Current:Home > NewsMo'Nique slams Tiffany Haddish, Oprah Winfrey and Kevin Hart in scathing podcast: 'You betrayed me' -ProsperityStream Academy
Mo'Nique slams Tiffany Haddish, Oprah Winfrey and Kevin Hart in scathing podcast: 'You betrayed me'
View
Date:2025-04-15 08:29:33
Mo'Nique held nothing back as she went off on several A-list comedians and spoke further about some ongoing feuds in a scathing new podcast interview.
The Oscar-winning "Precious" star appeared Wednesday on the "Club Shay Shay" podcast, where she took shots at Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, and Oprah Winfrey. Throughout the interview, she also argued she has not received the same opportunities in Hollywood as she would if she were white and that she has been effectively blackballed for prior comments she has made along these same lines.
"If I was a white woman, my name would be Melissa McCarthy," she told host Shannon Sharpe. "Same track record. Five-year sitcom in syndication. Same track record. The opportunities are not the same."
The comedian, who settled a discrimination lawsuit against Netflix in 2022, starred on the sitcom "The Parkers," while McCarthy starred on "Mike & Molly."
Mo'Nique slams Tiffany Haddish for past comments
At one point in the wide-ranging, three-hour conversation, Mo'Nique slammed comedian Tiffany Haddish for a 2018 remark the "Girls Trip" star made about her husband Sidney Hicks, who is also her manager.
In an interview with GQ at the time, Haddish discussed Mo'Nique's call for a boycott of Netflix by saying, "My business run different than her business. I don't live her life. I don't have that husband of hers."
Mo'Nique fired back, "When I saw that, it's like, Tiffany, if you had a husband like mine, you may not have two DUIs. If you had a husband like mine, you may not be caught up in what looks like you could have been grooming a child."
Mo'Niquereaches settlement with Netflix following 2019 discrimination lawsuit: Reports
Haddish was arrested for DUI for the second time in two years in November, which came after she was named in a lawsuit alleging sexual battery, sexual harassment and sexual abuse of a minor in 2022. The allegations stemmed from a sketch that Haddish said was "intended to be comedic" but "wasn't funny at all."
Haddish added, "I deeply regret having agreed to act in it." The lawsuit was later dismissed at the plaintiff's request.
Mo'Nique on 'miscommunication' with Kevin Hart
Another target in Mo'Nique's interview was Kevin Hart.
She alleged that after appearing on the comedian's podcast, Hart offered to partner with her to executive produce any projects she wanted. But Mo'Nique claimed that when she tried to take him up on this, she learned that Hart's manager was allegedly making it known that Hart actually didn't want "anything to do with" her.
According to Mo'Nique, Hart blamed a "miscommunication," but she never heard from him again in the two years since. Mo'Nique did, however, give Hart "proper credit" for writing her family a check when they were "up against the wall."
Mo'Niquesues CBS, Paramount over unpaid royalties for 'The Parkers'
Mo'Nique says Oprah Winfrey 'betrayed me'
Mo'Nique also again went into her years-old feud with Oprah Winfrey, who in 2010 invited members of Mo'Nique's estranged family on her talk show. "You betrayed me, sister," Mo'Nique said of Winfrey, adding, "Family is sacred, and we don't cross the line with family."
Mo'Nique's podcast appearance came after Katt Williams appeared on the "Club Shay Shay" podcast in January, where he similarly went off on a laundry list of names, from Cedric the Entertainer to Steve Harvey.
veryGood! (8)
Related
- Audit: California risked millions in homelessness funds due to poor anti-fraud protections
- Lightning-caused wildfire in an Arizona forest still uncontained, leads to some evacuation orders
- Fans without tickets enter stadium before Copa America final; people receive treatment
- As fall tuition bills drop, Gen Z's not ready to pay for college this year, survey says
- Video shows dog chewing cellphone battery pack, igniting fire in Oklahoma home
- Baltimore officials sue to block ‘baby bonus’ initiative that would give new parents $1,000
- Watch live as assassination investigation unfolds after shooting at Trump rally Saturday
- Court in Japan allows transgender woman to officially change gender without compulsory surgery
- Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
- Barbora Krejcikova beat Jasmine Paolini in thrilling women's Wimbledon final for second Grand Slam trophy
Ranking
- Breaking debut in Olympics raises question: Are breakers artists or athletes?
- Ahead of RNC in Wisconsin, state officials decry horrific act after Trump assassination attempt
- Aetna set to run North Carolina worker health care as Blue Cross will not appeal judge’s ruling
- TikToker Bella Brave Dead at 10 After Heartbreaking Health Battle
- RFK Jr. grilled again about moving to California while listing New York address on ballot petition
- Man arrested in the U.K. after human remains found in dumped suitcases
- Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history
- Atlanta's Marcell Ozuna in Home Run Derby spotlight after arrests: 'I pray people can forgive'
Recommendation
Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
NFL Hall of Famer says he was unjustly handcuffed and ‘humiliated’ on a flight
GoFundMe for Corey Comperatore, Trump rally shooting victims raises over $4M
Trump shot at rally in failed assassination attempt. Here's everything we know so far.
A New York Appellate Court Rejects a Broad Application of the State’s Green Amendment
Halloween decor drop: Home Depot's 12-foot skeleton, 7-foot Skelly dog go on sale soon
Trump rally shooting victims: What we know about former fire chief Corey Comperatore, two others injured
Anthony Davis leads Team USA over Australia in Olympic exhibition