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Actor and comedienne Mo’Nique Imes-Jackson made headlines in February when various outlets reported she had been blackballed from Hollywood after a perceived rift with Precious…

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When Mo’nique accepted the Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actress,” in 2009, for her stellar portrayal of Mary Lee Johnston in Lee Daniels’ “Precious,” her…

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When Mo’nique accepted the Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actress,” in 2009, for her stellar portrayal of Mary Lee Johnston in Lee Daniels’ “Precious,” her…

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It seems like the Lee Daniels, Mo’Nique drama is letting up anytime soon. After comparing her struggle to be treated fairly in Hollywood to MLK’s…

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Chris Brown’s Baby’s Name Revealed While Chris Brown has yet to comment on his alleged baby with some random “model” named Nia, several sources claim…

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  One of the minds behind “Empire” has completely shot down Mo’Nique’s claim that she was almost cast as high-powered, musical genius Cookie Lyon. Taraji’s…

The Shade Report

There has been a lot of going back and forth this week about Queen of Comedy, Mo’Nique, starring in the hit show, Empire. In a recent interview, Mo claimed that she was offered the role as “Cookie” in the show. During an interview with the co-creator of ‘Empire’, Danny, he claims that she was NEVER […]

On April 24, 2015, Academy award winner, Mo’Nique and Isaiah Washington will be starring in  Patrick Ian-Polk’s film Blackbird. The film is supposed to be about a singer that’s struggling with their sexuality in a community full of judgemental people. If you can recall last week Monique made headlines after article was released and it stated that […]

National

Oscar award winner Mo’Nique appears to have stumbled upon another heart wrenching powerful role in Blackbird. Here’s an official synopsis: Blackbird tells the story of 17-year-old Randy Rousseau, a devout high school choir boy struggling to come of age in the small religiously conservative Mississippi town he calls home. Randy juggles his role as star […]

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This weekend at Funny Bone was a real treat. Mo’Nique and Tone-X are double trouble and they shut down Newport or what Mo’Nique would refer to as “Cincy-tucky”  haha. The Comedy show was great; from Tone- X REINTRODUCING himself to Mo’Nique doing impromptu comedy to keep the crowd laughing after her show was interrupted by […]

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This Morning during the “At Work Network” I had the distinct honor, to sit-down and have an in-depth conversation with Mo’Nique, the multi-media powerhouse, Image Award winner and Golden Globe Award Winner. She is in town to perform at the Funny Bone tonight and Saturday. Tears were shed, jokes were told, but most importantly, a connection […]