Nationwide — Mo’Nique says she’s going to by no means cease calling out Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey till they publicly take accountability for what she claims was harm to her profession and repute. The comic and actress believes each owe her an open apology after years of silence.
Now 57, Mo’Nique has spoken out on two current podcasts, 85 South Present and Outlaws With TS Madison, renewing her demand for a public dialog about her fallout with Perry and Winfrey. She insists she gained’t again down till they take accountability, saying, “Till he fixes it, I cannot cease, as a result of that’s how the monster is created.”
In accordance with Vibe, her feud with the 2 dates again to 2009, after her Oscar-winning position in Treasured, co-produced by Oprah and Perry. Mo’Nique stated she declined to do unpaid worldwide press for the movie, which led to her being labeled “tough to work with.” She claims Perry unfold that narrative whereas Oprah stayed silent, inflicting lasting harm to her profession.
Mo’Nique believes the problem displays a bigger drawback in Hollywood, the place Black girls are sometimes criticized for standing up for themselves whereas males are rapidly forgiven. “Y’all messed with my livelihood, which messes with my household,” she stated, including that her combat can also be for others who’ve confronted related remedy.
Throughout her discuss with TS Madison, Mo’Nique accused Perry of getting a “God advanced” and stated he must publicly appropriate the lie that harm her. “You publicly shamed me, so now it’s important to publicly repair it,” she stated. She in contrast the scenario to her reconciliation with director Lee Daniels in 2022, who apologized to her in public after years of stress.
She additionally claimed Perry’s actions price her “tens of millions, and tens of millions, and tens of millions of {dollars}.” Though she acknowledged his generosity towards others, she stated it doesn’t erase what he did. “You realize what you probably did to a Black lady named Mo’Nique,” she stated.
At the same time as she focuses on private therapeutic, together with reconciling together with her son and bettering her well being, Mo’Nique insists she gained’t keep silent. “Forgiveness doesn’t imply silence,” she stated. “My knees don’t buckle.”
Clips from her interviews have gone viral, sparking heated debates beneath the hashtag #MoNiqueSpeaks. Supporters praised her braveness, whereas others urged her to maneuver on. Nonetheless, Mo’Nique stays agency — she gained’t cease till Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey publicly make issues proper.
