Mo’nique’s discrimination lawsuit against Netflix is moving forward, after a judge denied the streaming service’s request to dismiss her claims against them.The Oscar-winning star sued the streaming giant last year, alleging that an offer of $500,000 for a comedy special amounted to discrimination against a black woman because other stars received far greater sums for similar shows.Netflix retaliated and called Mo’Nique’s lawsuit “nonsensical” because she’d named another African-American woman, Wanda Sykes, in her example of those who received bigger paydays than her.
However, on Thursday, a Los Angeles judge ruled that the lawsuit against Netflix could proceed.“In asking the court to dismiss Mo’Nique’s lawsuit, Netflix argued shutting down