Comedian and Oscar-winning actress Mo'Nique is moving forward with her lawsuit against Netflix. On Thursday, a Los Angeles judge denied Netflix’s motion to dismiss all of Mo’Nique’s pay discrimination retaliation claims made against the streaming service provider, according to new court docs.
Mo'Nique, 52, accused the entertainment company of racial and gender discrimination for attempting to underpay her in 2017 for a stand-up special in comparison to what the company paid other stars for similar work.
She was reportedly offered $500,000 for the special while "other white male or female and black male comedians received deals at or above $20 million per comedy special," Mo’Nique’s lawyer Michael Parks said in a November statement to Fox.