Mo'Nique on Hollywood | CLUB SHAY SHAY

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yours hello welcome to another episode. of Club sh Shay I am your host Shannon. sharp I'm also the propri of Club sh and. the young lady that's stopping by for. conversation on a drink today is one of. the best loved comedians she's one of. the most decorated actors she won an. Oscar a Golden Globe she's a British. Academy film theater and arts award. she's a scrips Howard Guild winner nwacp. image Award winner she's been nominated. for a prime time Emy Anna gramy she's a. talented host executive producer writer.

and an author a versatile Entertainer a. famed Hollywood star a powerful name in. the industry a veteran standup comedian. a mother a wife a legend the one the. only Mo'Nique. wow wow no one does that better baby do. it again say all that again. baby hello welcome to another episode of. Club sh Shay I am your come on now put. them damn cards down and read all that. again oh brother thank thank you thank.

you we stop by I want to toast you for. your amazing amazing career not only in. front of the camera but behind the. camera and your standup career Monique. thanks for stopping by today thank you. for having me brother sh Shay thank. you better drink some water after that. okay who yes. indeed let me just say this before we. start yeah this right here I'mma talk. right to the. sisters one SI get you right there now.

I'm back to you shay I'm back to you. baby that's enough for me baby but oh. sisters if you're trying to make up with. your man if you're trying to get. pregnant this right here Shannon Shar. one sip take care of all your Wes woo. baby that thing right there okay Mo when. you hear everything that I read on the. card what goes through your mind when. you hear. that what goes through my mind when I. hear you read that I'm humbled by that.

I'm grateful for that. um I've been allowed to share a gift cuz. that's what it is but when you start. reading that there's a part that says. who is he talking about and there's. another part that says I'm grateful that. I was able to put that work in to. achieve those things but all with. humility you said you want we were. talking off camera you said I want to. get something there's something I want. to share with you and I need to get it. off my chairs early cuz that's I'm. looking at you now like why you going.

into that cuz I told you we could not. talk till I dealt with you listen okay. so let me say this to you the day I. watched skip balis okay lose himself. with you and that's what he did he lost. himself and when I watch skip Ba say to. you put them goddamn glasses back on boy. now I know he didn't say goddamn in boy. but that's what everybody heard and I. was waiting for you to snatch his ass. across that table baby and give it to.

him I was like Shannon this is the. perfect time I don't condone violence I. don't say be violent but that day I was. in my feelings for two days me and my. grandbaby could not watch you for two. days and my husband had to say mama. let's talk about this look at Shannon. Shaw he retired in 2004 but he could. still get on that field and run. touchdowns tackles everything had he. snatched skip balis across that table he. would have died in Shannon's arms that. day right so brother Shay handled that. right now we can.

talk okay I just had to get that off of. me because I know everybody around the. world heard what I heard no he didn't. say them words but we heard it in his. mind and we was looking for you to say. space an opportunity skip space an. opportunity that's that b more coming. out of you you know what that's your. Aunt Mary coming out of me that's your. Aunt Mary coming out of me baby I got a. aunt named maryell Mo'Nique. you and her are a spitting image I. remember the very first time I saw you.

and my sister and I we were talking and. my sister looked at me and I looked at. her I said she's a spitting image of my. aunt married and you are you are. hopefully we going to put pictures up. when we when we run this so you're from. Baltimore and I read everything that I. read when you were growing up in. Baltimore what did a young Monique want. to be just what I'm doing right now baby. you dreamed of this just when I tell you. Shannon from a little girl I always. wanted to be famous okay because I saw. the Jackson 5 okay and I saw people.

screaming for them and hollering and I'm. like damn it I want them to scream and. holler for me but I couldn't sing right. but I knew somewhere I was going to be. famous right so I prayed to the universe. just let me be famous I didn't. understand what all came with that as a. little girl you just see the lights the. Glamour the glitz and you fall in love. with that so that little girl fell in. love with the lights the Glamour and the. the glitz that little girl fell in love.

with a woman named Oprah Winfrey on a. local talk show in Baltimore called. people are talking and when I looked at. that woman Shannon I saw men I saw a big. woman with a big head big shoulders and. big feet and I said if F woman can do. that so can I so that's what that little. girl was thinking about from Baltimore. are you the type person that if you see. someone do something one time that means. it can be done. again cuz you saw Oprah do it you say. well doing it why can't Mo'Nique do it I.

think Oprah when I saw her do it as a. little girl was a push however had I not. seen Oprah my dreams would have still. been my dream okay but when you see. somebody that's inside of that space. because how many big black women are on. TV even now correct so back then you. didn't see any big black wom on TV that. was doing it so I think had I not seen. her I would have still wanted to do it. but seeing her let me say okay it's it's. possible it's right there right what was.

Monique like as a little. girl what you saying right now baby a. nothing I just got listen let me tell. you something a lot of people in this. industry don't like me right they didn't. like me as a little girl Shannon I'm so. used to this [ __ ] people didn't like me. cuz I was going to tell it I'm going to. tell I'm going to tell on you so what. you saying right now is the same thing. you getting they tried to fight my ass. in the 12th grade Shan and they. surrounded me a group of them okay. wanted to fight on me why because I told.

the truth what you tell I told I told. Andre that that was not lean's baby. because that's what that ain't your. place let me tell wait a minute uh sugar. you going to calm yourself down okay do. you see Shannon losing his self withness. you better back that up Shannon let me. tell you something okay okay I'm a. person for right right right M and if. you tell me something and you say. Monique I've done something to somebody.

but don't say nothing Shannon I'm going. to need you to fix that because if you. don't fix it I'm going to have to tell. that because it's wrong so when she. tells me this is not his baby but I'm. going to tell him it's his baby I can't. let you do that that's not right so what. I stand for is right and and I think. where we run into a problem in our. community in our group we get so caught. in well that's not your place but you. see wrong happening right so when you. see wrong happening what you do do you.

just stand back and say that ain't my. business or do you look and say well I. knew that wasn't his baby now the baby. 21 years old and he trying to find his. father M what you going to do I'm asking. you what you going to do well honestly. Monique if somebody say wish I'm going. to tell you something and I'm going to. tell you this in confidentiality and I. don't want to go any further than me you. in this table yes it stays with me him. and the table well let me say this cuzz. I'mma go back and forth with your ass. okay I would say before you tell me did.

you hurt somebody okay yes before you. tell me is this something that would. make me question your character before. you tell me you got to be clear about. what you get ready to tell me because if. you're get ready to tell me something. and I know that you've done something. wrong I know that you're wrong and I not. say anything that's why people are. allowed to keep harming people for years. to come see Harvey Weinstein yes well. there's a lot of people that knew what. was happening but it felt it wasn't. their place it.

wasn't right until it becomes you so I. think the moment we get into a space and. I was in 11th grade at the time okay but. when we get into a space where we say. listen if I know you're doing wrong and. I take a position that's not my place. eventually you will succumb to what you. support what was your relationship with. the young lady that told you this in. confidentiality I'm not going to. focusing on I I was in 11th grade now.

I'm 56 but when she told me I told her. I'm going to tell see I'm that I'm going. to tell him what you said so we clear. I'm going to tell him what you said. because that's not right oh my goodness. Mo see I think that's the problem that. we're dealing with right now Shannon. okay when we know something is. wrong everything C Williams sat here and. said right we all know it to be the. truth however we get so caught up been. well I ain't going to say nothing well.

can you believe he said it or can you or. it's the messenger it's the messenger. baby we get so caught up in the. messenger that we'll Overlook the. message people have a hard time hearing. a 5 foot5 giant tell the truth people. have a hard time with a black woman over. 200 lbs tell the truth because people. that look like us we should just be. grateful we got invited to the park. we should just be grateful that someone.

paid us attention I've dealt with that. my whole life I've dealt with that so. when you get to a space where you say. listen I want to be. free I want to be free I don't want to. walk around intimidated scared fearful. what might happen what they going to. what's what they going to say what they. going to do if it's your story and it's. the truth tell it because what you can. do is be in a position to prevent it.

happening to someone else over and over. and over again so if I go back to the. 11th grade with that sister who's no. longer with us ra rest her with that. sister I would do that again because if. you tell me something and we know it's. wrong but you're going to pin that on. somebody else is that. right no it's not right and what would. your Aunt Mary. do bab boy I swear you're not answering.

my question what would your Aunt Mary do. well she going to tell it cuz she going. to tell anything anyway. so they proba know that to tell her but. that's why you love on Mary because AR. Mary kept it in check even though you. didn't want to tell her right she was. going to tell that baby you know that's. not your daddy right we not going to. play like that you love a mar I do mm um. the uniqueness of your name m moyen most. of the time Mo'Nique is a singular it's. not o hypen what was that like because.

people oh you trying to be different you. trying to be bie you know good well you. spell your name Mo'Nique like everybody. else spell Monique I do that's my stage. name when I'm not on stage my name is m. o n i qu E when I'm on stage it's m o. the L hyphen n i quu e that's just. entertainment did you not did you ever. think about changing it to The Hyphen no. on stage is one person off stage is. somebody different and sometimes we get. the two mixed up right on on stage I am. an entertainer right off stage I'm a.

wife I'm a mommy I'm a friend I'm a. sister I'm these different people but I. keep that stage on the stage how much of. stage is actually. Monique that's good sh Shay that's good. all of the stage is Mo'Nique but there. are certain things Monique's gonna say. on stage that she wouldn't say off the. stage there are certain things on that. stage you know there have been people. that said oh she cuss so much oh I'm a.

performer I'm an Entertainer and I'm on. stage but no one will ever find an. interview of me doing what I do on stage. in an interview like I'm having with you. it's two different things right what. type of student was Mo'Nique I read that. you were in I don't know if this is the. correct way but you were in a the class. that the slower one yeah yes yes yes yes. yeah you uh. you had a say it baby now I want you to.

say you spell it out how about this here. uh hey you got two naps you had two. recesses you stay in the same classro. okay but I did not wear a helmet okay. okay okay now since you want to go there. I did not have to wear that helmet baby. yes Mo as as I sit here with you today. you didn't all of a sudden become this. Advanced why were you in that. class I'm not going to play with you. Shannon okay some of them damn words cat.

was using I was like. what I said oh he's sing it to him you. know I never connected with school oh. because I always felt like it wasn't. adding up so when you're trying to teach. me about the Boston Tea Party but people. that look like me is at the bottom of. the boat I can't connect to what you. saying I never connected to because I. always felt like something was off what. when they were teaching me about history. we were always the the Savages and we. were always the bad people and then you.

saw these white people be all the heroes. and as a little girl I said something's. not adding up so I don't look at that as. a bad thing I just didn't connect with. it it made no sense to me so you never. had a problem with the learning but. there the disconnect was what what they. was teaching and what you actually saw. you like what you teaching me is not. what I actually see you know what. Shannon it's a combination okay it was a. combination okay I wasn't grasping it. and I didn't believe it so it's a.

combination and when you have a child. that is full of energy and is sitting in. a classroom that is closed in all day. long and you're trying to tell me all. that I'm not it just did not add up to. me it just did not make sense to me so. there's no shame to it when people say. was you in the so class yeah yeah yeah. yeah yeah yeah yeah you know we colored. so when you hey baby we tell. her but don't overlook what you don't. think is the package supposed to be.

right see again we come back to the. messenger nobody thought that I would be. and and and I'll go to my family like. nobody thought not the fat one she's not. going to be the one not her so I've been. I've been used to people doubting and. Counting me out and for me as that. little girl it's like one day one day. one day and that one day is right here. even your family so how how was your.

family how was your your your brothers. and sisters because I mean uh look we Jo. I mean I got I got a brother and sister. and you know we joke with each other and. and I could imagine if if the situation. were if one of us was in those class oh. we going we going to get them jokes off. mod I'm just it is what it is no one. paid enough attention really like no one. paid enough attention because though we. lived in a household together we were. very individual so no one even paid. attention to what was really going on. and to include my parents and that's not.

a victim story that's not oh what was me. it's just what it was so it wasn't like. oh you dummy the jokes were always fat. they were always fat jokes. well okay so I'm so used to that but are. you the only one in your family this. baby the only one that sneak. snacks I'm the only one that a sneak. them damn snacks sharing and I'm the. only one yes so how would so what so. what would you say your. relationship then and now was with your.

family well my relationship now with my. family they're my biological family and. I wish them well oh mo what here's the. thing I watched you do in uh I think it. was like a little clip and they were. talking about interracial dating yes and. you said why would somebody stay where. they're miserable right that applies. everywhere Shannon oh okay it just. doesn't apply to that especially in our. Community we've been taught take care of.

your family make sure well there are. some families that deserve it and there. are some families that you have to say. listen I'm so glad we had this time. together and that's it that's where I am. with mine I wish all of them the best. but that's what it is so even as I sit. here with you now with all that's going. on in Hollywood and all of the the the. stuff I had to go through I've already. been through it with people that you. call your family and I have to say you. know what. that has to just wash off when I know.

what I'm standing in and what I'm. standing on you're absolutely right. Mo'Nique My grandmother used to always. tell us she say son teeth and tongue may. fall out but family never. should and she stood on that no matter. what transpired in the family no matter. what how bad someone had treated you you. should never fall out but hearing you. Sav that that's different because just. because we're blood that doesn't mean. we're F we're family through blood but. sometimes it's somebody on the outside. that's not blood that's actually close. than the actual biological we've been.

taught to say trauma is okay we've been. taught to say you mistreated me you. abused me you violated me you. disrespected me you belittle me but I'm. supposed to look at you at Thanksgiving. and say how you doing. a that's what we've been taught you. swallow that pain that's why people have. such a problem with Cat Williams people. have a problem with people that says I'm. going to tell the truth I'm going to. tell the truth and that causes a Ruckus.

and you would say why are people upset. with the truth when you hear Steve. Harvey say there are. repercussions when you tell the truth. well remember when we were children M. what would your grandmother tell you. tell the truth tell the truth because if. not there will be what repercussions. well now it's got turned around when you. tell the truth there'll be repercussions. so what's the opposite of that should I. tell a lie and get a.

reward so that's how we're rolling right. now that's how we're dealing with one. another right now so when it comes to. family and people saying oh Monique how. could you. listen I want to live the rest of this. journey that I have in peace I want to. be with my family in love with my man he. in love with me we watch our babies grow. and develop their own families I don't. need anything in the midst of that. because you f family that I should. accept that trauma I should accept you.

not taking accountability for what. you've done what you've said and we just. washed as slate that's why we are in the. position we are now as a community as a. black community as a community in. entertainment everybody's been so afraid. to say look what they did to me look. what they said and it's like oh well. listen now we don't want to ruffle no. feathers feathers especially if the. messenger doesn't fit the what people.

should think the messenger is supposed. to look like and we keep repeating. history Shannon is it a situation. Monique where people look and say well. you made it thus far well it couldn't. have been that bad because if it had. been as bad as you said it was Mo'Nique. how would you have ever gotten out of. bore how would you have ever gotten into. Hollywood how would you ever have a talk. show how would you ever be on a sitcom. so how is it that bad Mo'Nique and you. end up like this you know when you first. got in the NFL yes ma your eyes were.

like this and it was oh I made it I'm. here and then after you start getting in. it and you started seeing things and you. started feeling things and you start now. your eyes start getting a little closer. because now you're understanding what. the business is so when you first walk. through the door you're walking through. the door saying come on baby oh this is. all I've ever prayed for and when my. baby cat Williams said here and said no. one's ever gone out to LA and got a. sitcom like like that I was in LA for. three months and here comes a show.

called The. Parkers and there we go from there it it. it took off from there. so I think. that when people say if it was so bad. you. mature you begin to understand what. you're dealing with right you begin to. understand what you're in the midst of. and once you understand it is when you.

can speak on it but before you really. know what you're looking at how do you. speak on that right because when you. first walk in the door of Hollywood you. have everybody telling you oh my. goodness you're going to be amazing oh. my goodness this is going to be. incredible well that's all you know that. is all you know yes but you're so happy. to be here yes and you like. okay when you when I listen to your. story m you say dirt Poe yes bath from.

outside yes it was we had to make it. work however we can make it work correct. and then you get that first big check. yes and you think the people that gave. it to you was awesome M because they. gave it to you and it's more money than. you've ever seen before until you find. out this ain't the right money this. ain't the right amount wait a minute if. they got this why am I getting this then. you start putting the pieces together. and you start saying it's not right and. I'm going to speak about it see when I.

saw taji mhm broken mhm on those. platforms it was painful to. watch however to Raj and I had a. conversation over a decade ago yes in my. trailer when I was doing the Monique. show and she said you know you got to. keep on getting it until your turn come. and I said to Raji most of us die before. our turn comes we got to ask for it.

right now now I understand that because. there was a time I felt the same way. because that's what I was told you just. keep going and we'll get them the next. time we'll get them the next time we'll. get them the next time and the next time. never comes and then you see our sister. broken sitting on those platforms now. when I said. it when I said it Why didn't it get the. traction when you said it that when she. said it now all of a sudden everybody is. coming and I and I don't have a problem.

