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  • Sex for role: Comedian Zic Saloma finally breaks silence on allegation

    Popular Skit and  maker and comedian  Isaac Aloma known by the stage name Zic Saloma has finally broken his silence on the sex for role accusations levelled against him by an anonymous blogger on Instagram.

    It was reported that the skit maker demand for sex from male actors before considering using them in his Skit

    In his reaction to the accusation Zic saloma said that the allegations were false and baseless.

    He said “I really don’t want to talk about these things. I have been told that if people don’t talk about one, it means one is really not doing well. I don’t blame any blog for writing whatever they want; I blame people who give them audience, because they are just looking for ways to drive traffic to their blogs. I am not clearing any air. People can believe whatever they want to believe”

    Furthermore, Aloma mentioned that anyone who claime he’s demanded for sex from them should speak out with claims.

    “The best thing is for you to watch my skits. Anybody that looks like an up-and-coming comedian should be asked what they did for me to feature them. Everyone that becomes successful, most pass through a channel. I became successful because I put in hard work. I shot content for years without being recognised until it got to a point when I was recognised by people and my content started going viral.

    “I work with anybody who I feel can deliver. I shoot most of my contents with celebrities. That does not negate the fact that I can work with someone who has just 20 followers. I don’t compromise my content for anything. Some people offer me money to feature in my skits but I tell them ‘no’ because I don’t like their acting.”

    The skit maker also stated that he will not press charges against the blogger because the person is ‘anonymous’.
    Aloma Isaac Junior known by his stage name Zicsaloma is a Nigerian, comic skit maker, actor and singer. He rose to prominence for comedic videos he posts to Instagram, and TikTok.
  • Kanayo O Kanayo speaks on sex for roles in Nollywood

    Kanayo O Kanayo speaks on sex for roles in Nollywood

    Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has reacted to claims that there is sex for role in the industry.

    Many Nollywood actresses had admitted that sex for roles were so rampant and killing the industry.

    Kanayo, popularly known as KOK, in an Instagram post on Wednesday said people might have been hearing of sex roles in Nollywood.

    He said such tales were not true, saying that many of the girls were not working hard to live up to their roles they were cast for.

    He said this is quite a shame.

    He wrote: “When you hear of sex for roles in Nollywood, please do not believe all you are told. Many of the girls are not working hard to live up to the roles they are cast for. Quite a shame.”

  • Sex-for-roles still order of the day in Nollywood- Charity Nnaji

    Sex-for-roles still order of the day in Nollywood- Charity Nnaji

    Outspoken actress, Charity Nnaji got many talking during the week when she stated that “being a female celebrity is more like advanced prostitution”. Many condemned her for the unusual comment.

    Nnaji has however insisted that it is the order of the day in Nollywood.

    According to her: “It is the order of the day in Nollywood and they (filmmakers) have even upgraded. Sometimes, they would promise one a role, have sex with one, collect one’s money, and then give one the script of a movie that has already been shot. It is that bad in Nollywood. Young girls who are desperate to be famous are usually taken advantage of”, she told Punch.

    Speaking further, Nnaji said her instagram post was triggered by her findings on the scandal between another actress, Tonto Dikeh, and her ex-lover, Prince Kpokpogiri.

    She said, “What actually triggered the post was the voice note I listened to on my colleague, Tonto Dike’s Instagram page. The person she was having the conversation with, Merit, is a close friend and I called the person to find out what led to the voice note. I found out that almost all the girls mentioned in the voice note had slept with Prince Kpokpogri. Yet, those are the same people that pretend a lot. They claim to be building careers but are actually into ‘runs’ (prostitution) behind closed doors. After listening to that voice note and getting more information from Merit, it dawned on me that this (being an actress) is more like advanced prostitution.”

  • Odunlade Adekola reacts to sex-for-role allegations

    Odunlade Adekola reacts to sex-for-role allegations

    Popular actor, Odunalde Adekola has broken his silence over claims of his involvement in sex-for-role in his movies.

    TheNewsGuru reports that the versatile actor has been in the news over allegations that he usually demands sex from females longing a role in his movies.

