Mo’Nique hopes to safe what she feels are deserved cash for the continuing success of The Parkers. On Wednesday (April 12), the actress and comic filed a lawsuit towards CBS and Paramount.
She launched an announcement on social media relating to her resolution.
“Today we filed a lawsuit to make sure that we are fairly paid money that we are owed for The Parkers. Actors rely on the good faith of Hollywood companies to honor their profit participation agreements,” Mo’Nique wrote. The Parkers was an enormous success and continues to be a income by syndication and streaming channels.”
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Mo’Nique was the starring actress within the sitcom, which aired for 5 seasons and 110 episodes from 1999 to 2004. The present acquired a number of NAACP Image Award and BET Award nominations between 2001-2005. Mo gained Outstanding Actress In A Comedy Series on the NAACP Image Awards in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005.
Here’s Why Mo’Nique Filed The ‘Parkers’ Lawsuit
According to the lawsuit paperwork obtained by The Associated Press, Mo is suing for breach of contract. She’s claiming CBS and Paramount weakened the sitcom’s profitability to “retain millions that would otherwise be contractually due.”
The go well with says CBS and Paramount owe the cash to Mo’Nique’s manufacturing firm, Hicks Media. Mo owns the corporate along with her husband, Sidney Hicks–whom she lovingly praised in her newly launched Netflix particular, My Name Is Mo’Nique.
“While the Series has proven to be a major financial success for its producers and distributors, the series’ talent have not bee permitted to share in the fruits of that success,” the lawsuit claims.
Mo’Nique elaborated on this declare in her social media response to the go well with.
“To further make my point, the Executive Producers of “The Parkers” took authorized motion for a similar considerations that I’ve, and so they’ve already settled. Unfortunately, all too typically, expertise will get saved at the hours of darkness. We’re trying ahead to shedding some mild on the topic! I LOVE US 4REAL!!”
The Parkers has reportedly been obtainable for streaming on Netflix since 2020. In her lawsuit and on social media, Mo says she discovered concerning the collection creators and writers not receiving their cash after they filed and settled their lawsuit.
Along with CBS and Paramount, Mo’Nique additionally named the sitcom’s manufacturing firm, Big Ticket Productions, as a defendant. The actress is hoping to find out “the contractual compensation” she’s earned and allegedly owed at trial.