October 10, (THEWILL) – Comic actor, Charles Inojie, claims that there is a plague that appears to have eaten into the fabric of the Nollywood industry.
He says the Nigerian film industry has been polluted by a particular set of ladies, who use the profession of being an actress to hide their uncouth means of making money.
Charles claimed that some of these ladies claimed to be award-winning actresses with no good movies in their catalogue. He asserted that all they do is sell their bodies and acquire big cars and mansions hiding under the umbrella of the movie profession when, in actual reality, they couldn’t make it past the audition stage.
Inojie added that the issue of sex-for-role in Nollywood is not perpetrated by just filmmakers but also by some actresses who throw themselves at them to get movie roles.
“There are some actresses who can do anything just to be in front of the camera. And when you meet a character who is not properly formed as the director or producer, he will fall. So, there are actresses like that. The issue of sex-for-role is not just one-way. It is a two-way thing.
“There is also an army of Jezebel daughters looking for directors and producers to fall. So, the level of desperation among some of these girls is also an issue.”
The actor also claimed that these ladies engage in the sex trade with directors or producers who are not properly formed for roles.
Inojie alleged they also acquire unexplained wealth from unknown businesses and then purchase luxury cars and houses under the pretext that they are Nollywood actresses.
“Those classes of people. They just need a title. Something to hold for hand to do business. They are into other businesses. But you need a tag in case dem dey look for you.
“You will open magazines and will see ‘Nollywood superstar buys multimillion naira house’. You go read this Nollywood superstar, you can not point to a movie wey you don see dem,’ he said in pidgin English.
“It got to a point in the industry that there was an influx. Be like sey devil open gate for people. And these were people wey dem no get anything. They are not looking to build a career. Where their eye dey dey different. They just want something to show sey ‘I be actress’.
“You know each time we use the daughters of Jezebel we use it as a metaphor. Dem really dey for real life. And dem many for Nollywood,” he added.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
