May 14, (THEWILL) – Content creator, Chinonso Ukah, aka Ada Jesus, has stated that constant sexual harassment from movie producers is the reason she left the movie industry.
The gifted skit maker made this known in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.
According to her, she was forced to leave Nollywood when it became obvious that producers would not cast her in movies if she refused to let them have their way.
Tracing her journey to what led her into skit making, Ada Jesus recalled that the harassment came in different forms from different people, adding that some people would just start telling others in the industry that “this is my girlfriend, then you will be shocked thinking that you got into a relationship you knew nothing about.”
Speaking further, she stated that in some cases, some producers would demand money from up-and-coming actresses to feature in their movies.
“They will collect N50,000 and they will give you a role. That’s how you will see some Nollywood movies and the person will be acting rubbish and you will be wondering why such a person is in the movie.
“You can’t go home and tell your parents about these things because they will stop you from going the next day. So, I kept all those things from them but when I saw that it was becoming a consistent trend in Nollywood, I just washed my hands and said I was not interested,” she stated.
