided in my opinion. I think Moniques stubborna and her husband as manager creates more problems coz he is too close to be objective. Many actors are interchangable nowdays so if she wanst to play hardball, they will just hire somene else in future,
I know how she feels. I been told that a few times in my career. My resume is good but the position keeps getting filled with inexperienced employees. When they don’t hire you for the job but ask you to train the person who took your job. There is something questionable. Image what black women’s are going through. Asian’s are finally getting Grammys and awards.
@@GalaxyNexus1they wanted to promote the movie for free….at the the time she had a hit tv talk show. They were asking to step away from from consistent cash flow to promote a project for free. Even after Oprah and Tyler sponsored the film, both who are multimillionaire and billionaires, they still didn’t offer a fare pay to promote a film. I siding with her. Ain’t no way in the world am I promoting a movie for free. I do t work for free.
@@frankiethomas7478 let me help you out as someone who’s been in movies. Promoting a movie that you’re the lead in is a nonnegotiable. Also, Monique was given 5% equity of Precius so she would not be promoting for free the more the movie makes the more she makes so collectively Monique made about $3.5 million from the box office of Precius so she wouldn’t be promoting Free. She probably could’ve made more.
She didn’t receive any back end and %. Her deal was with Lee Daniel’s, not with Lionsgate/the studio that purchased the movie. That’s why she had the argument, because Lionsgate saw that they could earn millions and awards, but did not offer her anything and expected her to stay to reject any job offers and promote previous overseas for free. Something a white actress would never do or be asked of.
She said it in the interview with Rowland Martin! She received $50,000 up front then received a 3% back end which was $15,000. I literally watch that interview 2 weeks ago. She’s also stated that in other interviews.
Netflix has the right to offer what they want. And she has the right to not accept it. Neither side is wrong. Of course Netflix wants to pay as little as possible and of course Monique wants to get paid as much as possible. And if they cant find an agreement then you go your seperate ways.
So I’ve been in a film that’s coming out soon. So I could tell you a thing about the industry. 1. Monique was never an a list actor she wasn’t in that circuit, Precius was actually her breakout roll which could’ve easily catapulted her into a list status. She was offered $50,000 upfront and 5% equity of the total film. So if you’re in business, you understand that 5% is far more valuable than that $50,000. 2. Precius was an independent film that wasn’t picked up by Tyler Perry and Oprah until the film was done and showcase at the Sundance film Festival, so they had no say so in her pay so technically she was right about her contractual obligations because they didn’t project the film with make it overseas, but it did! Lionsgate asked her to promote the film overseas and let me tell you, Denzel Washington Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt none of these A-list would ask a studio to pay them to promote their own film! Because that’s not how the industry works no one gets paid to promote a film. So what Monique is not telling you is that she made about $3.5 million off of the film because of that 5% equity which she probably could’ve made more if she promoted and she became a risk to the studio by abandoning a film when it was at its highest peak! That’s why nobody want to book her anymore
@@jackula123actually, this was an independent film and US promotion was mentioned in her contract. The movie became a huge hit amongst critics and entered in Cannes something that can't be predicted, and because of the huge buzz they wanted to help push the film to make it even bigger by promoting it at Cannes. She foolishly turned down this once in a lifetime opportunity hurting the film and herself. It's just a dumb business move. She received a percentage on the back end. Why would you NOT promote a film that will earn you more money the more money the film makes????
@@GalaxyNexus1 the best way to tell a lie is to reframe the narrative and sprinkle in the little truths! Yes, she got paid 50,000 but she’s not saying she also made about 3.5 million from the 5% equity she had in the film, which is an even bigger incentive to promote it at the biggest festival in the world
@@izabellava Amy may not be funny but she did sell out venues so she did something right …that’s why she got payed more because she was really popular at the time
Whoppi didn’t get an opportunity to explain…Whoopi has been in the game looonngg before Mo’Nique. Whoopi could have schooled her on how to get paid for promoting the movie overseas. We all don’t know the conversation that took place. Unfortunately some “new” and/or young actors/actresses do not like hearing advice from seasoned actors.
