Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticUPDATED, 3:10 PM: A California judge has denied Netflix’s second motion to dismiss Mo’Nique’s racial and gender bias against the streamer in which she alleges gender and racial discrimination over pay for a potential comedy special.The comic and Precious Oscar winner, real name Monique Hicks, says the $500,000 offered by Netflix in 2017 for a stand-up special was not just an insult but illegal.
Her filing cites the tens of millions reportedly paid to the likes of Ricky Gervais, Ellen DeGeneres and Dave Chappelle for Netflix specials.The suit also alleges that “Netflix’s treatment of Mo’Nique began with a discriminatory low-ball offer and ended with a blacklisting act of retaliation.” In.