Mo'Nique & Netflix Settle Gender & Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Mo’Nique has settled her discrimination lawsuit against Netflix. The 54-year-old comedian originally filed the suit in the fall of 2019, alleging that the company discriminated against her when they offered her just $500,000 for a comedy special.
THR writes that both parties moved to dismiss the lawsuit on Tuesday (June 14), according to a court filming. Click inside to read more… The complaint states that Netflix had courted Mo’Nique for a comedy special in 2017, with negotiations stalling after the Oscar-winning actress rejected the streamer’s opening offer of $500,000.
She protested the offer, which was for a one-hour show that Netflix would retain complete control over, as discriminatory. It was at that point that Netflix walked away from the negotiations. Mo’Nique went on to sue Netflix for refusing to come back after the opening offer, accusing the company of routinely underpaying Black women and comparing their offer to the eight-figure deals received by Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock and Amy Schumer. “The offer made to Mo’Nique was merely an ‘opening offer’ from which there was an expectation – both by Netflix and Mo’Nique – of continued negotiations likely leading to increased compensation being offered to Mo’Nique,” read the complaint. “Once Mo’Nique engaged in protected conduct by protesting the discriminatory offer, Netflix shut down any further negotiations and refused to negotiate in good-faith consistent with its standard practices.” “I couldn’t accept that low offer because if I did … I couldn’t sleep at night,” she said in a statement at the time. “If I accepted $500,000, what does Tiffany Haddish have coming?