I want us to stop telling people to work for free now and trust that you’ll get paid later… they been doing this to us for centuries. We don’t need to be schooled on how to wear people down till they pay us we NEED TO BE PAID FAIRLY AND PROMPTLY like the white artists
If u stop worrying about what someone else getscand tighten up her craft and come up with better jokes and get people in them seats and sold out shows this aint the monique show
It does seem like nonsense that publicity gigs wouldn't be paid separately. Obviously, plenty of actors sign up for roles and never have to do any publicity. For $50k, the idea that she has to travel to dozens of shows on her own money seems completely absurd. She was a breakout star in a hit movie and now she has to go broke to show her commitment? I've never heard of another industry that works that way.
No she dealt with entities that placed blocks in front of her all because she wouldn't submit to whatever crap they were trying to extract on her. She may have had trouble picking herself back up but that dont make her a troublemaker at the same time.
@@aaronrivera6732 Not really!!!! The interview was good. I believe 40% of what she said during her interview with Shannon Sharpe. Still no accountability.
EXACTLY. Now, Oprah is in fact a snake, and Tyler's hands aren't clean either, but she really made a horrible business decision under the guide of "spending time with her family."
Legends are not all equal. Some legenges are better then other legends. Ali was a legends in boxing but Tyson brings more exitement. So if you put them both in the same era, Tyson would make more money.
She didn't sign up for international promotion. She contractually agreed to only domestic promotion. She had down time with her family and she said I'm not leaving my family to go out the country for free. There's nothing wrong with that.
She’s not relevant. And wasn’t relevant during this time. She suffered because her ego is too big. She also has been labeled as difficult to work with. Once you’re labeled as that, it’s hard to find someone to pay you what you want. No one wants to pay for “difficult to work with”. There. I said it.
But how do you know someone is. Difficult to work with unless you hire them your selves and see for yourself, see there's another lie, she set herself up for failure nobody labeled you anything my dear my sweet baby
Mo is wrong. Why would any studio want to hire a actor that don't want to promote the movie they star in? Yes you were under paid for the incredible work you did. But that movie helped to make Monique a historic individual. She's a Oscar winner. That alone should make you want to stay humble and play the game. Your asking price would have gone up once the industry have discovered that you are a team player and brilliant at your work. Many great artists were seriously under paid at the beginning of their career. But later they became very wealthy because they built excellent reputations. Monique sadly did the opposite. She tried to get paid the big money early in her career and she proved to be everything but humble. Some people don't know how to play the game.
@jazmineee8512 You are clueless. When you're hired in Hollywood to be a star in a movie you must promote that product. Work for BET if you don't understand that. But you're not going to win a Oscar for acting on BET.
@@riderskater7248meanwhile she already had an Oscar for best supporting actress in precious when this Netflix drama happened. Amy didn’t have one and they offered her 11 million vs 500 thousand to Monique. They weren’t offering her what she was worth.
@@DavidKen878yes they do. It’s normally in the movie contract to fulfill promotional obligations so technically they are being paid. If it’s not in the contract you are not obligated to promote the movie.
Folks were done with The View, then quickly forgot. After Barbara Walters called her child a creature, and did a high five with Joy Behar proclaiming, "You go we stay!"
I1 ISRAELITE FIRST I LIKE MO NIQUE SHE SEEMS LEGIT I DON'T USUALLY SPEAK OUT FOR CELEBRITIES BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL DO WHAT THE BOSS TELLS THEM TO DO SO I JUST LOOKED AT THEM AS CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE A JOB TO DO FOR THE MONEY THEY WILL SAY AND DO WHAT THERE TOLD FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL SO IT'S HARD TO TELL WHO'S TELLING THE TRUTH OR NOT
And 6years later. This topic is just as relevant today as it was then. Taraji P Henson spoke up about the pay disparity for black actresses and was given full support with a shoulder to cry on. Monique was blatantly told by Whoopi to shut up and not worry about the ones behind you. Monique has always been ahead of the pack.
I swear I thought I was the only one that came back to Monique to see if it was similar
folks dont like fat blk women speaking up but when its someone that look like taraji we are listening sadly
you don't know Whoopi said that. You know that Monique claims she said it. And Monique has been deliberately ambiguous about too many aspects of this incident. But honestly, you have to be ahead of someone to be able to pull them up to your level. It doesn't sound like Monique is.
