Popular actor and filmmaker, Kevin Ikeduba has vowed never to join some unscrupulous producers and directors who solicit sex from actresses for movie roles.
The seasoned thespian said he would rather die than give unqualified performers roles in his films in exchange for sleeping with them.
Ikeduba made this revelation in a recent interview on Hip TV’s Trending, where he emphasised his commitment to professionalism.
The 47-year-old Nollywood star also bemoaned the high rate of unprofessionalism in the industry as it is giving room for the rise of mediocre actors.
He said; “The movie industry is very big. What works for A, may not work for B. Kevin that people know, I would rather die instead of giving a girl a role for sex because I am very passionate about what I do. So most times, when I meet mediocre people on set, it hurts me. I will never ever do that.”
Meanwhile, in similar news…
Reality TV star and actress, Bamike Olawunmi, professionally known as BamBam, has asserted that the much talked about ‘sex for roles’ in the Nigerian movie industry is a “scam”.
She stated this in the latest episode of the Secrets Behind the Scenes podcast while sharing her personal experience in Nollywood.
Bambam claimed that filmmakers used it to exploit overzealous young actresses and often times they end up reneging on their promises of giving them major roles after sleeping with them.
The former Big Brother Naija ‘Double Wahala’ contestant recalled the time a producer gave her the keys to his hotel room after casting her in a minor/cameo role.
Bambam used the opportunity to advice aspiring actresses not to fall prey of ‘sex for roles’, stressing that it is not worth the act.
She said; “Sex for roles is a scam. It’s not worth it. Some of them [victims] what they are paying them at the end of that production is not more than N50,000, N100,000. Don’t be deceived o! It’s a lie. It [sex for role] is a scam.
“The one that I did waka pass that dem give me N5,000 and the guy [filmmaker] was giving me his hotel room key to hold. Ah! I don’t want to mention names.”
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