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Mo’Nique Outs Her Open Marriage to Barbara Walters

We all know that Mo’ Nique has been married 3 times and now to her 4 year marriage to childhood friend and business partner, Sidney Hicks- more on this in a moment.

Mo’ Nique was on the Barbara Walters Oscar show this past weekend. She confidently spoke about how she knew she would be nomimated for an Oscar and many other awards. She boldly stated, ” I always knew I would be in this position. If I didn’t think I could, then why be in the game?”

She also goes on to discuss how her brother sexually abused her from age 7 to 15 years old.

Mo’Nique Wins Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars

Unsurprisingly, talk show host and comedienne, Mo’Nique wins “Best Supporting Actress” for her role as Mary Jones in the critically acclaimed film by Lee Daniels, the movie “Precious”.

Here’s a video of the her accepting the awards:

Mo’nique’s Speech for Golden Globe Award In “Precious” Movie

An amazing night for the Golden Globe watchers and winners. It was an especially amazing night for comedienne, talk show host and actress, Mo’nique.

She was nominated and won the award for ‘Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture’.

Global Grind states, “Mo’Nique is the third Black woman in history to win a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress, following Whoopi Goldberg for Ghost in 1991 and Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls in 2007.”

Watch her acceptance speech right here.