And Taraji never spoke up for Monique either
@@0003-t6x Why would she speak up for Monique? Taraji knows you are supposed to promote your movie. Monique wasn't ask to do anything that other actors don't do.
They wanted her to pay her own way to promote the movie overseas. That’s was the problem. Whoopi doesn’t need to school anyone.
But don’t worry. Oprah will offer you her private jet but you’re still not getting paid to promote.The audacity of Oprah smh
She wasn't asked to pay her own way. The studio pays the expenses. She wanted to be paid to promote her movie, and studios don't do that.
@@jazzdiva9985well she doesn’t work for free. And if a studio is willing to beg someone to come promote something outside of their contractual obligations then there needs to be a monetary offer behind it.
@@dariusjamison8888 The studio doesn't have to beg actors to promote their projects. It's part of the job. Monique hasn't worked for years because she flaunted that tradition and the studio isn't having it. Hopefully she is as happy as she is broke due to this unreasonable stance.
Whoopi wishes she had a spine like Monique!
They had to thank her for coming after she made a solid point that they couldn't argue against 😂
No she didnt.
Are you insane? The argument is she's broke,, out of work and no one wants to hire her because of a bad career decision she made 10 years ago.
No she started to expose their secrets you can tell because when she kept saying "When you don't go to the room" yeah they knew she was about to spill all that tea😂 they would've took that show off if it continued
Go Monique!! Instead of trying to understand, the women were stunned she threw those big names out there.
Monique is the only one not trying to understand. Making a bad business decision that's left you out of work and broke is nothing to be proud of
Mo'Nique WAS the current Writers and Actors strike in 2018. How ironic. Pay for what you want!
Not really. Monique's case is a matter of her making demands that doesn't meet what she's offering.
@@KrisBryant99nah because they offered Amy (an unfunny joke thief) more than a legend who was literally in the Queens of comedy. Monique is a legend who is actually funny and they played in her face with that offer.
@@Gabriellaella23 hmmmm you got me thinking now.
@@Gabriellaella23Amy may not be funny but people love her. And the numbers she brings in are proof. Mo doesn't do numbers like that.
@@Gabriellaella23 Since Amy sold out Madison Square Garden twice, that's one person's opinion that Amy isn't funny. Her ticket sales would argue otherwise. Funny is relative. If Monique has never sold out Madison Square Garden, it isn't unreasonable for them to refuse to pay her what they paid Amy.
Thank you Monique ! You are 100 percent right ! I hope they get what they deserve !
they cut her off at the most convenient time hmmm
It's called commercial break, live tv, and limited time. 🤦
Whoopi was like, I tried. 🤷♀️
Whoopie was sitting there the entire waiting to CORRECT her!
treasonous behavior
Yep, she was waiting for her opportunity. But tried to shut her up when she said the word HOTEL. Hmm
and monique corrected her right back, she had to thank her for coming after that 💀💀
Don’t forget Whoopi Goldberg is an a EGOT winner, that’s Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards, she’s a seasoned veteran that knows the politics of the industry
@@tyrongeorgetown6378because she played the game not caring about the women after
The resume is how many people you get in the seats. Joy is whack.
No it’s not. Your resume is what you’ve done.
@@DavidKen878 Wrong. The number of people you get in the seats=money. That’s your resume. The profit you generate. Hence the phrase”what have you done for me lately.”
@@recherche4528 Huh. That doesn't make sense.
@@DavidKen878 you are looking at it as an average job. Comedy isn’t a 9-5 job. It’s based on sales, not hours you put in. If she is able to sell out an arena that is better than a small comedian who has preformed in multiple comedy clubs.
WHACK
Monique stood TEN TOES DOWN! why cant i find her youtube channel
She has Instagram account.
I so love Monique 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉
People miss one of the biggest points Monique has made throughout the years about this issue. During that time she was doing her nightly late night talk show so the time in which they called her to promote was time she set to be with her family. She asked if they would pay her and they said no. Had she been getting paid she would’ve brought her family with her. She was stressing the importance of being with her family (twins) because she has an older son that she has a strained relationship with because she was always on the road away from him building her career. She didn’t want to repeat the cycle.
