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Topic | MADtv Actress says she QUIT the show cause her WHITE MALE Co-Stars got more $$! |
Full Throttle 03/10/21 10:07:19 PM #1: | Do you think she was one of the funniest on the show?
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In an interview with Comedy News, the actress said she left in 2003 after discovering a pay disparity between her and her male white male cast members which she said the show was unwilling to address She said "I was a tenured cast member from the beginning, from pilot and people were cming in after me making more than me. And when i realized there were white male cast members who were coming in after me making more than me i went, okay can we talk about this and the answer was no" She was the first black female cast member when she made her debut in 1995 and the longest serving original member as she created the characters of Tovah McQueen and Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson but her most recognized for playing Oprah Winfrey, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey She said her contributions weren't being appreciated and she wasn't having it after new people started coming in and getting paid more, particularly white male cast members. Her decision to leave was principle and the fact she was still the original black woman on the show.. Debra continued to act in other movies and said despite the budget crisis the show had, they were able to still made funny sketches as she was one of the most beloved Do you think she was one of the funniest on the show? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2FnunslP1E https://i.imgur.com/iVUWyRO.jpg https://i.imgur.com/QGel2od.jpg https://i.imgur.com/6gInZj2.jpg --- The News Will Continue...For Now call me mrduckbear, sweater monkeys. I'm an Asian Liberal. RESIST The Alt-Right ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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