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Mo’Nique has moved on. After calling out Netflix for lowballing her during negotiations for a proposed comedy special, not only receiving backlash but support from Black women who also know what it’s like to be lowballed — since reports say Black women are paid 63 cents to every white man’s dollar — she’s still enjoying her legend status.
After writing her name in the history books by being one of few Black actors to win an Academy Award, earlier this month Mo’Nique became the first Black comedienne to secure a Las Vegas residency as she’s currently onstage at SLS Hotel’s Sayers Club.
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