That isn't the studio's problem, just like your strained family relationship isn't your job's problem.
That's part of why she refuse to bow down to the machine💡 She is still trying to reconcile with her son to make up for lost times💡 I wouldn't work for free when I have a family to take care of 💡
@@jazzdiva9985it’s clear you’re one of those selective reading/hearing people. She didn’t owe the studio anything hence why she wasn’t sued. They didn’t like that she didn’t abide but she didn’t have to.
@@Tiana-ig9lk Monique wasn't sued because it wasn't worth what they would spend in legal fees. The window to increase viewers would have passed by the time the case came to court. The smart money was on refusing to use her again. When was the last time you sued the guy that mows your lawn? It makes more sense just to hire someone else next time. Monique has already admitted that this is exactly what happened. She complained that she was overlooked for 10 year.
@@donlamont2909 She isn't working at all now, so she has all the time in the world to repair her family relationship. Funny thing is, she is still complaining.
She complains she didn’t get paid enough then proceeds to tell a story that shows how difficult she is to work with
Sad she was crucified by her own people
Ignorance is bliss
Netflix are not her own people 🤔
If you’re referring to the bad advice given by her husbandger Sid, okay.
Black people don’t owe other black people a thing. Just because we’re all the same color, doesn’t mean much. If you’re scummy, you’re scummy. 😊
Anyone going to Cannes to promote their movie do it as part of what they signed up for. Monique wants special privileges.
That part
I love that, while WG was speaking, she immediately told the audience NOT to applaud.
She wasn’t looking for praise and admiration. She was speaking to her fellow sister in the industry.
This is why I will never respect WG
For acting professionally, understanding how her business works and doing her job? OK. And this is why Monique can't get a job. 🤷
@@GalaxyNexus1even if the business works with using oppression principles!!!
I agree with Mo’Nique I’m not wasting my time & energy on free promotion when I can be with my family or working on my next project
And by not doing so, you're just wasting your time and energy asking friends to worry money over the next 10 years because you can't get a job.
@@GalaxyNexus1 and by doing so God will have you back during those 10 years and you will receive your blessing later by getting a big deal from Netflix & sold out tours
@@Looky2215 And by doing so she got a flopped Netflix show and zero A-list film projects for her ego, pride, stubbornness. Had to borrow from Kevin Hart. Now she is also talking shit about him. No good deed goes unpunished by her. 😂
This segment deserved more time, hence Whoopi’s ‘shoot.’ I hear what Monique is saying-logically, it makes sense but you have to play by the (spoken and unspoken) rules lest you want to end up in her very same sinking boat. Many have tried to school her-Whoopi, Steve Harvey, etc. But M would rather be dead right! Personally, I’m not sure why anybody would have to pay you to promote your own movie but hey. Hopefully, there’s a breakthrough soon.
well said, Monique damaged her own career with her stuborness. Promoting the film in France would help Oprah & TYler make money AND it would also help her profile in Europe and help her get more work in the future. Instead shes becomre an unemployed podcast.talkshow guest
That's the issue. If you say YES once and hope to get a better shot at negotiations and a better pay then you will wait forever. That's what this has been about for many black female artists in the industry.
Promoting a movie you will get no dividends of though? So your making money for them and yet you don't get compensated?
Wow. Spoken like those on the left
@@CourtWatchAu am glad you said help make Tyler and Oprah money then 20 years after that she would still be doing things for free while they are the only ones making money hence the problem in society that we are sooo conditioned to accept. Make money for the man upstairs and in the future it will pay off. Well for a huge majority of people it still has not paid off, Viola Davis, Taraji, Angela Basset. All people who have done the work kissed the asses and still not getting what they deserve.
@@shamaiahellis8810 You make good points, however only big stars get their worth, Pppl like Julia Roberts, Eddie Murphy, Schwarzenegger etc are stars that can carry a film solo, but Mo'Nique is an ensemble actress. sure in live comedy she is her own artist/star, but in films she normally works with other namesso her acting like a movie star is misguided in my opinion. I think Moniques stubborna and her husband as manager creates more problems coz he is too close to be objective. Many actors are interchangable nowdays so if she wanst to play hardball, they will just hire somene else in future,
I believe Mo’Nique.
