Monique was offered $500K for a one hour special with Netflix, and believed that she was lowballed, especially when they paid Amy Schumer $13 million, DeRay Davis $5 million, and Chris Rock and Kevin Hart hefty sums. She walked away from the deal, and asked that all of her fellow black brothers and sisters boycott Netflix over their racism and sexism.
Let me say this: I'm not here to calculate Monique's coins or her worth. If she believes that she is worth $500K for a one hour comedy special, I applaud her for walking in her truth, and I wouldn't dare try to tell her otherwise. But what she fails to realize is that, just as she made a decision to walk away from the deal, Netflix has the option to say, no we don't want to work with you since you didn't take the money that we offered you! It all boils down to choice.
Netflix offered Shonda Rhimes, a fellow black woman, $100 million for a multi-show, several year deal, and to stream her other current shows on their platform. Netflix also offered Wanda Sykes, a fellow black woman and fellow comedian, half of what they offered Monique, so which means she was offered $250K. She said no, and moved her talents to another platform, where evidently she was paid what she thought that she was actually worth. I don't remember her calling for a boycott or asking anyone to be mad with Netflix on her behalf. She simply took her talents elsewhere, and it wasn't even until Monique made her Netflix offer public, that she even spoke about it. Again, she made a choice.
Monique has been in her field for over 25 years, and I have been in my profession for 20. Now by show of hands, how many of you, can expect to even make $500K in an hour, despite your longevity in your field? I sure as hell can't, which is why I am finding it a little hard to care about Monique's first world problems. Netflix is the not the only platform, and she can certainly move on to other entities.
The truth is Monique has been embroiled in one battle after another over the last few years. I don't care about her weight, whether or not I or you feel that she is talented, I don't even care about the internet fodder of her being difficult to work with, or having an attitude, blah, blah, blah, etc. The one common denominator in the midst of all of this controversy, is her husbanger (her husband who is acting as her manager). Monique needs a professional manager. Someone who is savvy, professional, and knowledgeable about how deals work who can negotiate on her behalf. You wouldn't send a lawyer to do brain surgery, so stop allowing your bed partner to be your mouthpiece when it comes to your coins. If she gets rid of Sidney, I guarantee Monique will get the opportunities and the coinage that she is so richly deserving of.
We all make choices in life, and when we refuse to see the error of our ways, we have to suffer the consequences of these choices. Monique chose her husband as her manager, and she is suffering the consequences. This is a personal problem, and I'm not boycotting Netflix over someone's personal problems.
Now I'm going to watch Grace and Frankie, a dynamic Netflix original show!
Until next time....
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