Veteran actor, Bob-Manuel Udokwu has shared his opinion on why Nigerian male actors struggle more financially than their female counterparts.
According to him, actors struggle more financially than actresses because they have more responsibilities than their female counterparts.
He claimed that life is “generally easier” for women than men.
Speaking in a recent interview with Udala, Udokwu said he was angered by Nigerians who were asking what late actor John Okafor did with his earnings from the movie industry when he was soliciting for funds for hospital bills.
He explained that actors’ earnings from movies can’t give them financial freedom because of daunting responsibilities.
He said, “Life is generally easier for women than it is for men. It’s not that Nollywood doesn’t pay, but actors have a lot of bills to settle.
“It pained me when John Okafor fell ill before he eventually passed away. While we were trying to raise funds for his treatment, some people on social media kept asking, ‘Where is all the money he made from acting?’
“They didn’t understand the realities of the profession. I didn’t even know he had married more than one wife then.”
In another development, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has denied reports circulating on social media alleging that he conferred a chieftaincy title on popular Nollywood actor and comedian James Olanrewaju, popularly known as Baba Ijesha.
This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Director of Media and Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Mr Moses Olafare.
Olafare quoted the Ooni as clarifying that although he warmly received the actor and his wife at his palace on Wednesday to celebrate the birth of his son, no chieftaincy title was conferred on the couple.
Oba Ogunwusi said that he also presented the actor with a brand-new car and cash gifts as a demonstration of his fatherly love and royal generosity, but no chieftaincy title was conferred on him. READ MORE
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