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*Oh boy! The gender equality and equal pay issue, especially in Hollywood, is gaining steam. Earlier we reported that Tracee Ellis Ross is mulling appearing in fewer editions of “black-ish” because of the serious difference in pay between her and Anthony Anderson. And now, actress/comedian Mo’Nique has jumped into the fray. She’s calling for her Instagram followers to join her in boycotting … Netflix.
Here’s her reasons why …
“I was offered a $500,000 deal last week to do a comedy special [with Netflix],” she explains. “However, Amy Schumer was offered $11 million, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, $20 million. Then Amy Schumer went back and renegotiated 2 more million dollars because she said ‘I shouldn’t get what the men are getting, they’re legends, however I should get more,’ and Netflix agreed.”
But when she asked for more money, she says Netflix wasn’t as generous.
“When we asked Netflix to explain the difference, why the money was so different, they said ‘we believe that’s what Mo’Nique will bring.’ We said, ‘Well, what about my résumé?’ They said, ‘We don’t go off of résumés.’ Then we asked them what was it about Amy Schumer and they said, ‘Well, she sold out Madison Square Garden twice and she had a big movie over the summer.’ Is that not Amy Schumer’s résumé? And then Netflix said, ‘By the way, we believe Mo’Nique is a legend too.’ Why shouldn’t I get what the legends are getting? Please stand with me in this boycott of Netflix. I love us for real.”
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Mo’ has spoken out about being paid less before. You might recall that she was only paid $50,000 for her Oscar-winning role in Precious (which grossed $47 million at the box office). Back then, she told Variety that she trusted the film’s director Lee Daniels to look out for her financially.
“Myself and Gabourey Sidibe, we should have become multi-millionaires off that movie, had we been given the right information.”
So what do you think? Are you in agreement with Mo’Nique’s reason for boycotting Netflix?
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