Mo’Nique Calls Out Whoopi Goldberg for Criticizing Her on ‘The View’: “Do You Still Feel You Schooled Me Correctly?”
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The actress on a resurfaced 'The View' clip where the two argued over her decision not to promote 'Precious' overseas: "I'll await your reply..."
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Mo’Nique is calling out Whoopi Goldberg for “schooling” her on The View eight years ago over the actress declining to promote the film Precious overseas. Mo’Nique took to Instagram to pen an open letter about the incident, in which Goldberg criticized Mo’Nique’s decision not to participate in additional promotion for her starring role in Lee Daniels’ acclaimed 2009 movie. Despite winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the role, Mo’Nique says the resulting uproar over her decision severely damaged her career in Hollywood. Related Stories TV Brendan Carr Says FCC Has Initiated "Enforcement Proceedings" Over 'The View' Equal Time Rules News Brendan Carr Responds to Kimmel Over New FCC Equal Time Rules: "If You're Fake News, You're Not Going to Qualify" Addressing “Sister Whoopi,” Mo’Nique says she was inspired by seeing a resurfaced clip (watch it below) from their exchange (though she’s also addressed this issue periodically over the years). “The tone of [watching the resurfaced] comments today seems different from the energy eight years ago, with many people now agreeing with my sentiments about not working for people or entities I don’t owe anything to,” she wrote (read her full text below). “I wonder, have your feelings changed since that time?” “I was also intrigued to learn that in 1993 there was an attempt to sue you [to appear in the flop] Theodore Rex , because it was alleged that you had made a verbal commitment to the film,” she continued. “Your defense was that you never actually committed. You can imagine how confused I was when I discovered this, especially since when I explained that my only contractual obligation was to Lee Daniels, it didn’t sway your opinion enough to stop you from saying you could have ‘schooled’ ...
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