There may some truth to why she salty at them......from her point, they wanted her to go to overseas to promote her role in Precious on her own dime to campaign for an Oscar......unfortunately, this is the modus operandi for some film producers
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...-perry-job-offers_us_56a85be2e4b0947efb65f721
Mo’Nique Says She Didn’t Get Those High-Paying Job Offers After Her Oscar Win
When Mo’Nique took home an Academy Award for her daring performance in “Precious,” many assumed the Oscar would be the beginning of a long film career, for which she would be paid handsomely. But as the comedian-turned-actress told HuffPost Live on Tuesday, that substantial Hollywood payday never came.
Mo’Nique saw her career stall after her Best Supporting Actress win, but she was quick to clarify that it wasn’t because she was “blackballed.” Instead, she revealed that the job offers she received fell short of her expectations, so she turned them down.
It wasn’t that I was blackballed. The offers that we were getting were lower than the offers that I was getting before I won an Oscar award. So my husband [who is also my manager] and I had to simply say, “Guys, if we keep accepting those offers, where does that leave us? That doesn’t make any sense”. ... We simply say, “Can you pay according to the resume?”
Tyler Perry, who signed on along with Oprah Winfrey to promote the film, also had inflated expectations for the actress should she win the Oscar. Mo’Nique said Perry advised her to play the Oscar campaign game for that reason.
“He said to me, ‘Mo’Nique, you really should consider the stand you’re taking not campaigning for the Oscar,’” Mo’Nique recounted. “He said, ‘Because if you get nominated, your next movie will [pay you] between $3 to $5 million.’ He then said, ‘If you win it, you’ll get between $6 to $8 million.”
Mo’Nique told HuffPost Live’s Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani she wasn’t interested in traveling overseas to do additional promotion for “Precious” unless a paycheck was involved — even if it would give her a better shot at winning an Oscar.
“For people that play the game, they wind up getting played,” she said. “That’s why I never wanted to partake in the game. [My manager, attorney and I] just want to have fair and good business. That’s it.”
And Mo’Nique stood her ground on the issue, despite Perry’s advice.
“I said to Tyler Perry in that meeting, ‘Listen baby, I don’t care where the money comes from. You can give me the money for me to go overseas to promote this movie,’” she said. “And he said, ‘Monique, I’m not in the business to write checks and give away money.’ And I said, ‘Tyler, I’m not in the business to work for free.’”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...-perry-job-offers_us_56a85be2e4b0947efb65f721
Mo’Nique Says She Didn’t Get Those High-Paying Job Offers After Her Oscar Win
When Mo’Nique took home an Academy Award for her daring performance in “Precious,” many assumed the Oscar would be the beginning of a long film career, for which she would be paid handsomely. But as the comedian-turned-actress told HuffPost Live on Tuesday, that substantial Hollywood payday never came.
Mo’Nique saw her career stall after her Best Supporting Actress win, but she was quick to clarify that it wasn’t because she was “blackballed.” Instead, she revealed that the job offers she received fell short of her expectations, so she turned them down.
It wasn’t that I was blackballed. The offers that we were getting were lower than the offers that I was getting before I won an Oscar award. So my husband [who is also my manager] and I had to simply say, “Guys, if we keep accepting those offers, where does that leave us? That doesn’t make any sense”. ... We simply say, “Can you pay according to the resume?”
Tyler Perry, who signed on along with Oprah Winfrey to promote the film, also had inflated expectations for the actress should she win the Oscar. Mo’Nique said Perry advised her to play the Oscar campaign game for that reason.
“He said to me, ‘Mo’Nique, you really should consider the stand you’re taking not campaigning for the Oscar,’” Mo’Nique recounted. “He said, ‘Because if you get nominated, your next movie will [pay you] between $3 to $5 million.’ He then said, ‘If you win it, you’ll get between $6 to $8 million.”
Mo’Nique told HuffPost Live’s Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani she wasn’t interested in traveling overseas to do additional promotion for “Precious” unless a paycheck was involved — even if it would give her a better shot at winning an Oscar.
“For people that play the game, they wind up getting played,” she said. “That’s why I never wanted to partake in the game. [My manager, attorney and I] just want to have fair and good business. That’s it.”
And Mo’Nique stood her ground on the issue, despite Perry’s advice.
