Last year Academy Award winning actress Mo'Nique filed a pay discrimination lawsuit against Netflix alleging gender and racial bias after comedian Amy Shumer was paid $13 million for a comedy special while Mo'Nique was only offered $500,000 [click here if you missed that].
Netflix responds...
From The Blast
In newly filed documents, Netflix says, “Plaintiff fails to allege any facts showing that the compensation offered her was the product of discrimination. To the contrary, her Complaint contradicts its core premise by noting that other persons of color, other women, and another African- American woman (like Plaintiff) have been paid substantially more money to create comedy specials for Netflix’s streaming service than what was offered to Plaintiff. And Plaintiff fails to explain why she was entitled to be offered what the stars to whom she compares herself were offered for creating such comedy specials.”Netflix is seeking a complete dismissal.
