Mo'Nique Says Oprah 'Betrayed' Her With Show About Her Traumatic Childhood
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In 2010, Oprah interviewed the comedian’s estranged family on her show — including her eldest brother, who molested Mo'Nique as a child.
Mo’Nique did not hold back while reflecting on her yearslong beef with Oprah Winfrey.
On Wednesday’s episode of Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast, the “Parkers” alum opened up about the agonizing experience of finding out the former talk show host had withheld information from her in order to exploit her trauma for ratings.
In 2010, Winfrey aired an interview on “The Oprah Winfrey” show with Mo’Nique’s estranged family. The conversation centered on how her brother, Gerald Imes, sexually assaulted Mo’Nique routinely as a child.
Although Mo’Nique says that she signed off on her brother going on the show, she would have never consented to her entire family being involved in the on-air conversation.
HuffPost has reached out to representatives for Winfrey for comment on Mo’Nique’s allegations, but did not receive an immediate response.