Mo’Nique is pissed with D.L. Hughley over alleged contract dispute and she called him out pretty brutally during her recent comedy show at Fox Theater in Detroit.
What really happened: According to Mo’Nique, she was set to headline a comedy show at Fox Theater in Detroit but unbeknownst to her, last minute changes were made and DL Hughley was chosen to be the headliner while Mo’Nique would open for him. According to insiders, Mo’Nique wasn’t notified until the very last minute – like right before showtime, and as you can imagine she was furious and ready to walk away. However, she thought about her fans and decided to do the show with a spin on it, where she turned her pain into power, and laughter for her audience.
She spoke about her contract while onstage and told her side of the story while venting her anger at DL Hughley. She said, “I’m the headliner n*gga…you open for the kings of comedy, I close for the queens of comedy…Your name is DL, what the f*ck does that stand for? Aaaaaaagh!!! How far you bending over n*gga on the DL?! You f*cked with the wrong one.”
DL had the opportunity to speak his truth at the show as well but he decided to take to social media where he showed “his proof” that contradicts Mo’Nique’s. He wrote, “Answer me this, when have you ever seen the ‘headliner’ at the bottom and mentioned last?…All you have to do is check the order of names on the ticket stubs from last night and you’ll see who’s confused.”
Mo’Nique responded by saying she has the actual contract showing where she was headlining and was willing to show it but wanted to give DL the opportunity to prove her wrong. She also said, “The fact that you point the people to the ticket stubs for the order of the names versus to your contract implies that you don’t have a contract that shows you are the headliner like I do. Either show your contract or shut up!”
So DL Hughley shared his redacted contract on his Insta:
And Mo’Nique did the same via her Insta:
Now, I’m not sure why they’re both showing different information, but apparently Mo’Nique’s proof is her actual signed contract while DL’s proof is his Deal Memo which is not a contract and could change later on. So until DL forward his signed agreement, it’s looking like a checkmate for him ♟
What a debacle!!!
And just in case you didn’t already know the backstory, Mo’Nique has been blackballed by Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Lee Daniels, and a few others for over ten years as she said, and although 50 Cent recently vowed to “put her back in the game” she’s been having quite a difficult time getting back into Hollywood. They claim Mo’Nique is difficult to work with, but we all know it’s because she doesn’t take their crap and will always stand up for what she believes in.
What y’all think about this?
15 replies on “Mo’Nique Blast DL Hughley Pretty Brutally Over Show Headliner Snub “I’m The Headliner! You Open for the Kings of Comedy, I Close for the Queens of Comedy””
Alright, let them know Mo’Nique 👏👏👏 You are the muthaf*cking headliner! If it’s one thing we know about Mo’Nique is that she keeps it 💯 EVERY TIME!!! So DL will need to wheel and come again with his signed contract because he done looking like a liar and a fool right now.
Mo’Nique killed this opener! Y’all trying to throw Mo’Nique off her game, she using them rocks to build a freaking monument.
“Mo’Nique, let go and let God. So I let go to let God, and you know what God did, He give it right the fuck back.” I’m dead 🤣🤣🤣
Mo’Nique’s audience came for a show and got a rude awakening with her surprise pre-show 🤣 They were not prepared for this at all but they seem to enjoy it cause Mo’Nique was surely being herself and blowing off steam.
OMG! She went in on DL 😂 When will they learn it’s best to leave Mo’Nique alone?! She a real G and she ain’t give a shit about Hollywood and the way they do things. She gon’ always keep it REAL.
Real G 💯 every time!
Come on DL forward your signed contract, you have no other choice at this point to save yourself.
Jared, from the look of things they both got played and Mo’Nique took the fall.
I am so happy to see how DL is handling this, how he has grown and matured and is now so mellow. I mean, the way Mo’Nique cussed this man out and laid it on thick, he could have returned the same disrespect, called her outta her name but he chose not to. Loving the new DL Hughley 🤩
As far as Mo’Nique, I know she’s upset and always ready to fire off, but I think she need to think things through before going off and she was wrong for this. He has children and a wife and other people in his life to think about before going after someone like this, and all of it was directed at the wrong person. Obviously, the mishap and blame should be cast on the promoter or manager. DL cannot change anything on a signed contract all by himself!
And finally, 50 Cent is putting himself on the line giving Mo’Nique another chance at Hollywood and she need to always remember that and act accordingly.
This never should have happened! Period.
Janice, either 50 Cent was laughing his a$$ off, or he was holding onto his seat. It was a rough ride but funny as hell!
It was funny as hell 🤣🤣🤣
But seriously though they should have all worked this out before the day of the event and the promoter or whoever was in charge of making the decision on those contracts was wrong for this. If I was MoNique I’d be pissed too, because she came specifically because she was the headliner, and sad to say but apparently DL came because he thought he was the headliner too and as Mo’Nique said he was ready to back out if they didn’t make him the headliner, leaving her to either walk away or take the hit. So she took it with a vengeance!
Girl, I was in shock the whole time watching couldn’t believe what I was 👀 and 👂 she cussed him out so bad it’s now the reference point for anyone looking to get at DL, ain’t nothing left to say.
Is this really DL? LOL! The DL I know would have cursed Mo’Nique out but not this DL, loving him 🖤
Now this situation is unfortunate and promoters need to ensure they avoid this at all cost. How they gon’ trick people into showing up for a part they both can’t play? How on God’s green earth are two people going to be the headliner of one show?
But I see what happened! If either of them didn’t think they were the headliner they wouldn’t have shown up, and the promoter knows that so he tricked them.
Very sad!
Looks like they both got played Desiree, and Mo’Nique had to take the fall. And yes girl, DL done change! Either that or he feel real bad about what happened and decide to concede 🤔
Wow! That was hard to watch.
This will continue to be Mo’Nique’s biggest issue moving forward, since she’s burning so many bridges ranting and raving about everything, no-one is going to listen to her anymore – her rants will become white noise.
I just hate to see things like this happening. There’s enough to fight about in the world without fighting each other. Come on Black community! There has to be a better way to deal with issues and disagreements.