And 6years later. This topic is just as relevant today as it was then. Taraji P Henson spoke up about the pay disparity for black actresses and was given full support with a shoulder to cry on. Monique was blatantly told by Whoopi to shut up and not worry about the ones behind you. Monique has always been ahead of the pack.
People miss one of the biggest points Monique has made throughout the years about this issue. During that time she was doing her nightly late night talk show so the time in which they called her to promote was time she set to be with her family. She asked if they would pay her and they said no. Had she been getting paid she would’ve brought her family with her. She was stressing the importance of being with her family (twins) because she has an older son that she has a strained relationship with because she was always on the road away from him building her career. She didn’t want to repeat the cycle.
This segment deserved more time, hence Whoopi’s ‘shoot.’ I hear what Monique is saying-logically, it makes sense but you have to play by the (spoken and unspoken) rules lest you want to end up in her very same sinking boat. Many have tried to school her-Whoopi, Steve Harvey, etc. But M would rather be dead right! Personally, I’m not sure why anybody would have to pay you to promote your own movie but hey. Hopefully, there’s a breakthrough soon.
