In light of all the fuss over the very public back-and-forth between Mo’Nique and Lee Daniels, regarding the former’s alleged industry blacklisting for what Daniels said was her unwillingness to "play the game" when it came to promoting "Precious" in 2009, as well as campaigning for the Oscar she would eventually win…
I dug up this November 2009 clip from Mo’Nique’s then late-night talk show on BET, in which the host chats with Terrence Howard and Taraji P Henson about her Oscar chances, and the campaign that lay ahead of her.
Mo’Nique made a salient point – essentially, from an actor’s POV, the campaign is on the screen, in the…
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