“I said to Tyler Perry in that meeting, ‘Listen baby, I don’t care where the money comes from. You can give me the money for me to go overseas to promote this movie,’” she said. “And he said, ‘Monique, I’m not in the business to write checks and give away money.’ And I said, ‘Tyler, I’m not in the business to work for free.’”
The Lonious Monk
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I understand her not wanting to work for free, but I don't think she comes off completely in the right here. It is messed up that they asked her to do all that promotion on her dime, but it's also short sighted for her not to see that doing that could have worked out well for her. If the movie gets the Oscar, there's a good chance more roles would have come her way especially if there was a general feeling like she was instrumental in the movie getting that nod.
Also, the other knock on her has been that she has an attitude and is hard to work with. This isn't coming from whites that have racial hangups about working with blacks. This is coming from other blacks. Nothing she's done so far really counteracts that perception. I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that those people she named blackballed her, but I also think it's possible that people watching from the sidelines took note and just decided she wasn't what they wanted to deal with. There is a lot of competition in Hollywood, especially among black people, so you can't go around doing things that make you seem like a less desirable option.
Also, the other knock on her has been that she has an attitude and is hard to work with. This isn't coming from whites that have racial hangups about working with blacks. This is coming from other blacks. Nothing she's done so far really counteracts that perception. I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that those people she named blackballed her, but I also think it's possible that people watching from the sidelines took note and just decided she wasn't what they wanted to deal with. There is a lot of competition in Hollywood, especially among black people, so you can't go around doing things that make you seem like a less desirable option.
But wasn't some MFs going hard defending Tyler Perry / Oprah in other discussions ?
When MFs said Tyler Perry was pushing homosexuality and portraying Black men negatively in the majority of his movies, at least some people said it wasn't the case.
And Oprah the untouchable - when she got criticized for wanting to only donate to "established charities" and starting a school in another country as opposed to helping Black americans, or all the homeless people on the streets or otherwise struggling - wasn't there at least some folks defending her ?
Just sayin.
When MFs said Tyler Perry was pushing homosexuality and portraying Black men negatively in the majority of his movies, at least some people said it wasn't the case.
And Oprah the untouchable - when she got criticized for wanting to only donate to "established charities" and starting a school in another country as opposed to helping Black americans, or all the homeless people on the streets or otherwise struggling - wasn't there at least some folks defending her ?
Just sayin.
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CottonCitySlim
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pachá12;c-9776776 said:
Columbus was dropping them bows on his wife lol
Elzo69Renaissance
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What does Tyler Perry have to do w Precious
Whether she's got a good point or not unprofessional behavior is unprofessional.
She's pretty much guaranteed that other people don't want to be bothered with her either.
I know if I'm a producer watching this, regardless of my relationship with the people mentioned I think twice about calling Monique.
Especially considering I can call Loretta Devine who is GOAT
She's pretty much guaranteed that other people don't want to be bothered with her either.
I know if I'm a producer watching this, regardless of my relationship with the people mentioned I think twice about calling Monique.
Especially considering I can call Loretta Devine who is GOAT
2stepz_ahead
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Elzo69Renaissance;c-9778033 said:
he's a fat bitch
The Lonious Monk
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D. Morgan;c-9778852 said:
In Hollywood that's all it takes. Those gay rights people don't play.
2stepz_ahead
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so...all that money to lose half a pound cuz the bitch still big an her arms got flappy wings..
but all that money an she ain't got shit to show for it but an attitude, droppy skin an pig nose.
but all that money an she ain't got shit to show for it but an attitude, droppy skin an pig nose.
LcnsdbyROYALTY
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Shuffington;c-9776689 said:
Elzo69Renaissance;c-9778033 said:
They both produced Precious along with gLee Daniels
jetlifebih
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MR.CJ;c-9785895 said:
Informative
MarcusGarvey
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At every stage of her life, she's tried to contrast herself against black folks.
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jetlifebih
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MarcusGarvey;c-9786123 said:https://youtu.be/ixk9vkAqjHQ
At every stage of her life, she's tried to contrast herself against black folks.
Dam bruh why do I hate Oprah after watching this???
Ain't stedman white anyway???
313 wayz;c-9777058 said:
She doesn't understand the game.
Thinking short-term instead of long term.
Why not spend your own money to campaign for an Oscar if it's gonna end up making you more money in the future?
Then again, this is Hollywood..........so, maybe she figured that kinda thing would only work well for white actresses.
