Fresh out of a highly publicized lawsuit against the publisher alongside the premiere of her Netflix stand-up show, Mo’Nique is suing another major media company for alleged non-payment.
On Wednesday, the Oscar-winning actress sued Paramount and CBS for unpaid royalties related to her former television show. parkersAccording to the Associated Press.
The breach of contract lawsuit alleges that the companies deliberately hindered the show’s profitability in order to “keep the millions that would otherwise be contractually due” to Hicks Media, the production company of her and her husband, Sidney Hicks. The lawsuit also alleges that the writers and creators of the series were underpaid.
“While the show has proven to be a huge financial success for its producers and distributors, the show’s talent has not been allowed to share the fruits of that success,” the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit further stated, “Given its success [The Parkers]Aside from contractual limitations that halted production after 110 episodes (putting it above the lucrative 100-episode threshold traditionally required for a television show to go into syndication) and how the series’ AGR must be calculated, Plaintiff is expected to enjoy reasonably substantial contingent compensation from the series’ proceeds. This expectation has not been proven to be true.”
parkersAbout a mother and daughter attending the same Los Angeles college, it ran for five seasons from 1999 to 2004 on the now-defunct UPN network. Since its cancellation, the sitcom has aired on several networks. The latest series was brought to Netflix along with other UPN shows in 2020.
According to the lawsuit, Mo’Nique discovered the alleged breach of contract, presumably after filing a new lawsuit against Netflix. In 2018, Valuable The star sued Netflix for engaging in “abusive negotiations” after the broadcaster offered her $500,000 for a comedy special. In addition to the lawsuit, he urged the public to boycott Netflix.
The parties eventually reached an out-of-court settlement in 2022. And on April 4, the comedian aired a stand-up special on the platform. My Name Is Mo’Nique.
David DeRubertis, an attorney who also represents Mo’Nique in the Netflix case, said of this latest lawsuit: “Mo’Nique isn’t shy about challenging these questionable practices around the world by engaging in these David and Goliath battles in Hollywood. industry.”
“I just want the contract compensation that I won,” the comedian said in a statement.