I'm glad but if you said this a decade. ago and I remember you saying it over a. decade ago Why didn't it get the. traction Why didn't it get the support. why wasn't it propped up when Mo'Nique. said it I think there's a few reasons. why number one it was the messenger I. should just be grateful I got invited to. the party you a big fat black woman how. dare you be the one and then on top of. that you're saying name. you're saying Oprah's name out loud.

you're saying Tyler's name out loud. you're saying Lee's name out loud you're. saying Lion's gate out loud that's not. what we do we say they we say the people. we say the studio we say the producers. how dare you actually say Our Heroes. names you're very specific these are our. heroes how could you say their names out. loud because they're the ones that did. it and if I don't say it out loud now. you see a woman that is swallowing that.

pain that is so stressed out then you. see our sister taji P Henson sit on that. platform and I love that baby cuz she's. a beautiful spirit but to see her that. broken what our community was saying was. we have a hard time some of us we have a. hard time seeing a strong black woman. with a back straight and a chin up and a. strong black man standing by her side we. have a hard time accepting that but we. can accept seeing a black woman broken.

now it's really serious cuz she's. falling apart our community had a hard. time with those two things and when I. would hear people say why is her husband. there why is he. there it's a sad day when we're. questioning why a black man would stand. with his black woman so when you hear. black women saying we're the most unded. Val disrespected undeserved mistreated.

violated exploited we get all of that. then you see a black man standing with. his black woman saying not on my watch. and you hear some black men saying why. why her husband got to be. there we're in a sad State of Affairs. when we begin to question black love and. black. Unity so they didn't want to hear me. some of them. because of what I look like because I.

spoke about their Heroes and because. they saw that man standing right there. strong did they. question the. validity. the because we had never seen this. before not so not so public not so. present yes did they question you and. his relationship me and my husband yes. when you say question what but it's like. cuz they did but I want to understand.

what because okay did they think that. was your husband or what was he your. manager because he's been everything. he's your lover he's your manager he's. your Confidant he's he's your he's the. father come on name him whatever it it. he's all encompassing yes he's a toolbox. with all the tools that Mo'Nique needs. all of them and so when I I heard people. saying that why is he there why does he. have to be in every interview why does. he have to be in the background why. can't Monique do that why not why.

not why not and that's when you see and. these are my sisters but when you see. taji when you see Viola when you see our. sister speaking out you never see their. representation sitting right there with. them you never see them saying listen we. got to fight together my husband is also. my manager which is my representation. but again we've been so beat down that. some of us have a problem with this. black man saying I'm standing right here.

strong and I will not flinch and I will. not budge What a Sad State of Affairs we. are now in where you have people that. look like you and I that would question. why this man is standing there that for. the life of. me is. disheartening when we heard brother. Malcolm say we've been run a muck we've. been hoodwinked we're now doing it to. ourselves. we are now doing it to ourselves so.

when you say mon it was different. because we had never seen that before. you said their names let me say this I'm. not the first one right I'm not the. first one but we get washed away in. history so easily that we start thinking. oh this the first one this is the first. one her name is claudet koven and she's. not the first one but she was before. Rosa Parks but because Claud Coen didn't. not fit the picture that they thought.

she should look like she was dark. skinned and she had coarse hair and. because the the organization I believe. it was the NAACP did not think she would. be accepted by the white people they had. to get somebody that they said the white. people could accept we keep repeating. the same thing because what I said is no. different than what anyone else is. saying not not at all right it was the. messenger and it was the way that I'm.

not putting my head down I'm not. shedding one tear I'm not going to say I. don't want to say their name cuz I might. get in trouble I'm going say all of it. right because when you really think. about that little girl coming behind you. what I don't ever want that baby to see. is me broken I don't want her to see me. falling apart and I understand it I. understand how it can happen Shannon. when you may not have a foundation at. home when you may not have that man at. home or that woman at home whomever that.

support person saying you're not crazy. right I got you come on we're going to. go through this we're going to get. through this so for us if we start. taking things for what they are and get. out of our. emotions we will be so far. alone do you believe. punishment punishment is not only meant. for the perpetrator but it's also to. deter others from said acts you see it.

do you believe the punishment that was. bestowed upon Mo'Nique was not only to. punish you but to deter others from. saying what you said well Shannon see. here and and and I'm going to answer. that but sometimes we act like we don't. know our history see back in the day. when they had us in Chains they would. beat one real good right but in front of. the others in front of the others and. they let everybody know what you want is. that type of ass whooping right so what. they said was we're going to beat.

Mo'Nique really good we're going to sit. her down and and and I made it public. financially my family took a hit Shannon. and when I tell you we took a hit right. we took a hit so when you see our sister. go through that you see her go through. and we act like our eyes didn't see what. it saw when we watched that promotion. happened with The Color Purple we wanted. to act like we didn't see how Oprah. Winfrey treated taji and in my humble. opinion when you saw her walk up you saw. that there was tension you saw that.

there was something happening and then. when you see taji write her a love. letter it's like listen we got to stand. tall and stand strong on what we know. you we know you were mistreated we know. it wasn't right we know it was unfair. and then you turn around and say oh but. lady o handled it I have a problem with. that I have a problem with that because. that allows lady o to keep on doing what. she's doing and we in a position of I. don't want to say nothing cuz we saw how.

Monique got whooped now again that's. just my humble opinion but I don't know. what else to I don't know how else to. frame that it's like listen you better. fix that cuz you saw what they did to. her you saw how they treated her is it a. situation do you believe it's a. situation that Oprah might have faced. something similar that maybe wasn't as. public as you and and and she's looking. at it well if I face that went through. it and came out on the other side and. look at me it should be okay because.

sometimes we get that with parents you. know I struggle you say my kids should. have to struggle sometimes also do you. think that might be something going on. with her or you just like she there's a. disconnect there's a disconnect okay. there's a disconnect and there's been a. disconnect for years there's a. disconnect and I think what happens is. we place people on these pedestals and. we say oh no you can't do no wrong we. don't even want to hear it right and. when you hear cat say you know what they.

do they don't say anything and they act. like it didn't happen I'm going to keep. talking until you take accountability. right until you say uncle I've done this. that's why it was so important from. Oprah Winfrey to Tyler Perry Lee Daniels. now Lee Daniels was the only one I had a. deal. with did you see Lee Daniels apologize. he walked out on that stage not only did. he apologize on stage that man.

apologized to our. children that man apologized to our. children and said I need to apologize. for what I put y'all through he's the. only one I had to deal with however it. became a problem with Oprah Winfrey and. Tyler Perry that I wouldn't do something. and work for free now when you say well. maybe Oprah feels like she came through. it why can't you well there's a story. with Oprah wify when she was on the show. people are talking Richard Shar was.

making. $55,000 she was making. $22,000 these are her words it was her. co-host she said I had to leave because. they wasn't paying me. fairly now you say a black. woman who did nothing wrong and you're. in the midst of this situation because. she called me tler Perry called me lions. get called when you were on the phone. with my husband you said I agree with. Mo'Nique I agree with the position she's.

taking but but when it came time to say. it out loud Oprah Winfrey went totally. silent now to Tyler Perry's credit Tyler. Perry called us up right and he said I. can see the pain in you and I can hear. it and I want to let you know that I I I. would never do nothing to hurt you but. the conversation kept going on on only. for Tyler Perry to admit he did start a. rumor that I was difficult to work with.

he lied only for Tyler Perry to admit I. was wrong and when my movie boo come. out I'm going to say that right now. here's where when you did that interview. with cat I could respect how you do it. because cat said you let them people lie. in your face and your response. was cat I don't know if they're lying or. not right because I can only take them. at their word at word right yes well we.

sent you the audio of Tyler Perry I. don't want you to take me at my word I. want you to hear his words and what did. you hear that man saying what did you. hear that man saying he said it what did. he. say is that. is money you know you're not supposed to. be recording people no no no no let me. back up okay everything we did was legal. and here's where a black woman really.

gets the kick in the ass had I not. recorded Tyler Perry then it would have. been my word against his and then on top. of that it would have been he's so. powerful we can't even pay no attention. to that right well now I have him on. audio which is legal to do where we live. right okay we have them on audio and do. you know what some people then. said why would you record him just like. you sat there and said you know it's.

illegal to but did you hear what the man. said I violated you I mistreated you do. you know Shannon that's cost my family. tens of millions of dollars yeah over a. lie in a rumor is he going is he going. to make a he's going to compensate you. for that I want you to look in your. camera yes and I want you to talk to. Tyler Perry because you heard what that. man said so ask him will he compensate. my family for that Tyler will you come. on Club sh Shay and let's have a. conversation about the fair compensation.

for what transpired between you and. Mo'Nique you can sit right here and. she's sitting right here and you and I. can have a conversation and will'll do. you one better and give me five on that. baby we do you one better Shay my. husband and I sit right next to him see. with this whole situation and some of. the people that cat talked about. ironically I have this issues with those. same. people there were people that reached. out to Tyler Perry on my behalf okay and.

I was grateful for that okay there was. Al Sharpton the Reverend Al Sharpton. civil rights leader yeah I sent him that. audio he listened to it he said baby. what that man did to you was wrong and. you're like my daughter and we're going. to have to get him to fix that. right we didn't hear from Al Sharpton. for 6 months the next time we saw Al. Sharpton he was on a Podium talking. about we don't need to fly commercial. cuz we can fly Tyler Perry's private jet.

I said that's why maybe I'm not hearing. back from him okay then we had our. beautiful sister Stephanie Mills yes. okay who is she don't play yes right I. told her what happened sent her the. audio now I don't know if she listened. to that audio or not but however she. called Tyler Perry she said Monique. Tyler Perry does not want to revisit. this okay fine right while we're on the. phone Tyler Perry calls her back and. says I will meet with Mo'Nique but not.

with her husband now you ready for this. yeah and now Mo'Nique has to. apologize publicly to say Oprah and I. had nothing to do with messing up her. career but that' be a lie I look in the. goddamn camera I thought you I thought. that was a stage the way you look in the. camera yes because you heard it yes. right yes so when you have when you hear. what this man is saying so I said. Stephanie tell Tyler Perry never will I.

meet with him without my husband and I. owe no apology so I'm not going to give. one that goes away Kevin Hart now you. know when Cat Williams said Gatekeepers. yes Kevin Hart I do his um podcast yes. and I want y'all to re listen to the. podcast so you can hear it for yourself. when he first comes on he says you're. like my mother you're like my aunt. you're like my. sister okay then we do the podcast we.

speak about the Tyler Perry situation. Oprah Winfrey he said I don't really. know Oprah but I'mma reach out to Tyler. I appreciate that Kevin kept his word he. reached out to Tyler Perry Kevin Hart. called me back about maybe a week or so. later he said Mo I talked to Tyler he. said he don't want to revisit it he said. but I tell you what let's move past that. Mo let's just move P that and let's just. do great things so whatever that's what. Kevin said I want you to hear me Kevin.

Hart let's move past that Mo let's do. some great things together don't even. worry about whatever y'all want to do I. will partner with you I'll executive. produce with you you just let me know. what you want to do now let me say that. before we go any further because I want. to make sure I give Kevin Hart his. proper credit when my family was up. against the wall Kevin Hart wrote us a. chat and said here you go we're forever. grateful for that when we were able to. give it back we said brother we. appreciate you with some interest on top. cuz I don't never want nobody to think.

and my husband so I want to make sure I. put that out there that was that brother. really helped us out when we needed to. be helped out then when he came back. with I got you I didn't ask Kevin Hart. to do anything he said I'll executive. produce I'll partner with you I said. good [ __ ] Kevin cuz we're in a deal with. Inderal and we're trying to get our talk. show back Mo whatever it is I got you. now Kevin Hart is one of the biggest ENT. ERS right now in the world right and was. then we got off the phone with Kevin.

Hart we called in the mall immediately. and said Kevin har said whatever we want. to do he got us he's going to partner. executive ABS they was like oh this is. incredible because when you put Kevin. Hart name on it you already know what it. is correct two weeks go by we get a call. from Inderal indal says we just got a. call from Kevin Hart's manager Dave. Becky and Dave Becky said Kevin doesn't. want anything to do with Monique so. whatever she told told y'all he doesn't. want to do anything with her nothing you. know he doesn't want any any kind of.

relationship with Mo'Nique so what. changed between the two weeks and wi and. and plus he gave your a check you gave. the money back then said he would. partner with you executive produce. whatever you need more hey we got you so. what transpired or what do you think. transpired between then that two that. two we period well soon as we got off. the phone and they told us what Kevin. manager David Becky said I called Kevin. Hart immediately I said hey baby we just. got off the phone with inder M and they. said Dave Becky called them up and said.

you don't want anything to do with me he. said Mo that's that's a miscommunication. I can tell you right now I said wait a. minute are you okay though with this. white man calling them up getting in. between our relationship if something. you said he said Mo I'm that's a. miscommunication and we G to talk. Tuesday don't worry about it I'm telling. you right now it's a. miscommunication that was two years ago. if you talk to him I talk to him I've. never talked back to Kevin Hart again. so that's what we're faced with when you.

allow somebody to come in between a. relationship with a woman that you said. I'm like your mother you said I'm like. these things I didn't ask you for that. so everything that that baby was saying. sitting here everything he was saying. was on the up and up because when you. hear people say get the anger out your. heart oh man no one's saying he's lying. no one ever said I was. lying it's so easy to discount and. devalue because of what we look like. right however when it comes to tler.

