There has been reports by some Nollywood actresses claiming
movie producers sexually harass them, demand to sleep with them before they can
get roles in their movies. However a producer, Ken Okafor has spoken out to say
the reverse is the case.
According to him, “When I was shooting my first movie, Dangerous Licence, I got
a call from an actress asking me where I was. I told her I was in my hotel
room. She said she really wanted to see me but I told her we would see on set
the next morning as it was late at night. She insisted that it was an emergency
and pleaded with me to give her the address of my hotel. Reluctantly, I gave
her the address. I met her at the bar and she was seductively dressed. She said
she needed to be in the movie and came to do her own audition in my room. She
said she would have oral sex with me and make my night. I felt pity for her and
asked why she was doing this and she said it was the way to rise in the
industry. Out of pity, I cast her in my movie and urged her not to let sex
become the key to her career. It was quite an awkward moment for me.”
On actresses blackmailing producers in order to get roles.
“It is natural and human for a producer to find an actress attractive and ask
her out for a date. What I see as sexual assault is when you are forced to
accept such. Producers are constantly sexually harassed by actresses but we are
always quiet about it. However, I am not denying its true existence, it
happens,” he said.
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