The online feud between the two standup comedians D.L.Hughley and Mo’Nique began following an incident on May 28th. Mo’Nique performed on Saturday in Detroit in the Fox Centre. It all started when Mo’Nique claimed that she was the headliner for The Comedy Explosion. She said on stage that D. L. Hughley refused to perform when he saw that she was the headliner for the show.
Ever since there is an online feud going on between the two. There is no end to the fight going on between them and it looks like both the parties are not willing to keep quiet regarding the matter.
How Did It All Begin?
In the show in Detroit Mo’Nique told the audience that “Y’all don’t understand the fight (I) had to go through to stand in front of y’all tonight.” The Oscar winner said that Hughley refused to perform once he saw that she was the headliner. “That’s what the (expletive) contract says,” Mo’Nique said. Mo’Nique is to be the last (expletive) person on the (expletive) stage. She is the headliner. That’s what I signed the (contract for.)”. This was the beginning of it all.
Then Hughley countered her saying, “All you have to do is check the order of names on the ticket stub from last night and you’ll see who’s confused. Against my better judgment, over the objections of my team and 4 other occasions where I said NO, I decided to take a chance and work with Monique.”
He even gave examples of the various feuds Mo’Nique had with esteemed stars like Oprah, Netflix, and many more. “At some point, it can’t be everyone else, IT’S YOU!!,” Hughley continued. “Lesson learned. I didn’t have anything personal against Monique… People paid a lot of money to laugh, not hear about your contract.”
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The Mo’Nique And Hughley Fight Knows No Bounds
The online battle seems to be going on for a long time and both the stars keep on countering each other. Following Hughley’s post, Mo’Nique replied, “Either show your contract or be quiet.”
She further said, “But I thank you dl because your you’re the reason why I fight for my people like I do. Anytime you opened for the kings of comedy and I was the headliner for the queens of comedy, and you think you should close the show over me, is a prime example of the bias that Black women have to deal with in this business.”
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Following this Hughley countered her over Instagram. He posted a Deal Memo of the performance which states he was going to be the headliner of the show. “After this… I don’t want to hear no more about this,” he wrote. “If you have a problem, take it up with management and by that I mean yours.”
Mo’Nique again countered that post too with her own contract which confirmed that she was the actual headliner. “If you notice mine has signatures and D.L. does not,” Mo’Nique wrote of her contract. “What type of iron-clad agreement doesn’t have the signatures of the participants involved?”
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She concluded, “That said, D.L. we the people will be waiting for your signed agreement.”
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