Mo’Nique caused quite a stir recently afterpublicly claiming that director Lee Daniels said she had been “blackballed” in Hollywood since winning her 2010 Oscar for her role in “Precious.”
Her claims have since prompted legendary actress Sheryl Lee Ralph to share her own harsh words of advice — and also ultimately led to a response from Daniels himself.
The “Empire” director, who previously released a statement to The Hollywood Reporter in response to the comedienne’s comments, went on to clarify Wednesday during an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon that what she claimed wasn’t exactly what he told the actress.
“I didn’t say that exactly…We were out on the campaign and she was making unreasonable demands…and this is where reverse racism, I think, happens,” Daniels admitted. “I said, ‘You have to thank the producers of the film, you have to thank the studio,’ and I think she didn’t understand that. And I said, ‘Listen, people aren’t going to respond well if you don’t.”
“I love her, and I’ve spoken to her. And she’s brilliant, and I like working with brilliant people. But sometimes artists get in their own way — I know I certainly do often, I have my own demons that I get in front of myself…I think there were demands that were made from her on the ‘Precious’ campaign, that everyone knows about, that hurt her. And I told her that.”
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