Tiffany Haddish Signed A Deal With Netflix And Mo'Nique Is Happy About It
Brad Barket

Tiffany Haddish is having the all-time year ever.

Subsequently turning in a scene-stealing performance in final summer's hit one-act Girls Trip, Haddish has gone on to release a all-time selling memoir (The Last Black Unicorn), star in a Super Bowl advertisement for Groupon, and work on a soonhoped-for-released Telly prove, TBS' The Terminal O.Thousand.southward. Information technology'due south clear the 38-year-old is having a serious moment, and she's doing her best to keep it going.

Recently, Haddish's name came up after swain extra and comedian Mo'Nique asked fans to boycott Netflix for alleged racial and gender bias after the streaming giant offered her $500,000 for a comedy special. Mo'Nique felt the amount was disrespectfully low, particularly compared to the multi-meg dollar contracts between Netflix and fellow stand-up acts like Chris Stone, Dave Chappelle, and Amy Schumer. While many questioned Mo's methods, others commended her on opening the door for newcomers similar Haddish.

"I couldn't accept that low offer, because if I did … I couldn't sleep at dark," she said back in January. "If I accustomed $500,000, what does Tiffany Haddish have coming? If I accept that, what does the black female comedian have coming? Because what they'll say is, 'Mo'Nique accustomed this and she's got that.' So what do they take coming?"

Some fans agreed. "If Tiffany Haddish gets a multimillion Netflix deal at the level of Amy Schumer it'south because Mo'Nique stood up," ane supporter wrote on Twitter .

While many agreed with the assessment that Mo'south fight will assistance Black women like Haddish, the Girls Trip star said she already inked a bargain with the streaming service.

"I already got a bargain and I signed information technology way before she (Mo'Nique) said a thing," Haddish responded . "Information technology's not legend money but [it'south] plenty to take care of my family for min."

Haddish is starring in an upcoming animated series on the platform called Tuca & Bertie, and in spite of her problems with Netflix, Mo'Nque couldn't be happier.

"You've done nothing wrong my sister. Yous Keep SHINING," she wrote on Twitter. "I am proud of y'all. You proceed doing what [you're] doing. You are making it meliorate for the next ones."