Late Monday (Mar.9), Mo’Nique shared an open letter to her “sister” Whoopi Goldberg. Throughout the impassioned letter, which she shared on her Instagram page, the comedian takes The View host to task over a heated debate they had on the show back in 2018. Mo’Nique had stopped by the show to discuss claims that she felt “exploited” by Precious director Lee Daniels, as well as Oprah and Tyler Perry, who were producers on the project, during the film’s promotional cycle. This decision to release the letter was seemingly spurred on after The Parkers actress saw a resurfaced clip of her and Goldberg’s heated back-and-forth.
“The tone of the comments today seems different from the energy eight years ago, with many people now agreeing with my sentiments about not working for people or entities I don’t owe anything to,” Mo’Nique wrote. “I wonder, have your feelings changed since that time?” In the clip, which has since gone viral and been used as meme material, Mo’Nique argues that she had completed all her “contractual obligations” regarding promotion for the Oscar-winning film; however, Daniels, Perry, and Oprah allegedly pushed her behind the scenes to do more.
Her decision not to move forward ultimately led to her being “blackballed” in the industry, she claims. In Goldberg’s opinion, it was Mo’Nique’s “job” to promote the film regardless of who she signed a deal with. Whoopi says the comedian should’ve reached out to her so she could “school her” on what to expect. “I’m going to stop you, because, contractually, when you make a movie, regardless of who you sign the deal with, your job is to go and promote said movie,” Goldberg said at the time. “So, when they wanted you to come — and we’ve had this conversation, and I said, if you had called me, I could’ve schooled you on what was expected.”
