June 14, 2022
Oscar-winning actress Mo'Nique and Netflix Inc. on Tuesday agreed to permanently end her discrimination suit in California federal court accusing the streaming service of lowballing the comedian with an offer for a one-hour special that "perpetuated the pay gap suffered by Black women" and then retaliating when she pushed back.
July 16, 2020
A California federal judge on Wednesday rejected Netflix's bid to toss retaliation-based claims from Oscar-winning actress Mo'Nique over an allegedly paltry offer for a comedy special, saying she has shown enough at this early stage to allege Netflix shut down pay negotiations in retaliation for her public criticism.
March 20, 2020
A California federal judge on Friday granted a bid by Netflix to whittle down a bias lawsuit from Oscar-winning actress Mo'Nique over an allegedly paltry offer for a comedy special, finding that her retaliation claims fall short, but said the comedian can rework the claims.
February 28, 2020
Netflix urged a California federal judge Friday to whittle down a bias lawsuit from Oscar-winning actress Mo'Nique over an allegedly paltry offer for a comedy special, disputing her claim that the streaming service retaliated against her when it refused to increase the offer in negotiations.
February 10, 2020
Oscar-winning actress Mo'Nique told a federal judge that Netflix can't feign ignorance of its failure to negotiate with her about an allegedly paltry offer for a comedy special, saying the streaming service shut her down in retaliation for initiating a public protest of the allegedly discriminatory offer.
January 15, 2020
Netflix wants to pare down a bias lawsuit from Oscar-winning actress Mo'Nique over an allegedly paltry offer for a comedy special, calling her retaliation claims "nonsensical" and asking a federal judge to remove "scandalous" details about racist remarks allegedly made by company executives and actor Kevin Spacey.