Perry I will not allow you to discount. or devalue because that is your voice on. that audio remember on Good Times when. Penny's mother was whooping up on her. and then and she had recorded it that's. you on tape so how does it go from you. saying you're going to give me an. apology to now I owe you an apology but. what do you owe an apology for. what what what could I possibly owe you. an apology for when you've admitted see.

when Lee Daniel says to me because. cookie from the show Empire I was. offered that role now to Raji toore it. up baby it listen here however I was. offered that then felita called me back. and say baby girl they said you too. difficult to work with but you hear on. the audio that a man told David [ __ ] I. was difficult to work with do you see. how cost my family and with no. accountability because oh it's the great.

Tyler Perry no you've got to be. accountable for that Oprah winfer you've. got to be accountable for the things. you've done with my family you've got to. be accountable for that is there any. relationship between you and Tyler and. you and Oprah. currently no no but I thought there was. an apolog I I read what there that I. thought I read somewhere that Oprah had. issued you an apology and Tyler had. issued an apology that's not correct no. no the only person that's giving you an.

apology you saw it is Lee Daniels that's. the only person so we are in. a place. where we're too afraid to call them for. what it is we're too afraid to say if it. look like a duck and it quack like a. duck what is it Shannon it's a duck so. again you see the struggle of the black. woman as I'm sitting here talking to you. you say mobile why would you record them. but you heard the man violate me the.

first thing wasn't I can't believe that. cat did that to you it's why would you. do it and we understand it because we've. been conditioned that way because when. you you had to get somehow because when. you're telling people these are lies. nobody is believing Monique so now even. though you have him record his voice and. that's him and he's saying he made it up. now is no longer oh man I can't believe. he lied on mo mo why' you record it so.

now they put the on his back on you. where's the win how do we win how does a. black woman win when you say here he is. right here and I look to the community. and say how long do we allow us to keep. being exploited used up taken advantage. of and because we think somebody can. give us an. opportunity we just say shh I'm not. going to say nothing if we keep. operating like that Shannon you gonna.

have a whole lot of us sitting right. here in this same seat almost telling. the same. story why do you think Tyler is afraid. to meet with you and your husband why. does it need to be you one onone when he. meet with other representatives and and. and and the CL their client what what is. it about you that he feels it needs to. be just you and he does he think your. husband is some kind of negative. influence on you he thinks the husband. is saying things that that Mo'Nique.

probably wouldn't say if I just had had. an opportunity to talk to her one onone. what do you think that is let me say. this people better be glad my husband is. by my side because they are people in. Hollywood that know wherever you act up. is where I show up people know in. Hollywood baby Chan and I don't say it. with for bad of Honor it's just what it. is well I've had to say who you think. you talking to and we sitting there with. the president of the Studio or. the my patience level is not going to.

allow I've been molested I've been. violated so the moment I see you trying. to do it we going to have to address it. my husband is nothing but a gentleman. and you know why people have a problem. with my husband cuz he right to it. there's no we going to dance around the. bush he's right to it and people like. Tyler Perry people like Oprah Winfrey. they look at my husband and say how dare. you be so direct right how dare you not. put your eyes there down when you're. talking to me how dare you do that my. husband is also my manager why would he.

want to exclude my management it's like. Tyler you should want my husband to be. there you you you may want him to be. sitting right there so that way we can. have a conversation that everyone can be. heard but I appreciate you Shannon. because most people are too afraid. that's heard the tape they're too afraid. to say no I heard it and this is what he. said I appreciate TS. Madison because TS Madison was the first.

one to say no I heard what he said so. when folks were trying to jump on her. she not down for the black woman listen. baby y'all don't even understand the. fights that sister be having when ain't. nobody watching for the black woman. right so I appreciate you looking in. that camera right well I mean look. sometimes there are some some black. people. some not all some that my grandpa used.

to say mo is that if you're not careful. you'll become the very thing you despise. the most in a person now what do we. despise most about Trump supporters pres. ex president Trump is that no matter. what he says no matter what he does they. give him an out there's some people in. our community no matter what powerful. black people say or do in our community. we'll give them an out and we can't and. we become the very thing we despise the. most what we desp most about President. Trump's ex president Trump supporters is. that no matter what he does or says it's.

okay yes we can't do that you can't we. can't if somebody's wrong like you said. Mo if somebody's wrong we have to be man. or woman enough to say they're wrong. regardless of what comes along with that. they don't know they don't understand. what them saying I'm sorry will mean for. them see when I I read the because. that's not for you and I'm sorry it's. not for the person that you offended. it's for you because currently you're in. hostage your feelings because you have. to live with that live with that what.

you've done so when you see a woman say. me turning 70 I'm so happy because I've. never hurt anyone stop. it stop it cuz there's a black woman. that has been calling your name for over. a decade that you seem to want to make. go away and I know I'm not the only one. would you want would you sit if Oprah. called Mo today would you sit down and. have a conversation with her let me tell. you what I'll do if Oprah call me today. Shannon sharp we will sit down and have.

a conversation with Oprah Winfrey we. will sit down and have a conversation. with Tyler Perry we will sit down and. have a conversation with the presidents. of lion gate we will sit down and have a. conversation with anyone that is I'm. going say brave enough to sit down and. have a conversation but what happens is. within seconds within seconds if Tyler. Perry was to sit right here you would. say man I heard you what you trying to. tell me about this sister within seconds. Oprah Winfrey would know that people.

would say hold up see when I speak about. Oprah. Winfrey and let me be clear I love that. sister cuz she's our sister M she just. got to come back across the street we. got the light on when I speak about. Oprah Winfrey I speak about that woman. because she's spoken about. me and when you begin to speak about me. privately I'm going to speak about you. publicly. you've been. unfair you've been.

unjust and you watched the black woman. be thrown under the bus and you said. nothing and here's what's interesting as. well my husband was saying to. me after I won the Oscar award right and. she had the people come you know to talk. to the Oscar winners and I go on the. stage and I talk to the Oscar winners. well when we go to a commercial the. people in the audience. and I say this humbly as my husband was. telling me he said Mama they wasn't.

screaming Oprah they were screaming. Monique right right so much so I had to. say y'all going to shut that [ __ ] up now. we get ready to go back on the air we. having fun right he said but I watched. Oprah he said and I watched her almost. turning her seat like they screaming her. name now some people would say oh. Mo'Nique y you reaching well let me tell. you what then happens the movie The. Butler M that movie was offered to. me Lee Daniels came out and said I did.

offer Monique the butler but as he said. to me he said Mo at the time I didn't. have no power and I didn't have no money. so when Oprah said she wanted it so who. played the lead role in The. Butler Oprah. Winfrey Lee D was get ready to do a. biopic on Richard prior and he offered. me the. grandmother who then calls Lee Daniels. and says I want to be the. grandmother so as you're looking at me.

is the same way I'm looking at that. sister and I'm saying why don't we sit. down and have a conversation cuz the way. things could look it may not be that way. but just the way things look Oprah just. the way you would have my family on your. show Oprah one might say mo well I mean. if the role if they're looking for a. black uh. big go ahead and say it shann is so.

careful with his words he want to say. fat black woman if the rooll looking for. a fat black woman Mo I want keep my. podcast y'all to care me this why we. love you Uncle sh Shay because we want. you to say a fat black woman now me and. Oprah fit the damn description Shay fat. and black don't we fit it you do but. I'll be right back in the be I'll be. your neighbor up there where you live at. listen here listen here listen here so. so are you lying no now I'm not going to. have your big ass sitting here in a Hall.

of Fame and you scared to say [ __ ] okay. and I want to uh excuse myself for any. of the babies that might be watching. this cuz I wasn't going to say no spicy. things but sh sh get me wrong now come. on a sh one might say or people might. say well Mo I mean the road calls for a. a heavy set black woman you Oprah y'all. fit the rolles yes how do we know. that she wasn't offer the rooll at long. and and people think that she's better.

more more qualified than you it don't. work like that Shannon you can't offer. me once you say I want you right that's. what it is okay okay but I don't have. the money to fund a production right I. don't have the connections to go to the. studio and say listen I want to do this. movie she does so when Lee says hey baby. she got the money go get it get but. someone would just say how is that. working out like that how is that. happening like that how is it that.

things that was offered to Mo'Nique you. seem to be playing now I I told Oprah. about that see everything we're saying. to you right now you you having a. conversation with her listen here I. don't play the behind the back I don't. play the I'mma shared with sh there's. one thing I will share with you that I'm. not shared with anybody okay but I don't. play the behind the back and all of that. I say listen let me try to get to you. first now if you avoid me. okay okay but I tried to be respectful I. tried to call you first when she had my.

family on her show I tried to call you. first I tried to talk to you privately. but then you became the great the Great. Mighty Oprah Winfrey and you were too. busy to talk well now I'm going to talk. about it this woman has overstepped with. me so in so many ways that somebody. would. say if we wasn't Monique and Oprah. Winfrey in the entertainment business. and we was Monique and Oprah Winfrey. that worked at. Costco I see you in the.

breakr I see you at your cash register. because she's. overstepped. wow. so I don't know Moi this might be the. the term crossing of the Rubicon we. might be going too far can I don't how. do you if you feel that way cuz clearly. if you feel this way now I I get why you. feel this way I don't know like I said I. don't know I don't I'm taking you at. your word now not not not not the Tyler. because I've listened to the audio yes.

I'm not talking about that I'm just. talking about Oprah yes I'm just taking. you at your word yes if you feel this. way is it possible she feels the exact. same way about you how could. she how could she what have I taken from. Oprah when did I have Oprah's mother and. father on my show when did I have. anybody come and speak about Oprah winf. on the Monique show that's never. happened so how could she feel that. would you have done that had her family.

on yeah let me tell you how we. operate when we had the Monique show. there was a comedian on there m and he. was trying to joke TI's wife. Tiny my husband walked out in the middle. of his set he said cut he said brother. we don't do that here we uplift our. folks we don't play that so no I would. not have done. that when Oprah Winfrey had my family. and and and I'll I'll tell y'all and I'm. looking I'm looking around baby because.

there are people here okay and I don't. want to be rude to the people at sh. Shay's Club you got other people in the. club right when Oprah Winfrey called me. up and she said I got a call from your. brother and this is after I won the. Oscar award right and your brother wants. to come on the show and he wants to. apologize to you for molesting you and. he wants to tell other people how how to. look out for a predator right I said. Oprah I said I don't want anything to do.

with that cat I said but and then she. said well if you want me to scratch the. show I will scratch it I said sis don't. scratch it because he could be a. different person and I don't want to get. in the way if that cat is a different. person I just don't want no parts of it. right okay when I hung up that phone. Shannon I was like I appreciate that. sister like she didn't have to call me. did she didn't have to call me and say. I'm going have your brother right I. start seeing commercials with my.

mother and my. father and my other brother who used to. be my manager who knew the fear that I. had with the brother that was up on. stage. right we never talked about my mother. being. there she never told you that you know. how you feel about your grandparents yes. absolutely you know the honor and how. you speak about them mm imagine. you've been seeing your granddaddy and. your Grandmama on a show and they're.

talking about somebody that violated. you and that woman didn't tell you that. they were going to be there how would. you feel I would feel like you feel like. you felt betrayed that is exactly how I. felt and how I feel and it's not oh I'm. in a no I understand it but you. portrayed me sister and I'm not the only. one because at the time when she called. you she said it was just your brother.

just my brother and when my mother was. on that show do you know what I had to. deal with Shannon what's that I would be. in the store and I would have elderly. women coming up to me and they would say. your mama ain't [ __ ] wow now they wasn't. lying shanon okay they wasn't lying baby. sometime you got to let the truth be the. goddamn truth sometime you got to just. go with it but still it's my mother. thank you m and I'm in here and I'm.

because when she want I'm having to. defend something and I got that often. with them telling me what my mother. wasn't because you did not tell me had. opra Winfrey said I'mma have your mama I. have said shut that [ __ ] I don't need. nobody seeing my mama be greedy I don't. need the world see shut it down now. there's a white. woman named Barbara Walters they called. her first. and she said Monique I told your family. I can't do that to you I wouldn't do.

that to you you just won that award like. why would I do that yeah this I mean. you're here why would I bring something. that I know that you don't want to talk. about you lived it why do I need to. replay it again ask. her your camera right there but I I was. I was trying to get I know. baby ask her see this is where it get. juicy right right because you're you're. you're saying the right things but. you're asking me questions that I can't. answer I can't answer why Oprah Winfrey.

did what Oprah Winfrey did only Oprah. Winfrey can answer for her actions yes. so again stop being scared no I knew. that would get him on I knew that would. pop him back in baby I knew that would. get Uncle sh sh but even even this show. I have a producer and I give him a lot. of leeway but I've had people reach out. and say well a family member said. something and I want to come on your. show and refute it that ain't what we do. here right it's like it a't going to.

happen it's almost you don't cross that. barrier we don't do we don't do the. family thing you don't do the family. thing and I'm I'mma bring this up I. wasn't going to do it but damn it this. is this seat you might want to have. another this seat make you go truth tell. it oh tell the damn truth God Dam it. tell the truth because. family is sacred it's supposed to be and. we don't cross the line with family MH.

and people begin to get comfortable to. jump on the Monique bandwagon of Monique. doing things wrong and she doing this. and she doing that and there's a brother. named DL hugley yeah and until he take. accountability I won't let it go what. because what was you get ready say I. going to say what did DL do let me tell. you baby that voice went up didn't it DL.

is friend he like that's my friend no I. I I've met DL on several occasions I. don't know DL like that do I do I know. DL say like I know an earthquake no do I. know uh since I've interviewed cat had. several conversations with him do I know. DL on that level no right see when we. say family is sacred right family is. sacred and we know that you don't cross. the line when it comes to family correct. right I do dl's uh radio show yes DL.

hugley is not there his team is there. and Shannon we having a great time I. mean baby we having a great time we. going forth back and forth when we get. to the end of the show they say Monique. you want to play a. game well I want to play I said sure. Sher let's play a game and it's a game. called would you rather oh okay now well. you already you should have say I'm too. old for this game wait a minute we're. having fun baby right we having a good.

time Shannon okay we I mean it's the. sister there and there two other guys we. having a great time it's a beautiful. black Unity cookout we having a good. time. okay would you say your wife was your. family is that considered family yeah so. your husband is considered family right. absolutely okay so here we go they said. Monique we want to play a game of would. you rather let's go would you rather. your husband sleep with Lee Daniels with.

a condom or Ken stefin without. one really Monique now as y'all are. watching right now who haven't heard. this story y'all going they doing the. same thing in the studio they going I. okay that is exactly what happened. now I said to the team how does that. uplift our community. I said sister and her name is Jasmine. how could you ask another sister that.

well we just plan I said tell me the. jokeing that because I don't know what. you're insinuating then you involving. people that have nothing to do with. nothing like what are y'all doing so I. said I'mma call my. brother. DL I'm going to call my brother I call. DL hugley on the phone I say hey baby. yeah huh that's how he responds yeah did. he know it was you yes he because they.

called him to let him know Monique's. going to be calling like this it was. getting crazy right I'm like just let me. get on the phone with my brother right. hey DL yeah I said listen I just got off. the phone with your team and they wanted. to play this game would you rather and. it was. like stupid like asking me about my. husband and Lee Daniels and Ken stefins. and his exact words were that's how we. do it I said DL how does that uplift our. community and again I don't know what.

