Mo'Nique and Lee Daniels Settle 13-Year 'Precious' Feud and Reunite for New Film 'Demon House'
etonline.comMo'Nique and Lee Daniels are putting their years-long feud to rest! The pair has been at odds since the release of the Academy Award-winning film in 2009.After winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2010 for her critically acclaimed performance as the titular character's abusive mother Mary, the 54-year-old comedian made headlines when she claimed she was «blackballed» from Hollywood, naming Daniels as one of the culprits.Years later, on Saturday, the actress brought the director onstage during her show on Staten Island, New York.«I am so sorry for hurting you in any way that I did.
She was my best friend, my best friend. Y'all think that was just— that was God working, through both of us. And we're going to f--king do it again!» Daniels told Mo'Nique, according to The two then exchanged «I love you»s as the audience cheered.A post shared by Lee Daniels (@leedaniels)Both stars took to Instagram after their reunion to share the same photo of themselves embracing. «NO CAPTION NEEDED I LOVE US 4REAL,» Mo'Nique captioned her post.
Daniels included an extra photo of the two hugging backstage and wrote, "[heart emoji] no caption needed @therealmoworldwide.«Back in 2015, Mo'Nique told ET that Daniels was the one to inform her of her „blackballing,“ explaining some were upset that she didn't „campaign“ for her Oscar.»I never said I was blacklisted, I said Lee Daniels told me that I had been blackballed.
I never said that," the actress said. «Because the calls didn't stop coming once I won the award, the scripts didn't stop coming.
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