Oscar-winning actress and comedian Mo’Nique has gone viral for some scathing comments she made during an appearance on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast, including remarks about how she’d be more famous if she were white.
“If I was a white woman, do you know what my name would be? Melissa McCarthy,” the 56-year-old celebrity complained to podcast host Shannon Sharpe. “If I was a white woman, my name would be Melissa McCarthy. Same track record! Five-year sitcom in syndication. The opportunities are not the same.”
Mo’Nique is best known for winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the drama “Precious” (2009). She also hosted her own talk show, “The Mo’Nique Show” (2009–2011), and earned an Emmy Award nomination for her portrayal of Ma Rainey in the HBO biopic “Bessie” (2015).
The comedian also received a Grammy nomination in 2002 for Best Comedy Album.
Meanwhile, McCarthy starred on the CBS sitcom “Mike and Molly” for six seasons and won an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She also received nominations for two Academy Awards for her film work, including “Bridesmaids” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
McCarthy wasn’t the only one Mo’Nique complained about during the interview. She also accused Kevin Hart of dissing her by failing to produce new content with her, which she claimed he promised to do despite her public feud with Tyler Perry.
Mo’Nique claimed Hart told her, “Let’s move past it, Mo. Let’s do great things together. Don’t even worry about it. Whatever you want to do I will partner with you. I will executive produce with you … I’ll do whatever you want me to do.”
Mo’Nique said Hart’s manager told her that Hart “doesn’t want anything to do with Mo’Nique.” She said Hart called it a “miscommunication.”
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“That was two years ago,” the comedian said. “I never talked back to Kevin Hart again.”
The “Precious” star also expressed her displeasure with Oprah Winfrey, who she claimed went behind her back and interviewed her family about alleged sexual abuse she experienced during childhood.
Mo’Nique said she agreed to Oprah’s request to have her brother appear on the talk show in 2010, but would not have said yes to her entire family participating. The whole thing left her feeling “betrayed.”
“We never talked about my mother being there,” the actress said, per HuffPost. “Imagine … [you see your family on a show] and they’re talking about someone who violated you, and that woman didn’t tell you that they were going to be there, how would you feel?”