y'all trying to insinuate but brother. what you doing like I said that's just. how we do it so it is what it is now it. got so ugly that my attorney had to send. a cease and desist so it never aired so. we have like when Cat Williams talk and. people truth tell us talk we have. receipts to everything we're saying. that's how that whole thing got started. okay it's family my husband is my family. yeah now you babies that are really good.

with this internet through the years. I've watched DL speak ill of me through. the years I never knew me I never knew. DL hugley had a problem with me but when. Cass say they all a group he forgot to. put DL hugley in the group through the. years I was bitter I was dangerous with. what I was doing saying that it was. inequality my husband didn't know what. he was doing this went on through the. years. I was unloved all of these things and I. said to myself I'mma see.

you I'mma see you I didn't go on. nobody's show I didn't say nothing to. nobody but I knew the time would come. that I would see him we were scheduled. to do a show in Los Angeles I was the. headliner of that show his name was on. it then his name came off I didn't. question it but I knew I'm a Sam right. eventually okay now we have a show in. Detroit contractually I was the. headliner DL hugley posted a memo now.

when you signed your deal for the Ravens. did you sign a contract or a memorandum. I signed a contract you see how you say. that like anybody that knows good. business you sign the memo is saying. this is what I would like right but the. contract is saying this is what it is. okay he put out a memo to our community. and that touch me a little different. because I was saying why would you lie. to our babies because now they're. thinking if they send somebody a memo.

that's what they're supposed to get okay. I was contractually signed to go as the. headliner right you mean you go laugh. Doo hugley didn't come into the building. until. 9:30 now contractually I said I have to. be on stage by 9:30 because if the show. starts at 8 I refuse to keep an audience. waiting that is disrespectful to the. audience corre when I went out on that. stage Shannon I made sure everything I. said he heard me cuz now you're here and. I'm going to say it to you and I said.

some things on that stage that I said he. was. cowardly and some folks said how could. you say that how could you do that and. then I posted some things to say this is. what I meant see you came after my. husband and when you had a chance to fix. it when you had a chance to say mo my. bad you know we don't get down like that. you told me it is what it is and until. he's brave enough and courageous enough.

to say this is what really happened. y'all y'all have never known me to be no. [ __ ] starter folks ain't never known me. to go over and kick a sandwich out of. somebody's hand that's hungry but what. people do know is if you kick me damn if. I ain't going to kick you back right. because that's fair play right so there. was one left out to pack and when you. have people that continually. don't take. accountability that's why you see us in. the State of Affairs we're in I'm a firm.

believer Mo that everybody don't play. the same and someone once told me what. is joke to you is death to someone. else what is joke that's why we don't. play with people's families when we had. the Monique show the radio show listen. you can't come on here and speak ill of. no one because we don't play like that. because we know how this business works. so when you allow that to happen what do. you think is going to come back your way. what do you think and DL hugley please. no brother we still love you just take.

accountability for it and we move. forward I remember reading something. about the uh about the situation in. Detroit I didn't know the the depth of. the magnitude of it I I remember reading. something about a memo about I guess. it's an addendum that was added on but. the contract is the contract the. contract is the contract and what. happens is because of the messenger it. was easy to pile on it was easy to pile. on and then when you have our some of.

our black folk that go sit in front of a. white man and speak ill of their people. I'm like y'all what are we doing what. are we doing what are we doing what what. are we coming to that we going to sit in. front of this white man I can't even say. his name I refuse everybody know who he. is we sit in front of him and we just. let this man say any and everything. about us and then we go right in with. him that now see that to me is dangerous. MH and y'all babies that's good with.

this little computer don't take my word. you can just go through the years of. this cat just running his mouth and it's. like stop doing that because what are we. saying to the babies coming behind. us we're going to continue this but I. want to get into where you're from the. DMV yeah do you realize like Chappelle. Martin Tommy Davis and earthquake. yourself what's in the soil in the DMV. that got you guys I mean you've done. television stand up all these guys have.

done television and stand up and are. great at it when you look at like. Chappelle Chappelle walked like walked. away from and said nah I want to do my. own thing CU I'm not going to let you. guys hold me hostage yes but Martin. still does television Tommy Davidson. doesn't do as much television Quake is. not in television um but he has you know. has his all his gigs going on when you. look at the success that of Chappelle. Martin earthquake is habit and you says. hold on ain't none of them guys went no. Oscar ain't none of them guys did what I.

did and and on the movie Set and they're. having the commercial sets that they. having I that should be mo if I was a. white woman do you know what my name. would. be wey Melissa. McCarthy oh my goodness if I was a white. woman my name would be Melissa McCarthy. same track. record 5e sitcom and syndication same. track record the opportunities are not.

the same so when you have and as you. read all of those things off and you say. wait a minute Mo none of them have this. none of them have that we get judged by. a different. stick we get judged by different stick. and then when I had people judging me. I'm like you judging me by your yard. stick you've not done what I've done and. I say that humbly you've not had the. accomplishments that I had when I hear. Brother D hle say with that Netflix. special I just accepted anything. whatever they gave me these are not my. words they're his right well that's how. you do.

business I'm not mad at you accepting. anything right why are you mad at me. saying I won't accept anything right. that's the difference it's like people. were judging me I was hearing people. Shannon okay I didn't know we had so. many tender people in our group yeah I. didn't know we had so many tender. love I didn't know know we had so many. tender people and I I wouldn't want to. be on the front line with these tender. people we say oh I can't believe you. said that I can't but it's what I said.

the. truth is what I said the truth no I. didn't put no sugar on it it was [ __ ]. right and I didn't try to make it taste. good we got to stop running away from. what is real and we run into fantasy and. that's how come we keep staying where we. said Mo before you became Monique that. everybody has seen over the last last. two three decades what was some of the. jobs that you had that you like man this. ain't for me I I this is just a hold.

over this just a breed every job I had. baby it was special was it every job I. had baby best let me tell you something. I worked at a drive-thru in popey's I. worked in the Drive-Thru in Popeyes and. that was my microphone every time. somebody came to that window I was on. stage welcome to Popeyes my name is. Mo'Nique what would you like today and. they would say hey Mo'Nique I'm Shannon. hey Shannon how you doing baby what's. your order and you give me your order. and then I say would you like a hot. apple pie with that Shannon you say you. know what more [ __ ] I sure would come on.

around here baby let oversold listen. here papy wear my damn money cuz I was a. seller baby I if you wanted a two piece. I gave you. four h you wern't going to lose no. weight coming through my damn window sh. that's why I ain't lost no damn weight. what I sold I ate if you got two pieces. I ate two of them welcome to papy hey. baby come on now so that was that was. your microphone that was that was the. beginning of Monique because you was.

honing did you know that's what you were. doing what I knew I was doing was. walking in my. dream the microphone said it's possible. when I stood in my bathroom mirror and I. wrapped the towel around me and it. didn't go all the way I wasn't. devastated okay I don't know if they. just didn't have enough money to buy me. a whole damn towel but but I would still. stand there that was my gown and I would. pick up that brush and I would say I.

would like to thank so I've always seen. it you did you always know that you was. you was Oscar always in the back of your. mind did you always Oscar was never in. my mind you just wanted to be in TV you. want to be in Show Business what what. aspect did you want to. do I wanted to be. famous I loved what it looked like with. people being famous I didn't know to say. I want to be wealthy with the fame I. didn't know to be specific to ask for it.

but I wanted to be famous who did you. know that looked like Mo'Nique that was. famous Oprah. Winfrey so do you see how far this. relationship goes that's who I knew that. looked like me see I didn't when people. always ask me about the Oscar right but. no one ever asked me about the image. award. no one ever said to me what did it feel. like when they called your name for the. NAACP image award and they were people.

that look like me because we put so much. weight on that award that we it's such. an honor and it's an honor for any award. right not just that one but as a little. girl I never watched the Oscars because. nobody looked like me winning so I was. like this is not for me oh but when I. watched the image award baby those. people look like me right the BET Awards. those people look like me so I was. honored the first time they called my. name for an image award when I tell you.

Shannon that night baby when they called. this little fat girl name from Baltimore. and the winner goes to the war goes to. Monique well listen here I got so good. what I'm calling my name and this is. what had to Humble me you will get. humbled baby when you just think they. get ready to call your name I had won it. like three years in a row this the. fourth year uhoh he. am my name again J Let Me situate myself. in my CH do I look good so here come the.

category okay hey baby the best actress. in the sitcom they name me Tisha. Campbell and I cannot remember the other. sisters right I know they get ready to. say and the award goes to Mo'Nique so I. got to cuz I'm a big girl you got to. scoot up so you can be ready to push up. right so I scoots up get my down. together and the winner is Tisha. Campbell I said all right girl go on and. get that that humbled my ass and sat.

right back down but I I it it was never. the Oscar for me baby right it was never. the Oscar for me so how did stand up. happen stand up happened on a. dare my. brother came home one day and said he. went down to uh The Comedy Club okay to. do open mik night mhm and he did so bad. he said they was boring me but I was six. beers in so I thought the booze was. Applause so my boy had to say man BR. this is stinking right so we cleaning.

out the pool and he says um I said if I. was there I would have. said and that was 30 minutes of what I. would have said then he said I dare you. to go down next Wednesday and do open. mic night it was a club called Burks in. Baltimore I went down that next. Wednesday Shannon and I got a stand in. Ovation and from that moment to the. moment were you hooked I was I was it is. nothing like and I'm sure you can.

appreciate and understand when you walk. out on that football field and you walk. and you smell it and you walking into it. and you that little boy in you says I'm. here I'm still there that little girl in. me is still saying I'm here but I'm a. grown woman right and I'm saying now. that I'm here you got to pay for it. fairly if not I'm good I just have to. walk away how much how different is that.

Mo'Nique not just in age yes but how. different is that Mo'Nique to the one. that's sitting right here on this couch. oh she grew. up that one was naive were you ever. naive. yes yes yes when you first come to. Hollywood. Shannon and and I got a show called The. Parkers after I was in Hollywood less. than 90 days wow 90.

days and you have agents and you have. managers and you have attorneys right. and they're telling you all the good. things and anybody everybody always said. to me you want to get the. syndication yes you want to get the. syndication once you get the syndication. you work cuz you want to work right. right so syndication is what 5 years 100. episodes syndication is 100 episodes.

right so that's all I knew I didn't know. to ask to be an executive producer of my. own image oh and nobody told me I didn't. know to ask for that I didn't know to. ask for after the third year of being on. a successful sitcom that you could say I. now need a bonus I didn't know to even. negotiate that and no one told me to. negotiate that they're definitely not. going to tell you all they kept saying. is when you get the syndication when you. get the syndication when you get the. syndication well 3 years in The Parkers.

was in. syndication now no one told me that you. learn it once you open your eyes because. now I'm going around the country doing. promos The Parkers is coming on at 4:00. in your city The Parkers will be on at. 2:30 in Sacramento y'all make sure y'all. watch The Parkers is coming on I'm not. knowing I'm promoting the show in. syndication no one told me that all. we're doing is saying if we get to 5. years we got to 5 years 110 episodes me.

and a beautiful young lady named Cy. spawn who was my baby to this day we had. the L and Shirley law yeah right. supposed to be equal yeah once we got to. the five years our attorney my attorney. yeah and the Agents said oh The Parkers. made money y'all going to get paid from. The Parkers it's made money okay years. go by by 20 4 The Parkers we went off. the air in 2004 right in 5 years by 2009. The Parkers had made $800.

million you like oh yeah. yeah money money hey come on hey yeah. yeah all right okay okay cuz we waiting. to get this money. C is coming we get a call we got to do. an audit you know and everything okay. and that was in 2009 that it made 800. million we're now in.

20204 and they're trying to convince C. vgh and I that that show made no. money no. no they're trying to convince us that a. show that cost 65 roughly $65 million to. make in our last year of shooting The. Parkers Cy Von and I made 55,00 000 a. piece that's it how much were you making. an. episode. $55,000 an episode okay so how many.

episodes you five years that last year. we shot 22 Episodes we made. $55,000 a piece at the end of a toprated. Sit hold on hold on hold on time out. time out are you saying you made. 55,000 for 22 Episodes or you saying you. made 55,000 per episode cuz I want to. make sure I'm hearing you let me make. sure you hear me correctly we did 22. Episodes yes we were paid. $55,000 per episode okay for 22 shows.

okay that's on a hit show right that is. unheard of yeah because we're two black. women I I don't know to fight for it. count us is Young countless as a baby in. this business so I don't know to say. that we should be making 100,000 150. 200,000 an episode. so now today y'all want to convince us. that that show made no money that show. is made over $2 billion and I'm I'm.

guesstimating and you want to convince. us that our percentage we made no money. we can't allow that to happen right. that's why we're fighting that's why. we're saying no no guys we can't sit on. our hands like that right you know how. many of us when you watch Good Times. when you watch The Jeffersons when you. watch sord and son who family is. benefiting from our images cuz the damn. show ain't. ours wow you see why I fight the way I.

fight yeah because if it does not make. sense you have to explain it and I'll go. back to Tyler Perry you know why Tyler. Perry don't want to talk to my husband. CU he can't talk around him my husband. don't care nothing about that man's. money we don't care nothing about your. title we care about your character. brother we care about your inte and what. you gonna pay what what you what you. going to pay how you going to make it. right how you going to make it right cuz. if I am your Aunt Mary and I really. belong to you as I really Belong To You. Right Now Shannon I am your sister M and.

you heard something that was wrong yeah. how how can Tyler Perry make it right Mo. give you a job give you your sit give. you a sitcom say mo okay you know what. Mo sitcom you're going to be the. executive producer I'm going to be a Co. executive producer you going to do the. sit car if somebody cost you Shannon. Shar millions of dollars yes do you want. to be compensated for what they cost you. for a lie and a rumor yeah so at that. time I was making roughly between $2 and. $3 million a year right I sat in that.

for over 12 for over a decade like 12. years you do the. math over a lie that he admitted that he. told not something I'm making up you. admitted that brother how do you make. that. right you got I'm sure you got lawyers. have you uh had a conversation well what. happens is when you take somebody at. their word time time time we don't need. to go to no lawyers Tyler you know what.

you did just make it right and if he. doesn't make it right what will our. community do what will our community say. because today is me tomorrow is you then. what yeah we've got to hold him. accountable what did what what what what. cat say we've got to you got to tell. Tyler P come on now you got to do it. Chon you got to tell them you got to. tell it Mo obviously when you do when. you do standup you go to a lot of. different cities a lot of different Club.

yes it's a lot of different. promoters has everybody always been on. the up and up with Mo'Nique or did you. try sometimes people try to take. advantage you're female you're black. you're. heavy you're not going to say that like. Mr from Color Purple you're black you're. ugly you not going to do that [ __ ] but. you know people try to take people would. would try to take advantage of anyone. but seemingly like us they te were.

willing to take more advantage of I've. had to tell the promoters call the. police cuz either they're going to come. get you or me they trying to hold up on. the money call the police because and. this was this was like. $75 can you. im75 like you know where we come from. yeah if somebody get you for $25 that's. a problem yeah for sure imagine 25. million yeah we've seen people lose. their life for $25 for sure imagine.

