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Mo'Nique: Living Her Dream
Mo'Nique: Living Her Dream
With Oscar buzz for Precious, a new talk show, and a 45-lb. weight loss, the comedian is "a kid in a candy store"
Mo'Nique Talks 'Precious,' Oscar Politics and Unfair Press in Exclusive Interview
Mo'Nique Talks 'Precious,' Oscar Politics and Unfair Press in Exclusive Interview
insidemovies.moviefone.com — Mo'Nique's come a long way since 'Phat Girlz.' The amiable actor-comedian-talk show host (and yes, headliner of that infamous 2006 bomb) is the talk of Tinsletown these days thanks to her harrowing dramatic turn in the Oscar favorite 'Precious: Based ... Mo'Nique Talks 'Precious,' Oscar Politics and Unfair ...
Sorry, I didn't like Precious.
slate.com — Harshing on Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (Lionsgate Films), the awkwardly titled Lee Daniels adaptation of an "urban fiction" best-seller, makes a critic feel almost as mean-spirited as Mary, the monstrously abusive mother of the ... Sorry, I didn't like Precious.
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Mo'Nique Is Living Her Dream
ImNotObsessed.com — ... Mo'Nique may be known as a comedianne, but she shows her acting chops as an abusive mother in the film 'Precious.' She knew how to play the role. ...

Mo’Nique Discusses Her Family, Sexual Abuse, and Her Oscar Buzz from the Movie “Precious”
Bossip.com — ... she allegedly suffered at the hands of her eldest brother – and how she channeled that experience onscreen. “Coming from being molested as a child, when [director Lee Daniels] said, ‘I need you to be this monster,’ well [I] knew who that monster was,” she says. Now, critics are pegging Mo’Nique, 41, as a possible Oscar nominee, but that doesn’t phase her. “Any buzz I’m appreciative of,” she says simply. Via People ...

Australia Finally Realizes That Britney Lip-Synchs, Ex-Scientologist Claims Tom Cruise Once Made Violent Offer [Dirt Bag]
Jezebel — ... ] "Coming from being molested as a child, when [director Lee Daniels] said, 'I need you to be this monster,' well [I] knew who that monster was." - Mo'Nique on her role in Precious . [ People ] "You might think I'd bring up Joe [Jonas], that guy who broke up with me on the phone, but I'm not gonna mention him in my monologue. Hey Joe, I'm doing real well. Tonight, I'm hosting SNL but I'm not gonna brag about that in my monologue. La la la. Ha ha ha. La la la."- Taylor Swift , in her SNL monologue, obviously. [ ...

MO’NIQUE BACK PEDDLES: SAYS SHE’S GRATEFUL FOR ‘PRECIOUS’ OSCAR BUZZ…
FlyStyleLife — ... “Any buzz, I’m appreciative of,” is what the comedian turned actor turned talk show host told People in a sit down last week at her LA home. ...

MO’NIQUE: “MY FAMILY, MY BABIES, THAT’S MY LIFE”
BLACKCELEBRITYKIDS- Black Celebrity Kids,babies,and their Parents — ... “My family, my babies, that’s my life,” says actress Mo’nique in a new interview with People magazine. ...

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And the Oscar Buzz Goes to ... 'Precious'
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goldderby.latimes.com 10/6/2009 — First, Mo'Nique didn't show up at the Toronto International Film Festival to promote "Precious." Rumors ran amok that she snubbed the debut because Lionsgate wouldn't pay a $100,000 appearance fee plus fly her staff first class. Then her publicist ...
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showbiz411.blogs.thr.com 10/1/2009 — After promising she’d be there, BET talk show host and comedienne Mo’Nique will not be attending Saturday’s New York Film Festival premiere of “Precious.” And her publicist of two weeks has just quit as well. You may recall I wrote a story last week ...
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