By Dark-complexioned Nigerian actress, Olajumoke, has divulged reasons he’s been denied acting roles by Nollywood directors for 14 years.
According to her, her long absence from acting was because she was blacklisted by the guild of directors who had assumed the role of principalities in the industry.
She alleged that between 20 to 30 Nollywood directors asked her to sleep with them before they could give her a role and when she refused, a ban was placed on her.
“My dark complexion was not the only setback I faced in my career.
“Another reason why I did not get movie roles for like 14 years is my refusal to sleep around.
“When directors complained that I was too dark and I would tell them to add my lightning to the scene to make me look lighter.
“You can’t push me to do something I do not want to do. I will glow with this skin till old age and do not forget, black does not crack.
“I started issues when about 20 to 30 executives wanted sex in exchange for roles.
“And I said, as long as God exists, I would not find myself in such space.
“I didn’t get any movie roles for three years, and I did not understand what was happening until the day I saw one of our directors at Feminine Cafe at LTV 8, and asked him why he no longer called me for work.
“He then told me that their group of directors have decided not to give me roles and I was like why?
“He said it was because ‘you refused to sleep with them.’ I just started crying and when I got home, I prayed to God to take control,” she narrated.
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