somebody getting you for. Millions how you supposed to feel would. you let it go no hell no right so when. people say mo just let it go yeah but. it's easy for people to say Let It Go. when they haven't lost anything come on. baby it's easy to say come on but when. you've. lost how do you it's kind of like it's. kind of like you know hey someone should. just get over you should you can't tell.

somebody how to grieve how long to. grieve because you're not the one that's. hurting they didn't do it to you they. didn't do it to you it was done and and. I will say this right now on your show I. still love. y'all we still love y'all you love more. than make it make it right my husband. okay say that again because you love. y'all more y'all make it right yes. indeed okay I fix him my poundcake my. husband would always say mama we ain't. calling nobody out we calling them up.

and if we continue to call us up on our. doings that are not right we get better. as a people like we get better do you. know why things were able to happen like. they happened on The Color. Purple. why oh you talking about the Reb you. talking about I'm talking about the. seventh one the one that just came out. right right andin that the seventh. edition it's like the musical with. Fantasia and and and teraji right right. right right right right that that one.

with all our beautiful sisters you know. why they're able to treat us like they. treat us how are you handpicked and you. audition no if you handpick you don't. aition I want you to say that again. Shannon because people don't understand. how deep this goes when I watch watch my. sister say it was an honor to be. handpicked. right then why ever would you audition. yeah and the moment in my opinion the.

moment she auditioned they knew we got. them we can treat them any kind of way. we want to treat them we can do them any. kind of way but why would you want to. just because you can that doesn't mean. you should but they. did but they did how do you handpick me. and then mistreat me yes and I got to. send a letter to you about the. mistreatment that you gave me that's why. they're able to get away with it that's. why when I do interviews often times or.

these conversations people are too. afraid to even address it cuz they don't. want to be caught up like oh I don't I. don't know I I when you say wait a. minute no that's the truth right I heard. it and I don't want my character to be. on the line as I'm being a person. sitting there asking people about their. lives and then not be able to stand in. what I've heard that's why it made so. much of was important for us it was. important for us to get you that audio I. don't want you to take my word yeah and. anything I've said on this couch right. now that don't take my word ask those.

people ask those people right and see. what happens and then maybe after this. come out they they're going to label me. again she's bitter she's not L yeah yeah. you still you got 30 40 million of my. dollars yeah I'm bitter the ad first. going to be. bitter okay I just want to look on your. camera okay and and here's the thing. because I got a king at home I'm not. bitter I'm not bitter you just want what.

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liked you everybody liked you right if. she did not like you nobody liked you. and when I saw that woman stand to her. feet. baby good I was good um there was so. many moments were you nervous to go on. Apollo because you know if you you. everybody know about to follow you. nervous every time you still get nervous. to go every time baby and not the. nervous when you scared it's just that. like oh I get to do it again like when. you go out to the field it's like oh.

it's that I I still get that yeah wow. that's I mean to hear you speak and to. see like how passionate you're a very. very passionate person about everything. I love us I love us like when I say I. love my people I love my people Shannon. I love us I love everybody right but my. people I love us so when I speak on.

things it's not to drop shade mess or. tea I'm too damn grown for that I'm 56. and a grandmother who got time for that. but I say it because will it make us. better right will it make us come to the. table and say you know what what what do. we really leave for the babies that's. coming behind us that means something to. me when I talked about them damn bonnets. let me tell you something yeah you you. said hey come on can we like when we. come out the house can we not have the. bonnets on can we not have the pajamas.

on can we not have the house shoes going. in the the whole damn Halloween costume. that's a Halloween costume that you wear. on Halloween and I am passionate about. that because what is the representation. that we're giving to the little girls. that's walking behind you what is the. representation that we're giving to our. black men that's walking beside us what. is the rep reputation that we're given. and when they would say to me oh Monique. you don't know what they going through. we always been going through something. we was going through something when we. got off the damn boat we've been going.

through something true but once you lose. the pride and the Dignity of what you of. what you feel like you look like then. we've lost so I wasn't backing down on. that it's like no y'all we owe ourselves. right that we owe ourselves that how. hard is it. for you to love some in the community. when you know they don't love you.

back that's a good one. Shannon okay that's a good one cuz. sometime I'll be in the bathroom having. conversations with the ones that don't. love me back but I still love them. because I just know they're. misinformed we've been conditioned in. such a way in our community to eat each. other up and spit each other out we've. been condition well I don't like her not. I love my people but why why do I love. my people no no I'm saying a lot of. times you for me Mo uh uh MO is.

that I don't take someone's word about. to CU you can only judge a person. through personal experience yes you. don't know our audio guy but but to say. oh I don't like him and then for you say. well I don't like him either cuz shanon. didn't like him you have no personal. experience with him so why would you why. would you dislike. people want us to dislike somebody. because they've had a negative. experience with that said person and we. buy into to it we buy into it because.

this one don't like it and then you say. why don't you like them let me this is. one thing my husband said to me one. time he said Mama there's not a person. on the face of this Earth that I dislike. I may dislike what they do but I don't. dislike the. person and it took me a minute to. understanding cuz I'm like I don't like. they ass I don't like what they did I. don't like they ass I don't like their. mama I don't like none of them but he. said no there are things you've done.

that I dislike but I don't dislike you. right and once we can get past that then. we even grow to be better right. so what you're seeing right now. Shannon is Mrs Sydney Hicks that my. husband has set me down and had. conversations with me and really taught. me how to be a lady cuz people in this. business know if you sideways baby you. beat that boy over the head with that.

tray in the cafeteria right I will cuss. your ass out in ways that they wish I. beat him with a tray and he had to say. mama they won't hear you right they. don't hear you once you go there so he's. had to teach me how to really be a queen. right really know my worth really. understand my value and I'm grateful for. that and I used to say to my husband I. wish I could put you in a bottle and. Shake you. up and let black women take a SI to know.

what it's like to truly be loved by a. black man that is a king when I tell you. Shannon it's a love that is. unexplainable and unimaginable that's. why I can't be broken and I say that. humbly I can't be broken cuz I got a. king at home I got a king right there. that when all this [ __ ] went crazy that. man took me by my hands and said don't. you know we. good and I believed.

him and right now to this day I believe. him and when you have that type of. strength is hard to bend over you can't. right you said that when you were at. your. lowest he lifted you to your highest you. better know your homework baby I'm proud. of you we got toast on that one you. better know your damn homework I said. that when I was at my lowest he loved me.

like I was at my. best and I was mentally ill. because you're in this. business everybody thinks you are the. hero consideration can be thrown out the. window patience can be thrown out the. window because when you get home you. believe that I'm the bread winner and. what I say is what goes and this is what. it is and then this is my third marriage.

thr my first because this is the first. time I've known my place as a black. man's. wife and there's a. place and we get so caught up in that. word what you mean your play what you. mean without him saying it his actions. showed me that he was the leader of that. household without him saying it I knew I. was dealing with a king and he doesn't. have to constantly remind you of it he.

he never he's never when we first got. together I sat at the head of that. table. comfortably there was never a. conversation about it till one day I. knew I was in the wrong place wow and I. moved to the side of the table and he. said at the head. we never had a conversation about it it. just happened because it was supposed to. so when people question my husband and.

why is he there you would hope you would. have one like that I remember our. beautiful sister Tiffany hadish did an. interview with GQ magazine and this in. my humble opinion is where we keep. throwing each other under the bus you're. doing an interview with GQ magazine and. I I'm assuming the journalist was was a. white person MH and the conversation. turned to Mo'Nique. and she said well I don't do business. like Mo'Nique do business and I'm glad I.

don't have that husband of. hers but she don't know your. husband and when I saw that it's like. Tiffany if you had a husband like mine. you may not have two. DUI if you had a husband like mine you. may not be caught up in what looks like. you could have been grooming a child M. and I say all of that with no judgment. but when you speak about having a. husband like mine you open up the door. and I'm saying to you if you had one.

like mine you may not sit in these. positions that you can't explain the. next day right or it's a hard way to go. so once again well she don't even have a. husband let alone like yours well well. damn it now you said. it i s on that sh that was a. that required a. sip. you Mo. moisha how did how did that come about.

moisha yeah you had an audition for. moisha right no sir hold on no sir you. didn't get on moisha I. did I say. this not to be but I never auditioned. what I've never. audition they've C I I I think I I I. thought I was auditioning for a Burger. King commercial but what it really was. was the agency I was with at the time.

just trying to blow smoke right you know. making me think I'm doing something but. to audition when I first came to. Hollywood I told this guy named uh I. believe his name is Mark enre and I told. Aj Johnson and I told a sister named Kim. Kimberly Brooks I said I'm not. auditioning and they was like okay oh. like like you're fat ass you not. auditioning okay fat ass we'll see. that's what they did they laughed but I. meant that I'm like what you see is what. you get I am not going to especially.

now especially now whyever what I. audition when I've got the highest award. that you can get in this business called. acting and why would I do that right. because once I do that I devalue me if. you can't look at my work and say that's. what we want then no thank you right. like they'll call they'll send emails. and they'll say what's Monique. availability none of your business I. don't know you so you just going to send.

an email and want to know what's my. availability I'm offer only I am offer. only so again we got to be careful what. we say yes to what Sydney porier say. it's not how many times you say yes so. how many times you say no and the moment. our baby. auditioned they got set up for no. trailers they got set up for no food. they got set up for no drivers because. now in their mind they think you're. desperate right so when Oprah does the.

one-on-one with taji and she begins to. run down her credits the great taji P. Henson then why ever would you allow the. audition to. happen whyever would you allow that why. wouldn't you to go to that studio and. say she doesn't have that she doesn't. have to I handpick them so either our. sister's not as powerful as we believe. she is or either that's not the concern. that she tries to make it look like it. is but you turn a couple of appearance. on moisha Into The Parkers this is how.

the Parkers happen normally you shoot a. pilot correct right yes and the pilot. they decide whether or not they're going. to do the show from the pilot right yes. okay c as vaugh and I when I go to a. meeting with a guy named Larry little at. Big Ticket television and at the time my. agent was a woman named Susie anger they. trying to sell a talk show yes we have a. meeting he says listen I don't need her. to do a talk show but if she can act she. has her own show my agent said of course. she can act well she didn't know if I.

can act or not but I said damn it of. course I can act they Bo count as Von. into that meeting that was at 1:00 by. that evening they were negotiating the. deal for The Parkers the way they. introduced the character because they. always talked about Kim's mother on. moisha they they introduced Nikki Parker. in an episode of moisha which was the. pilot spin off to The Parkers there was. never an audition there was never any of. that so now all of a sudden you got your.

own sitcom shut up come on now you go. home and you like from be more Maryland. from what I went through to this yes are. you looking around like damn it I made I. I knew this I knew this day was going to. happen yes yes. yes. and you know how you know something as a. child like did you know you were going.

to play profession I knew it Shannon I. knew it like I. knew as a child and I say this humbly I. knew the world would know my name like I. knew that right so once you in it you be. just. like I still. can be in a. supermarket and somebody say. Monique is that you and I still can tear.

up because I'm like I'm here right I. remember when I got my first parking lot. at The Parkers I didn't know I had a. parking space and they would send out. emails to say if you're here for The. Parkers park outside the. gate that's how naive I was when you ask. me was I naive so I would park outside. the. gate I even though I'm one of the stars. of a show baby they said if you went to. Parker cuz there's no 101 there's no.

Hollywood 101 there's no introduction. they just say go and you supposed to get. it so I would walk across the parking. lot all the way over to the set to the. stage till a brother named William trip. was in a golf cart one day he said Mo. what you doing I said going to the set. he said why are you walking across the. parking lot I said oh because they said. if you went The Parkers you got to park. outside the gate that brother laughed. but it was a brotherly laugh he said. come here baby let me show you something.

and I got on that golf cart and he drove. me to my parking space that had my name. on it that was a moment for me like I'm. pulling up to a studio and that's my. name that's the little fat black girl. from Baltimore Maryland who was in the. slow slow class that's the little fat. black girl from Baltimore Maryland who. did didn't have a lot of friends a lot. of people didn't want to deal with me. but that's my name on that parking space. now do you see why I fight like I fight. M because it's all possible but what.

happens is we then lose ourself in the. possibility of what we're getting and. now we're too afraid to lose it so all. the principles all the morals all your. values they don't go away you just push. them to the side cuz you know what it's. like not to have gas money so I'll just. you know I I I'll just go ahead and do. that a little bit my soul won't let me. do. that why did you want to. become famous you asked me earlier did I. know that I was going to play in the NFL.

and I told you yes because I would I. wanted to play in the NFL because it was. going to get my grandmother and my. family into a situation they probably. would have never enjoyed without it come. on that was my driving force that was. all I thought about more given your. family situation and what. transpired why didn't Mo want to be. famous so bad I'm a little fat black. girl. baby and ask another fat black girl we.

fight for that. attention because you wasn't the one. picked on the playground to play. kickball right you wasn't the one picked. for the spelling be you wasn't the one. picked for this you wasn't the one. picked for that so I was like one day. one day one day one day I'm sure you. growing up you had your challenges you a. dark skinned man there was a time. stuttered yeah yeah you know I wasn't. always popping more now that you brought. it up let's talk about it sh sh it was. the L Bar you that talk about it your. hair was Curly your skin was black yeah.

man yeah now that you brought it up I. wasn't always is so now to be that now. to be that yeah now you got to be. careful cuz you remember the time when. she told you no I don't want to go out. on date with old black shannnon. you you you let me talk to her right now. let me talk to your ass that wouldn't go. out with black Shannon now you wish you. would have went out with black Shannon. that studed okay you wish you would have. went out with black stuttering Shannon. Sharp's ass now look at him he got the.

sh Shay show I bet her ass a t I've been. there I've been there I've been there so. we understand it you know you understand. that drive you understand that thing in. you that says I won't let nobody stop me. now my drive wasn't that I wanted to get. my family out of poverty because I've. always grown up in a middle class. environment so it wasn't that we were. dirt poor you know we a have no whole. lot but I didn't look at it as we were. in PIR right right for me I just wanted.

to I wanted the world to know me and. then once I had a son right I was very. young when I had my first son I didn't. want him to have to go to a college. because that was all that my parents. could afford for it I wanted him to be. able to do whatever he wanted to do now. there was a sacrifice in that right cuz. when you trying to go get it you missing.

this right here oh you miss a lot the. nurturing you miss all of that so you. know all of that had to be dealt with so. now with this group with my second set. of children I'm a different mother than. I was then so my whole thing is even. right. now we want to make sure that when we. leave here our babies are good right and. their babies are good and had Tyler Per. not told that lie we would be on our way. to that and I know people saying why she. keep going back to that I'mma keep going.

back to that [ __ ] Shannon sharp till he. takes accountability for. it you said your first son yes that. you're trying to get it but it robbed. you of a lot of things of. a mother son relationship and so. you made sure not to make the mistake. this time. around what's your relationship like is. he resentful of that we we're still very.

much separated okay and and and it's a. it's a it's a. um it's one of those things where you. have to pray to the universe and say let. time do the healing and that's it right. that's it let time do that healing it. may heal it in time and it may not right. that's something that we as parents have. to say listen right I've done what I've. could do I've taken accountability for. it now it's up to you right that's like.

