In Mo’Nique’s new Netflix stand-up, the Oscar winner spends time talking and joking about her role The Parkers. However, a lawsuit filed today against Paramount Pictures, CBS TV Studios and others is no laughing matter.
“While the series has proven to be a huge financial success for the producers and distributors, the show’s talent has not been able to share in the fruits of that success,” explains the breach of contract lawsuit on the now-television sitcom. defunct UPN from 1999 to 2004 (read it here).
“The plaintiff was further informed and believes and subsequently claims that the series’ writers and creators have conducted a forensic investigation, that this forensic examination of the series’ books and records strongly suggests that the defendants have unfairly fabricated the series’ finances which is structured to reduce and preserve. its multi-million dollar profitability otherwise contractually owed to the plaintiff,” adds the filing, by law firms Rubertis, APC, and Schimmel & Park, APLC, on behalf of Mo’Nique’s production company Hicks Media.
“Plaintiff only recently discovered the violations and/or concealment of material facts described herein when he learned of the details of the series’ writers and creators’ public lawsuit,” reads the complaint filed in LA Superior Court. “Before that, the defendants’ words and actions led them to believe that all the money was properly paid.”
While terms such as “millions” should be anchored in the sequence, the act does not specify a number Mo’Nique and find her company. With a large number of claims for damages, full accounting and court order building confidence in the context of the legal aid sought by the claimant and the long career that The Parkers first had TV and syndication, streaming, we’re talking big money here
If you only know Mo’Nique from her work on the spin-off, Wonderful or her comedy, you won’t be surprised to learn that the actress didn’t have much patience with the ins and outs of Hollywood accounting and punishment. In 2019, Mo’Nique stood up and sued Netflix for racial and gender bias and “a discriminatory low-ball offering and ended up with a retaliatory blacklist.” After the streamer failed to get the action off the table, the parties reached an agreement in June of last year. The Take no Prisoners special will take place on April 4 this year My name is Mo’Nique launched on Netflix.
Find yourself in it Mo’NiqueIn the legal spotlight, representatives of parent company Paramount Global did not respond to Deadline’s request for comment on this latest lawsuit. When the CBS owners respond, we will update this post.
Source: Deadline
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