    His accusers had also mentioned some of those he allegedly slept with in the past before giving them the opportunity to feature in his movies.

    However in an Instagram video on Thursday, the actor dismissed the allegation, saying such is aimed at smearing his reputation.

    Adekola also averred that those peddling such claims should come forward with evidence that he indeed slept with people before giving them roles in his movies.

    “You don’t need to reply to everything, that’s why you’re a celebrity. But there are some things that they will say about you and you need to clear it, let me clear this one,” he said.

    “They said that I normally ask for sex before giving anybody a role. They said that I ask them for sex before giving them a role in my movie, me???

    “I’m saying this now, and I’m putting it to every one of them, everybody that has passed through me, all the ladies that have through me, it is only God that can make you a star, nobody can make you a star.

    “But every one of them, I mean the ladies, if I’ve ever asked you for sex before I gave you any role, please come out and say it under this video. If you’re among those saying such, come forward with your proof, but if you don’t do that, you’ll experience God’s wrath.

    “You will prosper, you will be great, but I need to clear this, just come out and say it under this video, anyone that is in that shoe. I just have to come out and say this and clear it because of the young ones that are coming into the industry later, I just have to do this.”

     

  • Sex-for-roles rampant in Nollywood – Yul Edochie

    Sex-for-roles rampant in Nollywood – Yul Edochie

    Actor, Yul Edochie has exposed the Nollywood industry, saying that some actresses engaged in sex in order to get better roles.

    Edochie was reacting to sex for grade story by the BBC which exposed some lecturers in Nigeria and Ghana.

    He said sex for grade was not only in higher institution, but there are sex for roles in Nollywood, sex for promotion in offices, among others.

    “No be only #sexforgrades ‘dey oo,’ there’s sex for roles in Nollywood, sex for promotion in offices. ‘E dey everywhere. I hope they’ll all be exposed,” he wrote on his twitter handle.

    In the BBC’s report, a senior lecturer, Dr Boniface Igbeneghu from the faculty of Arts, a former sub – dean in the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the head of a local Foursquare Gospel Church was caught harassing a female student sexually, promising good grades in return. This truth came to bare after 9 months of interviews with current and former students.

    The secret investigation took more than a year by BBC, which has been secretly filming the University of Lagos and that of Ghana. In UNILAG, Dr Boniface was caught on camera telling his victim to ”Switch off the light, lock the door and I’ll kiss you for one minute”
    Several students had alleged that they have been harassed by Dr Boniface, which made BBC send an undercover journalist to him, posing as a 17 year old secondary school graduate seeking admission, of which he fell like a pack of cards.

    However in Ghana, Dr Paul Kwame Butako from the College of Education was the culprit discovered after female students pointed him out in series of interviews. An undercover journalist who posed as a final year student, interested in doing masters was then sent to him and he also did not escape same fate that befell his colleague in Lagos.

  • I have been a victim of sex for roles, but I declined- Omobewaji Fash

    I have been a victim of sex for roles, but I declined- Omobewaji Fash

    We have seen the likes of Bukky Wright, Biodun Okeowo, Mercy Aigbe to know the Yoruba sector of Nollywood is blessed with some beautiful women.

    Budding actress, Omobewaji Fash isn’t just a talented actress but a beauty to behold on screen. The curvy role interpreter who has featured in movies like ‘The Call’, ‘Asiko’, ‘Judasi’, to mention but a few shares her story with TheNewsGuru in this interview.

     

    On discovering her acting talent

    I have always had the zeal to act, but my past relationship didn’t allow me pursue the passion.Along the line I was idle and needed to engage my time in productive things.I left Lagos for Ibadan to seek for a job all to no avail. I thought of building my talent , I followed my heart and the rest they say is history.

    First acting experience

    My first acting experience was challenging and also exciting.However I get better and better by the day.

     

    Parental support

    Yes my parents were supportive ever since I told them about my chosen career path.

     

    Being a curvy woman

    Being curvy has its own advantage and disadvantages. Due to my stature I get to fit in to some roles while I don’t fit into some other roles.