I gotta say I would have gone to Cannes and promoted my projects. If she did that, she would have gotten more roles.
EXACTLY. she needs to be held accountable for her own lazy reckless actions not applauded
The hotel room...
Notice how Whoopi immediately cut her off. Monique was about to tell it all.
@@mikeb8468woopi been to the hotel room back in her day
I know how she feels. I been told that a few times in my career. My resume is good but the position keeps getting filled with inexperienced employees.
When they don’t hire you for the job but ask you to train the person who took your job. There is something questionable.
Image what black women’s are going through. Asian’s are finally getting Grammys and awards.
This is a very valid point. Her refusal to promote her movie was not.
@@GalaxyNexus1they wanted to promote the movie for free….at the the time she had a hit tv talk show. They were asking to step away from from consistent cash flow to promote a project for free. Even after Oprah and Tyler sponsored the film, both who are multimillionaire and billionaires, they still didn’t offer a fare pay to promote a film.
I siding with her. Ain’t no way in the world am I promoting a movie for free. I do t work for free.
@@frankiethomas7478 let me help you out as someone who’s been in movies. Promoting a movie that you’re the lead in is a nonnegotiable.
Also, Monique was given 5% equity of Precius so she would not be promoting for free the more the movie makes the more she makes so collectively Monique made about $3.5 million from the box office of Precius so she wouldn’t be promoting Free. She probably could’ve made more.
She is absolutely right. And Wanda Sykes getting offered 250k is an insult beyond measure.
Mo received $50,000 for Precious plus a percentage of the earnings. She isn't being completely transparent on this.
She was transparent! She mentioned in a previous interview that she received $50,000 plus a 3% back end which was $10,000.
She didn’t receive any back end and %. Her deal was with Lee Daniel’s, not with Lionsgate/the studio that purchased the movie. That’s why she had the argument, because Lionsgate saw that they could earn millions and awards, but did not offer her anything and expected her to stay to reject any job offers and promote previous overseas for free. Something a white actress would never do or be asked of.
She said it in the interview with Rowland Martin! She received $50,000 up front then received a 3% back end which was $15,000. I literally watch that interview 2 weeks ago. She’s also stated that in other interviews.
@@myasavage8103ooooo $5k more 😮
@@myasavage8103she wasnt
Netflix has the right to offer what they want. And she has the right to not accept it. Neither side is wrong. Of course Netflix wants to pay as little as possible and of course Monique wants to get paid as much as possible. And if they cant find an agreement then you go your seperate ways.
I'm so dissapointed and sad seeing the real faces of people i genuinely loved to love growing up.
So I’ve been in a film that’s coming out soon. So I could tell you a thing about the industry.
1. Monique was never an a list actor she wasn’t in that circuit, Precius was actually her breakout roll which could’ve easily catapulted her into a list status. She was offered $50,000 upfront and 5% equity of the total film. So if you’re in business, you understand that 5% is far more valuable than that $50,000.
2. Precius was an independent film that wasn’t picked up by Tyler Perry and Oprah until the film was done and showcase at the Sundance film Festival, so they had no say so in her pay so technically she was right about her contractual obligations because they didn’t project the film with make it overseas, but it did!
Lionsgate asked her to promote the film overseas and let me tell you, Denzel Washington Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt none of these A-list would ask a studio to pay them to promote their own film! Because that’s not how the industry works no one gets paid to promote a film.
So what Monique is not telling you is that she made about $3.5 million off of the film because of that 5% equity which she probably could’ve made more if she promoted and she became a risk to the studio by abandoning a film when it was at its highest peak! That’s why nobody want to book her anymore
Of course they ran out if time on her too
😮 do they normally get paid to promote the movies?
It's usually part of the overall contract and pay for the movie - but her point is that it wasn't in her contract so she would be doing it for free
NO
@@jackula123actually, this was an independent film and US promotion was mentioned in her contract. The movie became a huge hit amongst critics and entered in Cannes something that can't be predicted, and because of the huge buzz they wanted to help push the film to make it even bigger by promoting it at Cannes. She foolishly turned down this once in a lifetime opportunity hurting the film and herself. It's just a dumb business move. She received a percentage on the back end. Why would you NOT promote a film that will earn you more money the more money the film makes????
