In a press release, TV One today announced that News One Now will air its first-ever primetime special with the Academy Awardยฎ winning actress MoโNique on Sunday, March 22nd at 10PM/ET.
Recently recorded in Atlanta, Host and Managing Editor Roland Martin sat down for a one-on-one interview to discuss the recent controversy surrounding reports that MoโNique experienced backlash following her groundbreaking role in Precious. MoโNique also opened up about wage inequality in Hollywood, her current approach to sustaining a career in the entertainment industry and her role in the upcoming independent film Blackbird.
Excerpts from the interview below:
On wage inequality in Hollywood
โWhen you hear our sisters Patricia Arquette and Gwyneth Paltrow, who our are White sisters in this business, and theyโre saying we want wage equality, we want to be treated equal, well if theyโre saying it, what do you think weโre (actresses of color) getting?โ
On reputation of being demanding:
โWhen I watch Mr. Daniels make statements like I was demanding, and I was difficult, Mr. Daniels knows that is not true because he and I have never had an issue at all. If I were that person, why ever would you offer me the role of โGloriaโ in The Butler, why ever would you offer me the role of โCookieโ in Empire?โย ย
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On the personal toll endured by pursing fame:
โThis is my third marriage. (With) the first two marriages, I was chasing (fame) and really didnโt understand what it is to be a wifeโฆ Now that my son is 25, we have a very strained relationship because during that time when he was a little boy I was out chasing, so my prayer was โplease give me another chanceโ.โ