     

    Relationship

    No, I cannot cope in a sexless relationship. I can be in a relationship with someone I am not sexually attracted to, not all relationship are based on sex though, but sex is also important.Body no be firewood,he must be good.

    Changes I will love to see

    The changes I will love to see in Nollywood are much. There has to be an improvement in the way upcoming actors are being treated.The content of our stories needs to better and also the issue of sex for roles. I will love to see improvements in these areas.

     

    Sex for roles

    Yes I have been a victim of sex for roles, but I declined.The demand for sex for roles doesn’t happen every time because some of our actors and producers still have dignity. It is one the things I encounter as a beautiful busty upcoming actress.

     

  • Okey Bakassi reacts over alleged demand for sex-for-roles

    Ace comedian and actor, Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule, aka Okey Bakassi, has reacted to reports that he demands for sex with actresses in exchange for movie roles.

    According to reports, Emeka Ike had granted an interview where he mentioned five filmmakers who were fond of demanding sex for movie roles and Okey Bakassi was mentioned.

    However in a chat with Punch, the entertainer noted that he called Emeka Ike to confirm his claims and he denied saying it.

    “The reports have been there for a while now; bloggers just went to dig it out. When I saw the news, I called him immediately and he denied it. The truth is that I heard it from people before I read it. Since I confronted the person that was alleged to have said it and he said he didn’t say it, I couldn’t hold anything against him. I guess my mistake at the time was not putting it on record.”

    “I cannot remember the version of the article I read, but he was attacking the whole industry in it. Since he mentioned some names, people then attributed the rest of the story to those names. At a time, I spoke to my lawyers to take it up. You cannot substantiate things like that. If it were to be a woman, one could say she was speaking from her experience. Did anyone sleep with him?

    If anyone can provide the recording of the interview where Emeka accused me of sleeping with actresses for movie roles, I would take him up on it. You know we live in an era where anyone can pick up anything and turn it into a story,” he said.

     

  • Mixed reactions trail sex for roles in Nollywood

    Mixed reactions trail sex for roles in Nollywood

    Some Nollywood stars under the aegis of Nollywood on Thursday took to social media to express their views on the issue of “sex for role’’ menacing the movie industry. Anyone who is familiar with Nollywood knows it is an issue that gets people talking.

    The development, they noted, had impeded the good image of Africa’s largest entertainment sector.

    Jennifer Anjorin, an upcoming actress, said the game had changed where the talk was no longer all about sex for roles but about money for roles.

    “Now, young female movie hopefuls are not the only ones giving something up for movie roles. Men, as well, do it now.

    “They have to pay a particular sum of money to get featured in a movie and the bigger the money, the more prominent the role.

    “The usual victims are desperate untalented young men and women,’’ she said.

    Also, a prominent filmmaker, Chidi Nwokeabia, blamed the actors, saying that their desperation and quest for overnight stardom is what some filmmakers, especially the new-breed capitalise on.

    According to him, many of these girls will do anything to become stars overnight and this has led them into the arms of exploitative filmmakers.

     

    “Again, with the lull in the industry, filmmakers, most of whom are jobless, need the money from these desperate girls to survive.

     

    “It is a very bad trend and the earlier we stopped it, the better for our industry and rising actresses,’’ he said.

     

    Nollywood actor, Mike Ezuruonye, attacked new actors in Nollywood who he described as fame seekers rather than craft developers.

    He noted that in the midst of this development, upcoming actors are not ready to develop themselves in the craft; rather they are after the fame.

     

    Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry, disclosed that the major challenge actor’s faced in the movie industry in Nigeria was bad press.

     

    According to her, the media has not been fair to the make-believe stars because of what they write, which she says members of the media do just to sell their newspapers.

     

    Aigbe-Gentry revealed that some people in Nollywood try to pull down their colleagues because of jealousy.

    In her words: “Nigerian journalists have not been fair to us (actors). It’s often very sad when you see untrue, dirty details about you in the newspapers.

     

    “They rubbish our reputation in order to sell their newspapers and its heart breaking. Again, in the industry, you see people beefing you here and there.

     

    “They feel jealous because you are relatively young in the industry and you are getting more roles than them, who are veterans in the field,’’ she said.