@@GalaxyNexus1 the best way to tell a lie is to reframe the narrative and sprinkle in the little truths! Yes, she got paid 50,000 but she’s not saying she also made about 3.5 million from the 5% equity she had in the film, which is an even bigger incentive to promote it at the biggest festival in the world
I love Monique ❤️
Wanda Skyes being offered so much less is not suspicious, she doesn't draw the same crowds as the other comics can.
Wanda is not funny at all .
@@firasharb1454neither is Amy. The funniest joke in Amy’s movie was the one that came from Wanda Sykes.
@@izabellava Amy may not be funny but she did sell out venues so she did something right …that’s why she got payed more because she was really popular at the time
2:53 I KNOW THAT’S RIGHT MO! ALL asses in the seats!
Thank you for sharing this
Monique needs to stick to comedy on the road ! She’s not cut out for Hollywood sorry
Whoppi didn’t get an opportunity to explain…Whoopi has been in the game looonngg before Mo’Nique. Whoopi could have schooled her on how to get paid for promoting the movie overseas. We all don’t know the conversation that took place. Unfortunately some “new” and/or young actors/actresses do not like hearing advice from seasoned actors.
NO some people have BOUNDARIES! And she is not wrong for standing on them.
I beg to differ. Whoopi has an old school way of thinking.
I want us to stop telling people to work for free now and trust that you’ll get paid later… they been doing this to us for centuries. We don’t need to be schooled on how to wear people down till they pay us we NEED TO BE PAID FAIRLY AND PROMPTLY like the white artists
@Jas7cam her way of thinking got millions with movies and millions per year doing the view. I'm listening to rich people, not poor people.
@@robr268all money isn’t good money.
Monique wants y'all to boycott netflix for her, but where was she when Tamir Rice or any of us was murdered by the police?
No dam where
Y’all sleep on the go up to the hotel room patt
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Ain't nobody trying to take Mo up to the hotel room. As nasty as Weinstein is, even he has standards. 😂
And look where those Hollywood Standards got him. Besides, it was a metaphor.
If u stop worrying about what someone else getscand tighten up her craft and come up with better jokes and get people in them seats and sold out shows this aint the monique show
Preach
0:19 I know that walk… it’s the “my child is acting up I’ll be right back” walk…
monique has never sold out a large venue. Its not hard to understand
She was blackballed early have you not been listening to what she is saying ?
SHE IS THE EPITOME OF SELLING OUT
It does seem like nonsense that publicity gigs wouldn't be paid separately. Obviously, plenty of actors sign up for roles and never have to do any publicity. For $50k, the idea that she has to travel to dozens of shows on her own money seems completely absurd. She was a breakout star in a hit movie and now she has to go broke to show her commitment? I've never heard of another industry that works that way.
And they knew she was telling the truth that’s why they couldn’t speak
She ruined her career
Not Lee Daniels
Not Oprah Winfrey
Not Tyler Perry
Please take some accountability for your actions.
No she dealt with entities that placed blocks in front of her all because she wouldn't submit to whatever crap they were trying to extract on her. She may have had trouble picking herself back up but that dont make her a troublemaker at the same time.
And you’ve been proven wrong with her new interview with Shay and now what you got to say
@@aaronrivera6732 Not really!!!! The interview was good. I believe 40% of what she said during her interview with Shannon Sharpe. Still no accountability.
@@KrisBryant99you don't sound smart.
EXACTLY. Now, Oprah is in fact a snake, and Tyler's hands aren't clean either, but she really made a horrible business decision under the guide of "spending time with her family."
Monique's not difficult she's just not a pushover
Even Viola Davis is fighting this battle
When the subject of 8 years ago, the body language of Whoopi just change. “ school you”? Whatever happened free will on what u want to handle ur care
I’m on GO GREEN LIGHT DRE WHAT YOU DOING CHANGE THE LIGHT MAMA
Legends are not all equal. Some legenges are better then other legends. Ali was a legends in boxing but Tyson brings more exitement. So if you put them both in the same era, Tyson would make more money.
