Veteran Nollywood actor Prince Jide Kosoko has stated that some women deliberately enter the industry with the intention to sleep their way to fame.
The actor with over five decades in Nollywood during a recent feature on The Honest Bunch podcast, dismissed the notion that sexual demands in Nollywood are always imposed by producers or directors.
According to the actor, some aspiring actresses in a bid to advance their career, offer sex for roles, he however, acknowledged that some producers and directors demand sex before offering roles to some female entertainers.
“If I said I need you to come and warm my bed so that I can give you this role, and you said, no, you don’t want to, they cannot force you to do it.
“If someone introduces something to you and you are not interested, say no. All these sex-for-role things, forget about it,” he said.
The actor further noted that the narrative around sex-for-roles is often exaggerated, insisting that individuals have the power to decline offers they find inappropriate.
“I know some ladies that equally come into the industry with the determination that, by the time ‘I sleep with this and sleep with that, I will get my name,’” he added.