Popular Nigerian skit maker and socialite Amarachi Amusi widely known as Ashmusy has claimed that she quit Africa’s biggest film industry Nollywood because she kept falling victim to film makers that want sex in exchange for movie roles.
During an interview with high profile media personality Chude Jideonwo, Ashmusy said that producers kept requesting her presence in their hotel rooms and asking for sex in exchange for film roles.
She noted that she had to quit the industry at a point because she knew that she would never offer her body in exchange for any role on the screen.
The Enugu-born socialite said:
“I stopped acting in Nollywood because some producers always asked me to have s3x with them. They usually invite me to private rooms, and it got to the point that I had to escape from one of them because I was so scared of being raped. When I realised that it was becoming a constant thing in Nollywood, I decided to stop acting in movies because I cannot exchange my body for a movie role.”
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Amusi has gone on to become one of the biggest skit makers in the Nigerian social media space.
Sex-for-role scandals and allegations have trailed the Nigerian film industry for a long time. A number of upcoming actors have come public to lament its effect on their careers.
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