One of the “Original Queens of Comedy” reveals a twisted tale of incest and betrayal in the October 2008 issue of Essence Magazine, on newsstands today.

“I was molested by my older brother,” the syndicated radio hostess says. “And even when I confronted him and told my parents, he said I was lying, and nothing was really done.”

Mo says her brother molested her four times over the course of four years. He often used candy to lure her into the bathroom, where much of the abuse took place, beginning when Mo’Nique was just seven.

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.”

“My father was very upset, but it never got mentioned again. 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.”

She added: “My brother was a monster to me.”

Her brother went on to serve 15 years in prison for sexually abusing another girl and has never apologized for Mo’Nique’s sexual abuse.

“He still acts like he doesn’t know what I’m talking about. So screw hurting your feelings. You need to get your feelings hurt, and you need to get some help.”