An Entertainment Attorney Explains Why Mo’Nique’s Issues With Netflix Are Legit

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Mo’Nique’s Breakfast Club interview has a lot of people sharing their opinions on her Netflix negotiations.

Here’s what entertainment lawyer @kyalbr told his timeline about the details of the deal.

That Mo'Nique Breakfast Club interview is honestly captivating and I think my initial read on her was wrong.

1. It's extremely easy to miss but it sounds like she says the $500K included a "tail" and a "non-compete".

Those things can straight up fuck you. pic.twitter.com/8diMTZagy4

— KYLE A.B. (@kyalbr) February 24, 2018

A tail is a provision that dangles on after the term of the Agreement has ended.

An Agreement could be for one year with a two year tail that restricts you from doing certain things.

Mo'Nique said she'd be restricted from making any other special during that tail.

— KYLE A.B. (@kyalbr) February 24, 2018

Marvel's Writers Program has a tail that is drafted as a "LROR", a last right of refusal, for two years (24 months).

This LROR is "if you make anything dope after this and someone wants to buy it, we'll bid, but at the end you're required to sell it to us."

"Egads!" is right. pic.twitter.com/FQdXAKLo2V

— KYLE A.B. (@kyalbr) February 24, 2018