Mo'Nique announces Netflix comedy special following discrimination suit settlement

When it comes to her relationships in business, Mo’Nique isn’t one to burn bridges.

The 54-year-old comedian announced in a video Tuesday that she will be doing her first comedy special with Netflix. Mo'Nique and Netflix reportedly settled her discrimination lawsuit against the streaming giant last month. The matter has been "amicably resolved," Michael Parks, an attorney representing Mo'Nique in the suit, told The Hollywood Reporter at the time.

"Can y’all believe this?" said Mo’Nique in the video. "I done came on home to Netflix."

The special, which currently is untitled, is set to be filmed in Atlanta later this year, according to a press release.

The special isn’t the only planned collaboration between Mo’Nique and Netflix, with the comedian also revealing she’ll be working with director Lee Daniels on the film “The Deliverance,” a horror thriller that will also star Glenn Close, Aunjanue Ellis and Caleb McLaughlin. Mo’Nique and Daniels previously worked together on the 2009 drama "Precious," for which she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress.

"The Deliverance" marks a reconciliation for Mo'Nique and Daniels, who patched up a feud at a New York City comedy show in April. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in 2015, Mo'Nique said Lee told her she was "blackballed" in the industry following her Oscar win. “I am so sorry for hurting you in any way that I did,” Daniels told Mo'Nique in a recorded video of the show.

“You won’t want to miss either of them, so y’all stay tuned,” said Mo’Nique in the announcement video.

The announcement follows a lawsuit filed by Mo'Nique against Netflix three years ago, in which she accused the streamer of racial and sexual discrimination for allegedly making her a lowball offer for a proposed comedy special.

The terms of the settlement between the streaming service and the comedian weren't disclosed when they jointly filed in a Los Angeles federal court for the case's dismissal.

Mo'Nique's lawsuit said Netflix officials warmly praised her work before they offered her $500,000 in early 2018 for a comedy special and refused to negotiate further. Her suit said that reflected a company tendency to underpay Black women.

Background: Mo'Nique reaches settlement with Netflix following 2019 discrimination lawsuit: Reports

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In contrast, the suit claimed, Netflix was willing to negotiate with other comics and made deals reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars for comedy specials from Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres, Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais.

Netflix denied the main allegations of the suit, filed in November 2019, in a statement made at the time.

"We care deeply about inclusion, equity, and diversity and take any accusations of discrimination very seriously," Netflix said. "We believe our opening offer to Mo'Nique was fair — which is why we will be fighting this lawsuit."

The suit alleged that Netflix violated California's fair employment and civil rights laws and is representative of the major pay inequity in all employment for Black women.

"I had a choice to make," said Mo'Nique in a post on her Instagram account after the filing. "I could accept what I felt was pay discrimination or I could stand up for those who came before me and those who will come after me. I chose to stand up."

Mo'Nique first gained fame as one of stand-up's Queens of Comedy and starred in the UPN series "The Parkers," which ran from 1999-2004.

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Contributing: The Associated Press

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