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Mo’Nique isn’t one to maintain back. Take her continuing clash with Lee Daniels, who directed her Oscar-winning performance in 2009’s Precious. Daniels said the 47-year-old’s behavior got her “blackballed;” she, on the other hand, says Hollywood isn’t “playing fairly.”
The actress’ latest film, Blackbird, rolled into theaters earlier this spring, but she remains a outline onstage — she’ll be performing at at Arlington Improv July 10 and 11. Prior to her appearance, our Chris Azzopardi sat down with Mo’Nique to discuss how the back-and-forth feud wouldn’t end her from working with Daniels again; her conviction that if she doesn’t have to come out as straight, nor should LGBT people; and the childhood mantra that brings her comfort when the media is on her back.
Dallas Voice: Blackbird tells the story of someone who’s looking for acceptance from the outside world but also from within. Possess you been there? Carry out you know what it feels like to be an outsider? Mo’Nique: I reflect every human alive understands what it means to be an outsider. We’ve all been outsiders in one situation or another, so of course I’ve felt like an outsider before. But it
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In her latest comedy particular entitled “My Name is Mo’Nique,” which premiered on Netflix on April 4, Mo’Nique tearfully recounts a confession she made to her husband Sidney Hicks.
via: AceShowbiz
The “Almost Christmas” actress has reflected on her past experience of keeping her sexuality a confidential from her family to prevent her religious grandmother from recognizing herself a failure for having a gay grandchild.
In her fresh Netflix stand-up comedy unique “My Name Is Mo’Nique”, the 55-year-old could not hold back her tears as she shared her story. “And I felt cowardly when my grandmother left, because I couldn’t tell my grandmother who her granddaughter really was,” she confessed.
The “Interwoven” actress additionally explained the bond she had with her grandma by saying, “I adored how she treasured me. When we would walk into the store, if I was on a magazine cover, she made sure everybody in that fucking store knew that I was her grandchild, and I was her prize.”
On the reasons why she hid her sexuality, Mo’Nique elaborated, “So I couldn’
Social Media Reacts to Mo’Nique Coming Out As Pansexual In Netflix Comedy Special
Mo’Nique is the talk of the town after getting remarkably candid about her sexuality in her first-ever Netflix comedy special.
The Oscar-winning actress returned to her comedic roots for a standup show for Netflix, following her legal war with the streaming enormous. Toward the end of the one-hour-and-12-minute set, Mo’Nique shared a family story about her religious grandmother and Uncle Tina, who she believed struggled throughout her life due to her grandmother not accepting her gay daughter, as noted by Auto Straddle.
But Mo’Nique recalled how much her grandmother adored her and showered her with love. Their close bond ultimately led to the future Hollywood star withholding her own truth from her family matriarch.
“And I felt, I felt cowardly when my grandmother left. Because I couldn’t inform my grandmother who her granddaughter really was,” Mo’Nique said.
“Cause I didn’t need to be loved privately. I adored how she adored me… So I couldn’t tell my grandmother my secret thoughts. And my fantasies. ‘Cause I didn’t want her to love me privately
Mo’Nique Comes Out as Pansexual in Netflix Comedy Special
Mo’Nique has come out as bisexual in her novel Netflix comedy special, discussing her attraction to women.
The Oscar-winning actress, known foremost for Precious, The Queens of Comedy, and the TV sitcom TheParkers, broached the issue for the first time publicly in her standup special, My Name is Mo’Nique.
Near the end of the 72-minute special, the actress and comedienne recalls growing up in Baltimore and witnessing her grandmother Mimi’s troubled relationship with one of her children, fueled by Mimi’s religiosity and inability to accept that she had a gay daughter.
After slamming religion for “ripping apart motherf**king families,” Mo’Nique says that she remembers watching her “Uncle Tina” — who presented in a masculine manner — and Mimi “struggle” with each other, fueling her own fear about acknowledging her sexual orientation, as first reported by Autostraddle.
“And I felt cowardly when my grandmother left, because I couldn’t tell my grandmother who her granddaughter really was,” Mo’Nique says through
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