Mo'Nique: Big 'Push' Help Tell Of Her Own Incest

Over the past 10 years, Mo'Nique has become one of the foremost funny-woman in Hollywood.
But the plus-sized comedienne's recent revelation of teenage sex abuse is no laughing matter.

In the October issue of 'Essence,' the Baltimore native reveals that she was sexually abused by her brother at the tender age of seven.

"I was molested by my older brother," she tells writer Audrey Edwards during one of her most candid interviews ever. "And even when I confronted him and told my parents, he said I was lying, and nothing was really done."

'The Parkers' star said that her brother molested her four times over the course of four years, using certain tactics such as candy to lure her into the bathroom.

Her parents, she said, were in disbelief, but she didn't hold them accountable "because me and my brother were both their children, and I just don't know the kind of position they felt they were in."

However, the way her parents handled the situation left her bewildered.

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"My father was very upset, but it never got mentioned again," she added. "I'll never forget my mother saying, 'If it's true, it will surface again,' and I remember thinking, 'Why would I lie? Why is there even an if in this?' I was angry with them for so long, because I felt as if they should have seen what was happening."

Mo'Nique's alleged sexual abuse came full circle when playing her latest role as an abusive parent in Lee Daniels'; forthcoming film, 'Push.' Based on the seminal 1996 novel of the same name by Sapphire, the story is a graphic account of a young black woman growing up in a cycle of incest and abuse.

"My brother was a monster to me," she commented. "When Lee [Daniels] would say 'Action,' I became my brother."

Her brother, she said went on to serve 15 years in prison for sexually abusing another girl and never made amends for the abuse.

"He still acts like he doesn't know what I'm talking about," she vented in the magazine, which hit newsstands today."So screw hurting your feelings. You need to get your feelings hurt, and you need to get some help."

Mo'Nique, who serves as Guest Editor of the magazine, a special issue dedicated to plus-sized women, admitted to being nervous about telling her painful truth but felt it was her duty.

"It makes me nervous. It's like, Oh, God, what will it do to him when people read this? And then another part of me is like, Goddamn it, it's my obligation to let people know, and to tell women to watch their children."

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Comment by ms_bossy_sb on September 14, 2008 at 12:21pm: DAMN, THAT'S JUST FUCK UP

Comment by IM WAT U CALL CHANGE on September 14, 2008 at 1:15pm: damn mama dat shit is deep

Comment by Pootie Mane Laflair on September 14, 2008 at 2:35pm: G shit mo'nique talking about your ordeal

Comment by Darkman Red on September 14, 2008 at 2:36pm: that is a fucked situation to b n. i know monique is a strong woman,she has and will pull through this.

Comment by Sade on September 14, 2008 at 4:27pm: omg monique my heart goes out to you!!!! Thats messed up!!!

Comment by Asa Bush on September 15, 2008 at 8:39am: i cant imagine nobody touching her fat pork eatin ass. watch your kids though b/c thats fucked up.

Comment by OLGA on September 15, 2008 at 12:18pm: praise be to Monique in finally releasing her pain and giving it no more hidden presidence , and to all the women who still cannot release tell their molestation ordeals blessed be you. Women stand up and teach your children early b/c these predators are out there and they are lurking. Monique looks beautiful on the cover of Essense.~olga~

Comment by WE LOVE OUR HATERS on September 16, 2008 at 2:54pm: i fell bad for Monique but that's family business it should have been a discussion among ya folks but at the same time you want the people to know and parents do need to pay attention to who's around their children.i don't know i was just raised to keep my business to myself but i commend you for breaking your silence of your situation