Oscar Award and NAACP Image Award-winning actress and comedienne Mo’Nique announced that she’s set to film a Netflix comedy special after settling her lawsuit against the streaming giant.
Mo’Nique, whose full name is Monique Angela Hicks, took to Instagram to share the exciting news via a promo video on July 19.
“Can y’all believe this s**t? I done came on home to Netflix. Hey, y’all, it’s your girl Mo’Nique, and I’m so excited to share that I’ll be shooting my first Netflix comedy special.”
She continued, saying she will be reuniting with award-winning director Lee Daniels for his upcoming Netflix film, The Deliverance–years since she attributed him, and other Hollywood heavy-hitters, to her disappearance from the spotlight. Thankfully, their feud has recently ended, as previously reported by Sis2Sis.
Oh, and in case you didn’t hear, I’m also reuniting with my friend, my brother, director Lee Daniels, on the Netflix film, The Deliverance. You won’t wanna miss this, so y’all stay tuned and thank y’all, my sweet babies. I love us for real.”
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The legendary comedienne previously battled it out with Netflix as she sued the streaming platform for racial and pay discrimination in 2019 as she sued them for allegedly lowballing her during a meeting about her possibly doing a comedy special for them two years prior. In her lawsuit, she accused Netflix of a “blacklisting act of retaliation,” among other things. The suit also cited that comedians like Dave Chappelle, Amy Schumer, and Ellen DeGeneres were paid millions of dollars for the streaming company’s comedy specials.
In 2020, federal Judge Andre Birotte Jr. denied Netflix’s second motion to get rid of Mo’Nique’s suit.
“Mo’Nique plausibly alleges that, after she spoke out and called her initial offer discriminatory, Netflix retaliated against her by shutting down its standard practice of negotiating in good faith that typically results in increased monetary compensation beyond the ‘opening offer’ and denying her increased compensation as a result,” he said.
Netflix eventually chose to settle the lawsuit with the Baltimore native for an undisclosed amount in June.
“The matter has been amicably resolved,” an attorney representing Mo’Nique, Michael Parks, told the Hollywood Reporter.