when somebody's saying Shannon I want to. apologize to you now it it's up to you. whether or not to accept whether or not. to but once I give it to you I've done. my part and don't apologize like no punk. I'm just sorry for everything uh-uh. uh-uh uh-uh that get your ass out of it. know break it down let's go bit by bit. so that way we know you understand the. offense that you've done now I'm not say. because I've had to do that right when I. tell you I was so out of line and out of.

order when I first got with my husband. so out of order and out of line and this. been my best friend since 10th grade. since we were 14 years old he came to. the other other weddings okay what it. was like my. brother this man he was like my brother. he been out hustling you for a minute MO. you know he. wasn't that's why it's so beautiful. because we really we were like we we had. a place together he would see my.

boyfriend I see his girlfriend you know. then he might some Tye of away this was. my brother this was literally my brother. and then if it was my boyfriend it might. be another little fella but you know he. was like my brother we were brother and. sister right so the way it happened yeah. yes it was so pure tell me that's what I. want to know. now you he came to you say came to. wedding you saw him have girlfriends I. don't know if he was married or not.

before you never been married you how. how did I got to know this I cuz. Hallmark need to do a story baby girl we. got time we got time we good on time. absolutely I want you to say that again. and I don't want Hallmark but okay okay. okay because this this story is spicy. and I don't know if Harmar can handle. the spice of the story. so we've always. been like brother and sister right he. was the one I would call after a show.

when I was staying at a motel and I'd be. like yo they got me in this motel and. [ __ ] outside and everything I'm scared. he'd be like but one day one day you. going to be on the inside this is the. same guy that we was going to the uh. like our little farmers market in. Baltimore and I had a comedy club called. Monique's right in Baltimore and a girl. had on a Monique's t-shirt and he says. one day they know you only in Baltimore. but one day they going to know you all. around the world that's the same got it. when we step off of a plane in London.

together and a guy says my wife knows I. fancy you and we we went back to that. moment coming out of that store in. Baltimore where one day they'll know you. all over the world so he's always. been he always made life right for me. but it was my brother right and I. remember one night when I thought J LT. was my boyfriend and let me be clear I.

thought he was my boyfriend I was never. his girlfriend right but in my mind you. know we we take it somewhere right so. I'm I'm in my feelings cuz I like this. little teddy bear right but the teddy. bear didn't like it was reciprocated. okay all right not the way I wanted it. to be right so I call up my best friend. and I'm saying I'm mad never he said all. right he said listen it's all good when. you come home you know let's just hang. out right when I went home I was doing.

the BET Award right and I had a big. party at my house yeah and the next day. I was supposed to go to Essence for the. film for the Essence Festival so that. night at the house my house the outside. is Pat ain't nobody th a Hollywood party. Shannon Shar like Monique th a Hollywood. I had every race every nationality every. everything you thought could be at a. party and everybody was just having a. great time a great time right so he's at. the party and he's very reserved you.

know very reserved cat so um I grab his. hand and say come on let's go dancing. and we go out on and dance we have a. great time after that I'm like all right. I got to start packing to get ready to. go to the Essence Festival so we go. upstairs and I take my shower well it's. nothing for him to see me naked because. we we were roommates you know so nothing. so he says when you come back from. Essence I want to talk with. you so I said okay so he went to kiss me.

on my cheek but the kiss was half lip it. was like here yeah okay okay see oh see. sleep with it with it it was right there. it was right there right now I tried to. turn the whole mouth but it came right. there right cuz I felt something. different I felt and I was like and then. after it happened we both almost had a. feeling of like what just we did. something wrong like this like that's my. so we didn't address it right I came.

back from Essence Festival what you want. to talk about I went to his place okay. he fixed dinner oh okay he fixed dinner. and read this amazing poem that he. wrote that was almost 19 years ago uhoh. we've never been aart since then. wow we've never been a part since then. and I am more in love with that man. today than I was when we first got.

married because I didn't really know. what I was getting I knew I was getting. somebody I could trust cuz I just needed. somebody that I could just right try. like my brother stole from me my like. I'm just I just needed somebody that I. could just trust and I didn't want to. keep on having randoms right cuz that. gets old after a while you know what I'm. saying trying to feel the void and men. go through that as well as women you. just get tired of so I knew I could. trust him but I didn't know he was the.

king that he was Shannon I didn't know. that I didn't know that I would be. raised and there are women that have a. problem with me saying that and I will. not back down from it I did not know. that that man would take me from a. 15year old mentality even though I'm a. star I'm famous I got a few dollars in. my bank account but still had that. little girl mentality you can't correct. me you can't say nothing to me you can't. check me you can't do none of that still. had that way that man was able to shut.

all of that down and grow me up so I got. a great one I won't even say a good one. I got a great one you got a great one. yeah you got a A Lover a best friend a. manager a husband a confidant yes yes. yes a protector yeah you're saying it. and it seems like people have a hard. time getting it but that's exactly who. Sydney Hicks is he's all of those.

things when the Queen's of Comedy when. was that a cuz I'm some more Dale giv. Miss. L tell me about the Queens of Comedy we. hear about we hear about the the the the. Kings of Comedy all the time and it was. great yeah you I was not an original. queen of Comedy. mhm and when I came on right I was so. honored to be in the presence of three. of the greatest female comedians to ever.

do it and when I tell you hands down. them sisters are incredible because. they've paved ways for people and when. we got together. Shannon it. was nonstop history. remaking because we were selling out in. ways that were unheard of right right. and I can remember our first show cuz I. was not initially the headliner right of. the Queens of Comedy some more was right.

and I remember our first show and this. is why I appreciate her because she. knows a great show like you have some. comedians that feel like you can't. follow me I tore the stage down and it's. over and you can't you can't you can't. and and I felt that way one time in my. life and that was with DL hugley right. but you have you. she was the headliner of the show and we. were in. Atlanta and it was one of those shows. where the basket for me was this big. like I don't care what I said it was.

just. right s more is one of the funniest yes. it's just our energies are different I'm. Li to run across the stage just the. energy is different and that night the. energy was just different it was not. that she was less funny just the en was. different and this is why I love that. sister she walked off the stage that. night after she closed the show she. walked by me and she said you headline. from now on and she kept walking we. never discussed.

it we never discussed it it takes for me. it takes a person saying we want a great. show right we just want a great show. correct and that's what that was Miss. Laura taught me how to warm up food on a. damn iron with a towel. she said [ __ ] I've been to prison we. don't have no microwave and we going to. eat these buffalo wings flip that iron. over and wrap that Reynolds Wrap Up and. covered with that tow baby them buffalo. wings were so damn good we just but did.

we get treated fairly hell to the. no no we did not there were times on. that Queens of Comedy Tour that I had to. even on that. tour I had to say some things mhm. because it wasn't fair and the way we. were being treated it was not fair there. were times. when money wasn't. right and I. remember the first date for the Queens.

of. Comedy and I got a call from my. agent and she says to me no more CND D. promoters you're in the big leagues. now Walter laam wants to wants you to be. a part of the Queens of. Comedy okay. no I'm thank you no problem cuz he's the. executive producer of The Kings of. Comedy correct right this going to be a. blast yeah the first check I. got let me sit before I tell you hell I.

might Med take me a sip. too my banker called me up and said. Monique this check is no good I said. excuse me the money jump funny sip again. God damn it I might need a little. something strong hold on damn it Shannon. the money is no good I said what you say. she said monik this check is no good so. I immediately got on the phone with my.

agent and I said let me tell you. something about CND D promoters my money. always good now I need you to get Walter. laan on the phone Walter lean from here. on out I will only accept cash from you. moving forward you have two hours to get. the money into my account if not take me. off for the Queens of Comedy Tour. he make it right he made it right you. saw me on the tour didn't you yeah and. then one night this is why people could.

say that's a problem if I tell you I'm. going to pay you. $50,000. 25 what are you expecting 50, 25 so one night they tried to give me. what was not all of it. I need all of it I don't care if it's a. little bit it's mine and until you get. it my throat hurts so they had to go I.

get sick on them Shannon oh you. you I feel the. weather well I performed that night. because they had to go get my money. right then they started selling shows. off so what that means is now you got. different promoters coming in we're. women. we are women okay s more had an. assistant and I had an assistant and. both of our assistants were not the kind. of men that was going to fight right. okay they might scratch it but they. wen't going to B their fist up and do no.

uh guffing okay so we're in a position. now we're trying to defend ourself cuz. now you walking up you walking up you. I'm a promoter I'm a promoter I'm a. promoter take pictures with my family. take and we had no idea this was. happening right one night we on the. kings and queens right right and oh how. Bernie Mack is missed oh how he's missed. because he was a real one right okay all. the kings of comedy had limos separate.

Steve had one Bernie had one C had one. had one all of them then another. limousine pull up and they say this is. for the Queens of Comedy I said I will. not I will not you better pull up four. separate limousines you're going to. treat us the same way you treat did them. we helped sell out 44,000 people that. wasn't just the Kings it was the Kings. and the Queens so you will treat us. accordingly right all the kings got.

Rolex watches when it was over what. y'all. get I'm still waiting for mine that's. the treatment so when people say why. won't y'all do the Queens. again it was a moment in time and it was. a beautiful moment in time and some. things should be left where they. were. wow this is what I want to get to I want. you to get to it a lot of this happened.

with the movie Precious that's the movie. that made Mo'Nique a star among star she. shined the brightest because you played. that role nobody else could have did. that role Justice Mo thank you baby. nobody you played it and I remember. walking out the movie and I called my. sister I said she going to win the. Academy Award for that role I said it's. almost like she was born and to play.

that. role now now tell correct me from wrong. okay okay you shoot a movie yes the. movie rap you might have to come back. and do some voice over some some here. some touch of work here and there yes. that's already scripted into the. contract now the promote. aspect of the contract what were you. contracted to do because that seems to. be where the the conflict seems to come. in yes because you like okay well so.

tell the people that's going to watch. this and listen to this what was Monique. contractually obligated to do as far as. the promotional aspect of. precious I was contractually obligated. to promote the movie prees Under lead. Daniel's Productions okay I promoted. precious under Lee Daniel's Productions. I did Oprah I did magazines I did TV. shows I did all of promotions I was.

contractually obligated to do okay that. was it that was it I'm done with it done. okay now precious is going to can right. at the time I have the Monique show I am. on the spread the love tour I have. toddler babies and I'm also a wife okay. Mo'Nique The Mo'Nique Show is like down. for maybe a couple days a week or so. right I got some days off on the tour. I'm going to relax with my family.

because once they sold the movie right. you didn't sell me right whoopy. Goldberg see whoopy Goldberg said I. could have schooled you and told you. what was. expected when I didn't promote and go. overseas. and you know how you just looked up and. looked away yeah whoopy Goldberg what. you were saying to me I could have. schooled you and told you you go in in. that house and let them have their way. with you right and I'll be here when you. come back MH so after I'm done with my.

promotions Lion's gate reaches out to my. husband initially they think they're. talking to my. attorney right and they say we want. Mo'Nique to come to can to she promoted. so well in the United States we want her. to go International and promote the. movie and do can okay I tell my husband. please let them know I respectfully. decline I appreciate it but I.

respectfully decline I'm going to spend. some time at home Lion's gate calls. back we really would like for Monique to. come to can promote this. movie please let them know I. respectfully decline I'm going to spend. time with my. family Lions Gate called back and says. what is it going to take for us to get. Mo'Nique to come to can we'll give her. another week in France we'll upgrade her. room my husband said is there a dollar.

amount attached to what you're asking. for oh we we will never pay anyone to. promote a film never he said we. understand and we're never going to work. for free you're asking her to do. something that she's not obligated to do. correct well what is this the attorney. he said actually I'm her manager and I. her husband now we can put it on the. husband's being difficult right right. okay so I don't owe anybody anything. that's why I was never Su now we go to. the Hoodie Awards Tyler Perry is there.

okay Tyler Perry calls me in his room. now when I go into Tyler Perry's room. his staff is in there now you ready to. holler laughing yes okay I take my. security in there with me cuz I always. want to have somebody with me right. right Tyler Perry does. this and the people scattered they all. left out the room I said look at this. [ __ ] right here you saw me and they all. scattered that wasn't the light that's. for the people you know light clap. lights.

on lights off cuz they got their asses. up out okay okay okay so at the time my. security look at me I said you don't. work for Tyler Perry you could tche so. Tyler Perry says to me listen Monique we. really need you to you know promote this. film because if you get nominated for. the Oscar your next movie is going to be. $3 to5. million if you win it your next movie. is6 to8 million I said Tyler Perry who. you talking to I'm a black woman when.

they gonna pay that kind of no I'm. telling you that's what it is and and if. you just go and promote it I said listen. brother you can pay me to promoter cuz. at the time now him and Oprah producers. on the film right I said you can pay me. to do it I don't care where the check. come from but just gotay he said I'm not. in the habit of giving out money for. free I said then I'm not in the habit of. working for free but you gave TD Jake a. check for a million dollars but that's. another story and I'm back so when he. then says that it's like listen we both.

mutually agree you don't give out free. money I don't work for fre we hugged. Shannon when we were done talking we. hugged do you hear me yes we hugged like. brother and sister like it's cool he. understand okay Oprah free calls my. husband I want y'all to take your time. cuz I'm getting ready going yeah you. that's your camera right there yeah cuz. the people at home they sitting there. like Monique what happened [ __ ] I'm.

going tell you she calls my husband okay. my husband explains to her what's going. on she says there have been times I've. had to draw the line in the sand so my. husband said well what is different. between you and Mo'Nique you've got to. draw the line and you're saying when you. know they're asking you for too much she. said you're absolutely right and I. understand your. position you're right in the position. you're. taking so when you're looking to me. saying well what happened I'm telling. you what happened but okay she's saying.

that privately but did she voiced that. publicly did you hear her say it I did. did you hear her say it JT did you hear. her say. it Z did you hear her say Zach Regina. did you hear her Tommy no one seemed to. hear that publicly she said that. privately now when she said that see. everything we saying to you it can be. proven she had him on speaker.

phone and that when she was talking to. him in that room was a man named Reggie. Wells who just passed who used to be. Oprah Winfrey's makeup artist who he had. a conversation with me and my husband. now for you babies that's good with the. little internet we had a a show on. called monik Sydney finding a way be un. offended finding a way to be unoffended. Reggie Wells is on that show speaking. about Oprah Winfrey Reggie Wells said. Monique I was there that day he said and. when y'all got off the phone he I looked.

at her and said why don't you just pay. this woman the money she deserves it and. she looked at him and said I won't be. paying her nothing and he said that's. not right and you know it's not right. now that man shared that on that show so. I'm not saying nothing it hasn't been. shared so you have people that will say. things in private but won't do it. publicly I'm the person that I will say. it in private and I'm going to say it. publicly cuz that's the only way we make. it right but you don't need somebody to. talk good to your face you need somebody.

to talk good behind your back so if you. telling me if you telling me what a. great person I am in my face but you. telling me I'm dog poop behind my back. what good is that Mom what does that. make those kind of people. Shannon that's what does it make those. kind of people. that is cowardly see here's what's this. when we have our juggernauts Oprah. Winfrey Tyler Perry Steve Harvey the. Kevin Hart these are our juggernauts of. our community these are the people that.

our babies say when I grow up I want to. be that I want to be like that so we. have to call those people to the mat and. say listen what are you teaching our. babies you're feeding poison because. you're showing them your private jet. I'mma show you my Mansion I'mma show you. my cars but my character is shot and I'm. bankrupt I got a lot of money in my bank. it's more zeros than some of them can. than we can imagine but their character. they are.

bankrupt those are bankrupt people so. everybody that cat sat right here and. told you. about I can't wait to see your next. interviews with those people they Ain. coming on now Mo invite them I have they. not g to do it well look I've already. done Steve I have a relationship with. Steve he do him. again do him again and I'mma say this. I'm try to get Oprah in uh in Tyler. though baby we got him y'all come on. stop playing they ain't coming on more.

thanes to you you know. how and I don't want to put you on a. spot but I'm going to say it because I. appreciate you as a black man and what. you're doing thank you if you are my. friend mhm and someone says to me. Monique Shan shot wrong. me and you my friend yeah I'mma call my. friend you going to come to me and I'm. going to say hey is what they saying. true and if you get the him and and Han.

