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Mo’Nique has established herself as an important marker in the entertainment industry as a comedian and an actress; having made great strides: breaking barriers for women, African Americans, and plus size people.

She initially became well-known from her hit show The Parkers. She went on to host her late night talk show The Monique Show in 2009 to 2011. She earned an Oscar for her role in Precious and was nominated for an Emmy in Bessie.

After her Precious and Bessie roles we did not see as much as Mo’ as we should have, for an Oscar awardee. She came out about four years ago to tell her story.

Watch Lovelyti’s first video on the situation: Mo’Nique says EMPIRE creator Lee Daniels told her she was “Blackballed” after her Oscar win. 

Mo’ continued to defend herself against the allegations of a nasty attitude. To shed light on Lee Daniels character, Mo’ alleged that Daniels once called Halle Berry a B***ch “[out of nervousness]”: 

Around the same time, Mo’nique says she was supposed to play Cookie on Empire.  The co-creator of Empire, Danny Strong, said that was not true, and Cookie has always been Taraji’s role:

Lee Daniels allegedly claimed Mo’Nique was never considered for the role of Cookie, and the show’s co-creator Danny Strong insisted that she’s never been offered the part. In response, during her interview on Sway in the Morning, Mo’Nique brought along proof that she was offered the role of Cookie, in the form of a printed email chain between her and Daniels’ team.

This was around April of 2015. Mo’ later came back onto the radar in May of 2017 when a clip of her comedy show went viral, in which she blasted Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry.

“[They] could suck my d*** if I had one.

Mo’ continued her tour in January of 2018 at Netflix headquarters.