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Mo’Nique Never Doubted She’d Work With Lee Daniels Again Despite Yearslong Feud: ‘I’m Willing to Fight for This Friendship’


Mo'Nique and Lee Daniels talk about reuniting for new horror movie 'The Deliverance' despite a yearslong feud.

Lee Daniels ’ new horror movie “ The Deliverance ” marks a reunion for the director and his Oscar-winning “Precious” star Mo’Nique following a yearslong feud. “The Deliverance,” inspired by true events, tells the story of Ebony (Andra Day), a single bi-racial mother with three children (Anthony B. Jenkins, Caleb McLaughlin and Demi Singleton) who moves her recovering addict mom Alberta (Glenn Close) into their new house to help take care of the kids. Day said she was “honored” that Daniels, who directed her to an Oscar nomination for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” believed she was a strong enough actress to work alongside Close and Mo’Nique.

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