Actress Mo'Nique Imes has hit out at claims made by her ex-fiance, Marvin Dawson, 28, that she smokes and deals drugs and once threatened to have him killed. Dawson dated the 40-year-old star of The Parkers until she ditched him in 2003 because of his criminal record that included theft, gun and drug possession charges. But Dawson claims Imes is a hypocrite, telling the National Enquirer, "Not only was she an avid marijuana user, but she also did cocaine. And what's worse, she began making money dealing coke." Dawson also accuses her of tax evasion and adds that when they broke up, "Mo'Nique threatened my life. She said if I ever told anyone about her lifestyle, she'd hire someone to kill me." Dawson claims he is planning to write a book about his life with the star. But Imes' lawyer Warren Brown has hit back: "Marvin Dawson has no credibility - he's a nut. If she was dealing in kilos of cocaine, the DEA (drugs enforcement agency) should have her on their suspects list. See if they have anything on her. That's dumb."Wow.
In related news, Mo'Nique, who stars in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (in theaters February 8, 2008), married her childhood friend, Sidney Hicks in 2006. She and Hicks have twins, Jonathan and David, born on October 3, 2005. She also has an 18-year old son, Shalon, from her first marriage to Mark Jackson. Always outspoken, Mo'Nique is not shy when talking about the unique arrangement she has with Sidney Hicks (or why she feels the need to never shave her hairy-ass legs, but I digress). She and her husband have an open marriage, as she mentioned in a profile in The New York Times on August 5, 2007. "We have an agreement that we'll always be honest, and if sex happens with another person, that's not a deal breaker for us, that's not something where we'll have to say, 'Oh God, we've got to go to divorce court because you cheated on me.' Because we don't cheat." Mo'Nique later clarified her comments on The Oprah Winfrey Show that aired January 28, 2008.....CONTINUE READING THIS STORY BY CLICKING 'READ MORE AFTER THE JUMP!'
She told Oprah that in her prior marriage she was constantly searching for "that extra oomph." Mo'Nique explained, "When I said I had an open marriage, people automatically jumped to sex. They automatically went there. But I've been best friends with my husband since we were 14 years old. When we say open, we're very honest. There are no secrets. Often times you have people that are married, but they're strangers, and we refuse to be those people."
She concluded, "I've had to sneak and I've had to lie, and I don't want to do that any more. But my husband is so awesome and so fine and so—oh, girl. … No other man can compare."
She concluded, "I've had to sneak and I've had to lie, and I don't want to do that any more. But my husband is so awesome and so fine and so—oh, girl. … No other man can compare."
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