Baby .. they knew to wrap that up because you give Monique the floor she gone let you know wtf it is.
She didn't sign up for international promotion. She contractually agreed to only domestic promotion. She had down time with her family and she said I'm not leaving my family to go out the country for free. There's nothing wrong with that.
Play with your money split in your food 😂
She’s not relevant. And wasn’t relevant during this time. She suffered because her ego is too big. She also has been labeled as difficult to work with. Once you’re labeled as that, it’s hard to find someone to pay you what you want. No one wants to pay for “difficult to work with”. There. I said it.
asking for more money is not having a big ego, she’s relevant and just because you don’t know her doesn’t mean anything
YOU BETTA PREACH
But how do you know someone is. Difficult to work with unless you hire them your selves and see for yourself, see there's another lie, she set herself up for failure nobody labeled you anything my dear my sweet baby
@@antimogul1316you must be 5🤦🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️ go eat your lil cheezits and take a nap
she shut whoopy cushion up lawd yes
She didn't shut anyone up. Did you doze off and dream something?
Whoopi didn't wanna say the wrong thing
Whoppi going mhmm mhmm mhmm mhm mhmm mhmmm
Bill Mahr does the same when he’s disagreeing
My opinion, she’s an o.k actress but I’m not a fan of her comedy. Netflix could feel the same.
So I guess you feel the same about Amy she corny as hell
Monique is 🔥🔥💯💯
LOVE that music at 0:19 (I want to find it)
Shazam it.
7:26 Meghan’s face lol
Mable THANK YOU GET OFF THE BUS ROSEA
Aint about skin colour. At all.
Cap gun I didn’t miss Danielle gun range
Dang no hello how are you
Limited time. I'd bet Monique wasn't scheduled far in advance and they squeezed her in to talk about this issue.
Mo is wrong. Why would any studio want to hire a actor that don't want to promote the movie they star in?
Yes you were under paid for the incredible work you did. But that movie helped to make Monique a historic individual. She's a Oscar winner. That alone should make you want to stay humble and play the game. Your asking price would have gone up once the industry have discovered that you are a team player and brilliant at your work.
Many great artists were seriously under paid at the beginning of their career. But later they became very wealthy because they built excellent reputations. Monique sadly did the opposite. She tried to get paid the big money early in her career and she proved to be everything but humble. Some people don't know how to play the game.
Thank-you!!!!
@jazmineee8512 You are clueless. When you're hired in Hollywood to be a star in a movie you must promote that product. Work for BET if you don't understand that. But you're not going to win a Oscar for acting on BET.
@jazmineee8512 NO ONE GETS PAID TO PROMOTE A MOVIE. Know what you’re talking about.
@@riderskater7248meanwhile she already had an Oscar for best supporting actress in precious when this Netflix drama happened. Amy didn’t have one and they offered her 11 million vs 500 thousand to Monique. They weren’t offering her what she was worth.
@@DavidKen878yes they do. It’s normally in the movie contract to fulfill promotional obligations so technically they are being paid. If it’s not in the contract you are not obligated to promote the movie.
AI knew I had power GMA stripe them powerful
7:28
They didn’t say welcome to the show or nothing 😭 Whoopi just went right on the offense
I kind of hate WG.
Cuz what the fuck the last word (shoot) was for!
Did she harm your family? Kill your dog?
she be the help
We kinda dgaf
@@TamESQthis suckah don't know her, they looking from the outside in with dirty lenses
Folks were done with The View, then quickly forgot. After Barbara Walters called her child a creature, and did a high five with Joy Behar proclaiming, "You go we stay!"
Someone who doesn’t sell out talking to the five that have
No someone who ruined her career and has to borrow money to feed her family, talking to 5...well, 4 highly successful women.
I1 ISRAELITE FIRST I LIKE MO NIQUE SHE SEEMS LEGIT I DON'T USUALLY SPEAK OUT FOR CELEBRITIES BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL DO WHAT THE BOSS TELLS THEM TO DO SO I JUST LOOKED AT THEM AS CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE A JOB TO DO FOR THE MONEY THEY WILL SAY AND DO WHAT THERE TOLD FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL SO IT'S HARD TO TELL WHO'S TELLING THE TRUTH OR NOT