I'mma tell you till you fix it you and I. can't talk because if you'll do them. that way you do it'll be a matter of. time before you do it to me so if Steve. Harvey is your friend MH you call your. friend up and you ask him is what our. sister saying right man cuz if it is we. can't do that to her if that's our. sister see it took a. transgender named TS Madison it was a. guy named Jamaica Carter Jamaica Carter. and our mutual Jamaica Carter and our.

friends TS Madison was a mutual friend. so Jamaica caught me and said would you. mind doing TS Madison Show I go do TS. Madison Show when I tell TS Madison when. the camera Cuts I said listen your. friend is wrong she said Monique Lee. Daniels is my friend I said then you. need to call your friend and tell him to. fix this [ __ ] she said I will within a. couple of days who did I get a call from. Lee Daniels see that's a friend that's a. true friend that's saying I love you so. much that I want to make sure that's not.

on your heart or your conscience let's. fix it let's make it right so when. people ask Lee now when we did the. Deliverance together how was it to work. with Monique what it was as if we had. never parted ways because he fixed it he. owned it and he took accountability for. it I can't now keep you you to the Cross. cuz you've owned it right I've had to be. forgiven right so I appreciate that. someone had grace and mercy with me so. I'mma have that with other people when. they take accountability for what. they've done how much did you make for.

the role Mary impression I was paid. $50,000 that's it that's it and I never. complained because that's what I signed. up for it was an independent film MH. right so when my friend called me and. I'm going to quote him he said [ __ ]. this one right here right here he said. this [ __ ] is crazy by the time I got the. page 10 I called him back I said what. the hell is this Lee he said [ __ ] I. know he said it's sick after my husband. and I read that script he said mama if.

you play this with no. judgment when he say action don't judge. the character just become it this is an. award-winning yes this is award winning. so with all of that being said I never. complained about the $50,000 I did. everything I was supposed to do no. nothing it is when they started asking. me to become a slave it is when Tyler. Perry and Oprah Winfrey started asking. me to work for free it is when they.

started doing the bidding for whomever. the gatekeeper was at the time to say we. can get her remember the scene in. Sparkle you ever seen Sparkle with Irene. Carol yeah and Phil Michael Thomas. remember when they was in the car cuz. the Jew men was trying to get him to. sign over that contract and he kept. shaking his head like you will not get. me to turn my back on this woman right. that's what this is we ain't turning our. back my husband ain't turning his back. he ain't signing up for something he. know ain't right and people have a.

problem with that and we got to keep. speaking on and Shannon because the next. one's coming for real I would hate for. you to have to sit another sister in. this chair and she tell you the same. story so considering you want to askos. normally when you win the Oscar not. saying you going to win another or get. Oscar worthy uh uh uh scripts but. there's normally a a run where you in. you know two three films now Mo'Nique.

that 50,000 is 500 or a million or two. million you feel feel that you were. black ball from that point and Monique. did not make the money what she should. have been compensated for future roles. let's tie it all back in okay okay you. have a man that says I lied on you yes I. put a rumor out there on you yeah and I. said I was going to apologize but then. you have another man that comes back.

when I'm off an Empire and says Mo they. said you difficult to work with you. going to be a problem where would they. get that. from well somebody that's as powerful as. as Tyler okay so now I'm scratched from. that yeah right now when it comes to. movies I'm a difficult person to work. with ain't nobody ever had a problem. with me they never said did they say did. anybody say that prior to pressure yes. no not prior deess I've never had a. problem with nobody I long as I was.

saying yes you good the moment you start. challenging we got a problem what about. the Parker what about moisha had anybody. said anything about Monique's character. prior to pre her not wanting to do. International press what she wasn't. contract actually obligated to do prior. of that nobody said anything never the. only person that could say anything as. that is a producer is a guy named will. Packer I did a movie called almost. Christmas M when will Packer sat down.

with my husband and I Shannon every. other word I his mouth was Queen you are. queen and the queen and the queen and. the Queen and we just want you to do a. cameo and here's what we're going to pay. you my husband said will that does not. cover Monique doing promotions that that. covers none of that brother this is just. for the Cameo okay yeah the director was. David tber my husband and David Talbert. were College roommates they they were. across the hall from one another in the. script I was that quick cuz it's a cameo.

right okay yeah so 99% of the things you. heard Aunt May say it was Mo'Nique it. was me at liby yeah okay cuz it's a. cameo right when we had a meeting with. Willer willacker says if you do this for. me I give you a three piter deal and a. sitcom now we have all of this in. writing it's all in writing what would. you what would you what were you what. were you needing to do a press you going. to need to do press for it you going to. need to promote it or just just do the.

Cameo just do the Cameo that is what was. agreed upon we were going to do a cameo. for the amount of money that he said. they were going to pay no problem well. what they did was they kept spreading it. out they kept spreading this character. out we want you in this scene and that. scene and this scene but that ain't no. Cameo cameo or the okay okay David. tabard is our is our friend we don't. want to make this bad for David tabard. so we said okay no problem now let's. talk about the. treatment while we're on that set of.

almost Christmas there were a few things. that was happening that I took issue. with Will Packer is a. producer he came on that set and tried. to give us a direction while the. director was standing right there I said. will Packer I will not allow you to do. that you would never do that to St. Spielberg you would never do that to a. white director you as a producer going. to just walk in and give a Direction so. I will not take direction from you if. you have something you want to give to. me you give it to the director and you. have the director to give it to me you. are disrespectful to him now I had a.

meeting in David tabbert's trailer with. Will Packer David tabbert and the first. ad because they were being disrespectful. to this black man and I was not going to. allow that to happen I had a. conversation with the first ad and I. pulled him outside I said listen brother. when it's your turn I won't let nobody. do it to you but what I'm not going to. do is Stand By and Watch You Give a. direction after the director gives a. direction it confuses the cast and it's. disrespectful and to that black man's.

credit his eyes filled up with water and. he said I appreciate you for having this. conversation with me okay so will pack. and I now at odds because I'm seeing how. this brother's acting I'm in my trailer. my assistant at the time her name was. Robin right Robin is in her 50s mhm. she's in my trailer with her shoes off. she's on the computer wol Packer's. friend or I'm not sure what title to. give her okay she comes into the trailer. now in this trailer it is me my hair.

stylist makeup artist and my assistant. this young lady who we're all old enough. to be her mother MH she comes and looks. at my assistant and say what's your. shoes doing. off you in your trailer why you care I. said excuse me you're out of order you. don't come in here questioning nobody in. my trailer as a matter of fact and her. energy was not that of I'm playing it. was what you I said as a matter of fact. I need you to go get will cuz I'm not.

even going to have this conversation. with you I'm going to talk to your boss. when will Packer comes into that trailer. for us to talk do you know what that man. says to me and my hair stylist and my. makeup artist and my assistant I am the. head [ __ ] in charge. everything stops with me I said well I. want to let you know this will you're. going to hear that you're the hit [ __ ]. in charge from me as many times as I can. tell people that's what you said I said. and furthermore you need to check your.

assistant because this is my space we. weren't in your trailer with our shoes. off we're in my space with our shoes off. but why would he come why would he come. to. you with that type of energy what what. led. what led him to say that when all you. ask his assistant to do was to go get. him because she's questioning why people. in your trailer have the truth that's a. good one because what I said to him was. who do we need to talk to this young. lady can't be up in here like that and. that's when he became the head [ __ ] in.

charge and then I said who are you the. head [ __ ] in charge of we have Danny. Glover on this set we have a legend and. an icon are you the head [ __ ] in charge. of him are you the head [ __ ] in charge. of Kim Alise are you the head [ __ ] in. charge of Gabriel Union are you the head. [ __ ] in charge of JB smooth who are you. the head [ __ ] in charge of so he tried. to laugh at and joke it I said uh-uh I. don't play that way brother I said the. food is bad like what we doing here the. food was slopped so when they say they. didn't have any food the food we had. nobody ever ate that food because it was.

just like you can feed them anything now. here's where it gets even better. remember how taji said the trailers were. infested yes our trailers blew. up. wow they blew up now what what I. whenever this airs I'm going to post the. trailers blowing up so the people can. see but they blew up and if any of us. were in those trailers we would have. been gone right the trailers blew up now.

when I was smelling the gas we went to. the brothers that was hooking up the. trailers and we said hey we smell gas M. they said Mo we let him know talking. about the head [ __ ] in charge we let. him know he just said okay and walk away. I said he what he just said okay and. walked away the trailers blew up did. will peka reach out to anybody I can't. say he didn't reach out to me and say. hey is everything okay did you lose. anything in the in the is everything.

good the only thing they wanted to know. from me was where was Aunt May's. wigs huh where are those wigs nobody. asked not the studio not will Packer not. nobody wow said are you good did you. lose anything I said the wigs blew up in. the explosion right so to understand. what we have to deal with and to. understand most people are too afraid to.

say it out. loud that we are being. mistreated this is this is this is not. right right so if that means y'all won't. want to play with me I don't want to. play with you either let's be clear I. don't want to play with somebody it. don't care if I've blown up what if we. were in those trailers what do y'all say. to my. family what do you say so with precious. I owed no one anything right with almost.

Christmas I owed you nothing however I. did it because we had a relationship. with a brother named David tabbert and. we didn't want to send him through no. drama no nothing so we went along with. it other than that Shannon sharp there. is no one that can say that will sit in. my face or my husband's face and say we. had a bad experience with. you I read that you said you read you. this is a chapter of. forgiveness that's your thing a chapter. of for I didn't say that that's what the.

god Hollywood Reporter said okay don't. put words in my mouth that's not what I. said that's what his ass said what did. you say Okay okay that's what he said. listen what would it take mo mo what. would it take for Mo me to forgive Oprah. and Tyler. Perry be. accountable be accountable and you want. Tyler Perry to say what he said on that. tape you want him to say that publicly. and he cost my family millions and you.

want to be compensated yes I want to be. very clear about that if someone cost. you Millions do you want that back. absolutely so I'm no different than you. right especially when I've done nothing. wrong especially when you've admitted. that you've lied especially when you've. admitted that you started the rumor yes. you need to compensate me and my family. for Oprah for Oprah. Winfrey you owe me an apology see. Shannon Oprah and I had a private. conversation about our mothers this the.

part people don't know right I shared. what that woman with me and my mother. were going through now my mother's no. longer here M right right and I shared. with Oprah Winfrey what we were going. through and how I felt and I was you. know you trying to balance it off. because it's your mother and I shared. that with you and I shared with her my. family what the dynamic was and you. don't tell me you going to have my godam. parents I was getting ready to say. goddamn baby it was right there but you. don't tell me you have my mother and my.

father on your show and you think that. that's just okay and the way you try to. apologize in front of a group of woman. if you think I've done anything. wrong no you're going to stop that right. I am very proud of what you've. accomplished in your life M we respect. everybody right but we overr no one and. Oprah Winfrey walks around like I can't. be checked I I won't admit to that I'm. wrong I'm a firm believer Mo no one is.

beyond Repro no one at all so when you. keep saying what is it I'm going to keep. answering you the same exact way so if. you talk to your camera I'mma talk to my. camera and see how they split the screen. and we gonna invite them at the same. time you talk to him first uh Tyler. Oprah I would greatly appreciate it if. you two guys would come on Club sh Shay. we sit down we have a conversation this. is not an interview this is not. hard-hitting I want you to tell your. truth Miss Oprah uh Tyler tell your. truth and we can get to the bottom of.

this because hey we got an icon here. sitting on this couch and she's. hurting Oprah and Tyler I want to say I. appreciate my brother Shannon Shaw for. saying what he just said and I want to. clear something up I'm not hurt. personally I'm hurt for our community. I'm hurt that y'all would allow. yourselves to sit in something that you. know that you've done wrong and not say. anything that helps us not so brother. Shay have said y'all come on on the sofa. Oprah this liquor is good okay and I.

understand you like cranberry and vodka. okay Roosevelt cartri told me your drink. that you like and you know he told me. some other things with the drink that. you like come on on Uncle sh Shay let's. have a conversation and well you took. yours all the way down and I cannot okay. okay I cannot I cannot do that you. already did a good you did a good job. than you sug now when we get ready to. wrap up I'm going to give you an. exclusive on something that don't nobody. know okay don't nobody know this and I. it's going to be something it's going to. be something it's going to be something.

I want to get look I I know it's. traumatic and if you don't want to have. to relive it you don't have to what you. went through with your brother. yes when you going through. that how is that impacting. you during that time because I think. you're 7 to 13. M you better do your damn homework. Shannon Shaw. and the impact that it's had on you and.

your relationship with men. Oh Shannon trying to be a. journalist I throw this look at you God. damn it you see trying to come up b w. just get off my brother what. impact. wow remember when you said and I don't. know if you said this so I don't want to.

quote it cuz I could be wrong but. someone say Shannon Shar don't mess with. black. women and before you go any further can. I say this please my grandmother told me. something when I was a little boy she. said boy never chase a lie come on baby. baby come on come on and you never said. that right I've never saiden okay so. that's why I said I got black kids. that's what I said I said them babies. black black yes they not confusing we. ain't trying to see if she Latin or.

Dominican they black black they mama got. black black everybody that she in the. mess with was black black right black. black okay so they there's. this thing with us. that you can't tell us. nothing and often times when a black. woman's been traumatized she's. guarded now you take a black woman. that's been traumatized and now she got. a little bit of.

money and you. take black men some of them that is. impressed with the. money so I can say to you what I want to. not being totally disrespectful but you. know who running this you know how we do. this I've always had an aggressive. personality. yes I have. always. jumped with if I think you trying to.

violate so to say what did that do to. me. it it made me like. this and it made me say I'll get you. before you can get me cuz I know what. it's like to not be in control of what. you're taking from me I know what it's. like to be in a position where there's. nothing I can do right so when it came. to men baby listen I had my my. share okay I'm not saying I was no [ __ ].

