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July 28, 2006 @ 12:43 pm
Mo'Nique Speaks Out Against United Airlines
According to The Daily News, the incident ignited when Mo’Nique’s stylist - who sat in coach in a flight headed to New York where Mo'Nique was to guest host on The View - stashed the star’s hair-dryer in a first class bin. The actress claims that members of the flight crew approached her about the issue in a rude and disrespectful manner, calling her a “threat.”
right As a result, an enraged Mo’Nique was thrown off the flight, though she eventually boarded a later one.
"I felt like I was being treated like an animal," said Mo'Nique, "This happens to black people all the time and they don't have a voice. I have a voice," the New York Daily News reported.
And her voice is being heard, as her representatives claim she’s planning to take legal action and encourages all African Americans to boycott United, despite a public apology the airline issued soon after the incident.
Mo'Nique's publicist Marcell Pariseau said, "Mo'Nique has no intention of speaking to anyone at United. She was humiliated by what some United employees did to her. She'll leave it up to her lawyers."
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Comments
1.
SHEILA says:
I AM LOOKIG FOR COMEDIAN Mo'Nique website. I am a huge fan of hers and need to know how she keeps her head up due to her weight! i am plus size and feel ugly all of the time....
July 15, 2007 at 9:20 pm
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Jay says:
I too had a very bad experience with United just a month ago and will never give them a dime of my money again. All black people should boycott United until they come out with a public apology of how their staff treat people.
July 11, 2007 at 10:25 am