M but I was close M hey come on now. shanon get back to me now get back to me. and call me later call me later shanon. call me later baby call me Lord mer. because you a football player with a lot. of money M when you go into a city and. you was in your Prime you had your P. it's no different for a woman when I. went to a city everybody wanted to be. Professor hey and I would pick him okay. you look like you could be but see here.

the thing now Mo all of a sudden you. being this fat black woman it ain't a. problem got remember I remember you said. it was well let me say this it wasn't. never problem with me being a fat black. woman cuz real black men they like them. in all shapes and sizes all complexions. it is these new negro that get into she. got to be this way she got to be that. way but real black men if you can bake a. pound cake.

naked what y'all talking about what you. talking about but what what what it did. though was and this is why I feel the. way I feel about my husband okay I. remember him saying to me one night. because when we first got together I was. I was a handful Shannon M and that's. when I was really sick in the way that I. thought right and he said check this out. you've used your brother molesting you. as a crutch for your bad behavior oh he. said and I won't allow that he said when.

you was a little girl there was nothing. you can do about it but now as a grown. woman every choice and decision you make. it is yours and I will not allow you to. keep on saying because of my brother. because at what point do you take. accountability for. you baby That Grew me up and that night. that grew my ass up that night so fast. because I wanted I wanted to hear what. my psychi my psychiatrist was saying to. me I understand my husband was like. check this out check this out you are in. control of you every choice and decision.

you make everyone you lay down with that. was your choice you've never come back. to me and said you were raped as a grown. woman you've never said that so stop. holding on to that crutch stop holding. on to that. victim cuz it's happening me I I I'm I'm. mad for days and I come up out of that. and when I went to the psychiatrist. right everything my husband said to me. the psychiatrist said to me but he said. I needed you to go to somebody that had.

no dog in the fight cuz I didn't want. you to think I was judging you I didn't. want you to think that because I know. the history I'm pointing my finger so. when I would go to that psychiatrist Dr. Cassandra wanzo she's incredible y'all. want to know about red bottom shoes let. me tell you somebody that's going to get. your mind right Dr Cassandra wanzo this. woman was incredible but every time I. would go to session everything she said. my husband had already told. me so me and Men I had to come to grips.

with that I had to come to grips with. being an insecure fat girl and I had to. come to grips with my sister telling me. ain't no man going to ever really want. you cuz you're fat I had to come to. grips with my father was like listen I'm. here but I'm really not I had to come to. grips with those things so my way of. coming to grips with those things was. now I'm a boss I'm independent and I'm. empowered don't you know I run this see. I too went to the Oprah Winford. University of empowerment and you don't. need a man to make it I signed up right.

and I was at the top of the class till I. realized I was going to bed. empty I was going to bed with nothing. but stuff I did not want to be the poor. little rich girl who have everything but. nothing at all don't that sound familiar. I did not want to be that. so even for the men even for the men. that I was. with right you w with them I wasn't no. okay talk to me Shannon let that liquor. use you I wasn't with them that was just.

a body for the. lonely liquor makes [ __ ] sound good. won't it liquor will make you not sound. like a [ __ ] it was just a body for the. lonely let me tell you what my husband. told me right cuz I was in tears I'm. like I'm I'm you know I I I was I was a. [ __ ] I was crying I was cuz cuz when. you come to grips with it when you. realize how. many when you realize what you've done. and you got to come to grips with it and. now I'm sitting in front of the greatest. person I've ever met and I got to say I.

have been with this many and my husband. looked at me and said Mama you ain't no. [ __ ] you just had friendly. [ __ ] didn't he make it right that's all. I had was friendly [ __ ] so for you out. there you what it is friendly [ __ ]. right that's what he told me [ __ ] he. made it right so did you ever have a. good relationship with your. father yes when I was a little girl.

little when I was a little girl my. father could do no wrong when I was a. little girl baby my father would put me. in that car and he would go to the cut. race store and he get his liquor and he. go over Mr Johnny house now I'm a little. girl right he go over Mr Johnny house. and him and Mr Johnny go in the back and. I could smell a reefa but I didn't know. it was reefa right and they smoke and. they have their little drink they come. back out I was attached to them mhm me. and my father start having a problem. when what he was saying to me wasn't. making sense what did he say and now I'm. about 13 okay he would just he was he.

was a bullshitter but he was a good. sounding bullshitter like and so as a. kid you'd be like my father know. everything but once I started growing up. and I started seeing the treatment that. he gave my mother never physically. abusive but ment. they abused one another I won't just put. it on but once I started questioning him. on just some of his decisions and. choices I became the bad person and I. went to my grandmother one time MIM I. talk about her very close relationship.

with your. grandmother. [Music]. and my father this was one incident that. sent me to my grandmother B bent over. crying I was trying to get a Ford. Festiva right it was for G is right okay. it was about $2 but I didn't have the $2. and I needed a coign them right so I. asked my father please cosign for me to. get this for festiv and I'mma quote him. he said Nikki you won't [ __ ] up my.

credit and I'm like well what have I. ever done to make you think I would [ __ ]. up your credit I I pay my rent on time. I'm responsible I go to work no the next. week not only did he coign for my sister. he just signed for my sister like he put. the call in his name right I go to my. grandmother and I'm like MIM why would. he do that like she said Nikki every. parent knows their weakest link and. every parent knows the one that's going.

to be okay she said you're going to be. okay at that point I wiped my tears and. I'm glad he didn't cosign I'm glad I had. to bust my ass to get it I'm glad I had. to figure it out I'm glad he didn't just. come and rescue it I had to figure it. out so that's why right now when I sit. here and you go through de a decade of. being black ball or whatever your. difficult and all that it allowed me to. keep standing it allowed me not to it.

allowed me not to go sit on a couch with. Oprah Winfrey and say I'm sorry for. nothing I've ever done to you right. that's what those lessons taught me. stand in it and stand strong. unapologetically you speak a lot during. this interview spoke a lot about curses. than the trauma how do we break that. generational trauma that curse that is. in our community what we've said from. the beginning and that's truth it's just. the truth we get so comfortable based. off of lies that the lies become the.

truth I think if we just started dealing. with the truth address it address it. even when it doesn't put you in a good. light it eventually does put you in a. good light because then people start. talking about your honor and your. character and your integrity if I've. wronged you please tell me right please. tell me and then show me where I've. wronged you if you can say Monique this. is what you did right here then I owe. you an apology but if our community.

dealt in truth how much further would we. be that's it that's that's how I think. we make it better we deal in the. absolute truth but sometimes you know. it's kind of like what I tell people I. was explaining to so when I said just. imagine you went to the doctor and Lord. forbid this happened you have cancer but. we're not going to treat. it it's going to go away no doctor would. tell you that you have something going. on we're not going to talk about it. it'll just go away that's what they Bank.

on that's what they Bank on and too many. of our black women have gone to their. graves they've left here and despair. they've left here brokenhearted broken. broke down and we got a chance to see. see it in live and in person with our. beautiful sister taji. Henson what gave you the courage your. Netflix they offered you one thing you. found out they had gave. someone 10 times uh that no 20 times.

that come on 26 26 times that M and. you're like no no no no no no no no no. no no no no we I'm not going to do that. we're not going to do that we're going. to do Fair that's what we do I mean we. you speak about diversity and you talk. about doing the right thing okay this is. an opportunity for you to put that. instead of being lip service okay put. pin the paper let's make it right I. didn't know any other. way I didn't know any other way see when. I heard Wanda say I support you I just.

went somewhere else I don't know how to. do that right especially when it's wrong. if we keep just going somewhere else. we'll keep getting mistreated but when. you hear Amy schuma and this was not. something I found out they publicly said. it it was it was Pride we paid Amy shim. 11 million she came back and said I'm. not a legend or icon but I should get at. least two more million and they gave her. 13 million well when Netflix says to me. you are a legend you are an icon when.

Robbie prw says that well why is my. Legend and icon different right than. these people Legend and icon that's all. and when I say we were able to come to. the table and we were able to make it. make sense and we were able to do the. special and we appreciated I'm saying. listen how can we work this out now you. know what happens with that Happ people. were having call-ins when I said this is. not right I was Donkey of the Day. remember that I was Donkey of the Day. the breakfast Nubs called me the Donkey.

of the Day that's what they said and. they had a whole calling about how I was. Donkey of the day but you didn't do the. same thing when you found out we settled. now all of a sudden don't nobody know. what a settlement is is I mean well we. don't even really it was really really. quick we just going to throw it away so. with that Netflix special it was just it. was just like no guys I got to I got to. stand up because if not that little girl. coming behind me for real right that has.

that. resume I want to let her know you can. fight baby you just don't have to say. Okay you can stand would you be willing. to do another Netflix Netflix special. yeah I had a great time I had a great. time time I had a great time now for me. specials are specials right it's. something special right so you know. we'll see right you know I I I wanted to. ask people that that I hear our. community called you know the community.

call me a yes and they call you Auntie. yes do you wear that with a Badge of. Courage like I do I wear it that was. such an honor for you babies to put. Auntie on my name do y'all know how that. made me feel and I'm not the Auntie. that's going to tell you the [ __ ] that. you want to hear I'm the Auntie that's. going to tell you what you need to hear. so for the things that I have said about. our community and our babies and our. sisters I cannot back down because y'all. gave me the title I didn't ask for it.

but when they gave it to me Shannon that. was the universe saying you now sit in. that seat yeah you are now responsible. that's why I must speak out and I must. speak loudly and I must say it to the. top of my lungs cuz godamn if Fanny L. didn't do it for me godamn if fit didn't. do it for me godamn if Mom's mael didn't. do it for me the ones that came before. us and there's a woman still alive named. syvia Traymore. Morrison that woman got paid in a.

Coca-Cola that woman got paid in a. Coca-Cola at her next gig and $5 she was. the first black woman to write for. Saturday Night Live but they have a. listed as a production assistant and. she's still alive that's why I speak the. the way I speak because I will not let. them wash her out of history as if she. never. existed. Wow dating what what advice if somebody. if if a group of women were in here and. they like Auntie come on Auntie talk to.

us H this dating thing cuz this is It's. MO is different now then when you when. you and I it's different baby I'm. grateful I'm not 56 and. trying are you trying to say what you. trying to say I'm looking right at you. I ain't backing down you better take. your old ass and get somebody to love. you damn now I'm looking right at let me. tell y'all what Shannon need life let me. tell you what my baby need he need him. old fat G who can bake good cakes make. some smothered turkey wings who going to.

rub his feet at the night time okay and. going to have a sip of his knac to make. him feel better about himself when he. come home at night that's what shanon. need you don't need no 26 year old girl. you don't need no 36 year old girl this. is your auntie talking to you take your. ass and get you old [ __ ] out there that. can love your old you're trying to hang. out with these young [ __ ] and you you. can't do it Shandy you just can't do it. when they want you to go for the fourth. round you looking at her like [ __ ]. listen I need you want some money to go. to Starbucks because I can't no further.

but if you get your older girl when you. get to that Forefront she going to say. hold on hold on let me go get you some. eggs and. cheese and some toast with apple butter. cuz that's going to get your energy back. up I'm talking right to you [ __ ] so he. thought I was going to be scared to yes. I'm talking and I know old girl she be. good to you her name is Elora now when. you know somebody named eladora old. school now miss eladora told me to tell. you she said I think he like red velvet.

oh I do I do I said Miss Elora if he do. like it she said you let him know I got. something for him yeah I she don't have. no teeth come on pick your glass up and. clack clack come on now these young girl. will bite you okay yeah okay I got to. guess I got to come on home come on home. Shannon and y'all stop putting lies out. about my brother because I was in my. feelings when y'all said he didn't date. black women y'all stop that [ __ ] you. stoping and he might throw a white one. in there every now and again and it's. okay it's okay cuz sometime they you.

know we ain't into everything we don't. do everything so sometime Uncle sh Shay. need a spice of life yeah see there you. go he need to go across the street but. he always going to come back that's why. we saying you open come on home come on. home come on home come on home Sierra. says a lot of women talk about Sierra's. fa but when a God sends a good man they. don't want them is that true I cannot. speak for them I can only speak for me. cuz when the universe sent mine to me.

baby you was ready you was ready when he. sent that man to me even this morning I. thank the universe for that man right. there before I came on air with you I. was talking to him I know he said Mama. you heard me talking I said hey Daddy. yeah I did because we've not been. trained we've not been conditioned to. understand you we've been trained to. fight against you we've been trained to. go against you we've watched our M our. grandmas our aunties speak ill of a.

black man so now when a black man comes. and he good you waiting for the bad. because Grandmama told you black men one. [ __ ] mama told you black one one [ __ ]. your auntie said black man ain't [ __ ] so. all you have in your mind is black man. ain't [ __ ] and so when you get that. beautiful black man he's now got to say. to you erase everything they Tau you. right cuz I'm here or you then you treat. him like that and then he goes and then. you talk about now you're mad cuz he. didn't want you to white girl. Shannon now y'all start treating Shannon. good okay start treating him good now. Shannon I got to catch my plane okay.

this is the last one unless you want to. send me back on your jaet I wish I had. one Mo I wish I had one but I'm going. get you out here on this one see what. y'all did you heard what Shaq said Shaq. said they asked Shaq should a man open. up to a woman Shaq said no he says. because if you do they're going to use. it against you he said because if I. break if I'm cry about something they. going to say the first time they get mad. they going to say see you crying cuz. your daddy said what he said how do you. take advice from a man who has no woman. and I love. Shaq but how do you take advice from my.

brother that has no one okay if you have. that person in your life and you say. listen I'm dealing I'm going through who. else do you talk to at night time in. your Pillow Talk who else do you share. your life with who are you sharing with. your life with Shaq do you tell another. man about your situation and does he. make you feel better like who do you. share your life with so I don't agree. with that at all and I love my brother. but I don't agree with that I think that. makes division cuz if I got to call my.

girl and I talk to my husband right when. I heard Oprah say and these are her. words not mine she say when I be. stressed out and I be going through it. after the show I will come home and Gail. could calm me down and put me to to. sleep what you say what's St okay then. you said it. I'm no I'm here I'm going get Oprah on. the show but those are her words so I I. I I believe that partnership is. partnership all the way around when I. leave this earth there is nothing my.

husband will not know about me and the. other way around did you know after your. first two marriages you going to get. married again yes cuz my first two. marriages were just marriages of my. first marriage was you just couldn't. have the the the milk without buying the. cow right that was the first. and we were boers we were Friday Night. Fights okay okay we were it wasn't. domestic violence we was Friday Night. Fights okay I took a l sometime but. sometime I didn't right okay okay okay. okay the second one. was I couldn't afford to pay my rent.

right and I didn't want to have a. boyfriend right so that's why I say this. is the first time I've really been. married right tell me the story that you. wanted to share that nobody else know. that you was going to share with. us y'all ready for this I'm ready for. this I want you to move move. in that man that was sitting right here. on this couch his name is C Williams yes. Cat Williams and I have a. relationship with fraternal.

twins that's all that's. it that's it that is my twin my. spiritual fraternal nonbi biological. brother we are twins baby yes we are. that was it was all thank you don't. nobody know that but you Cat Williams. don't even know the [ __ ] that's what. make it so beautiful so cat I'm I'm. going call it I'm going call him and U. say hey I met your sister for the very. first time I need you to tell. them do you want to promote anything you. got anything you want to.

promote here's what I'll. say just keep. watching just keep watching I'm. promoting life just keep watching and I. love y'all for real my. babies thank you for watching Monique. ladies and gentlemen Mo thank you so. much I really appreciate it my. myice want a slice got the roll of dice.

that's why all my life been grinding all. my life all my life grinding all my life. sacrifice P the price want a slice like. the roll of dice that's why my life I've. been gring on my. [Music]. life.