Veteran Nollywood actress Moji Afolayan has said that she was blacklisted by movie marketers because she refused their sexual advances.
She recently refused that the planned blacklisting ended up leading to a drastic decline in her acting career.
Speaking during an interview on Oyinmomo TV, Moji revealed that during the era when film marketers were the major players in the Nigerian film industry, a lot of producers demanded sexual favours in exchange for roles.
According to the actress, because of her upbringing and personal principles, she never gave in to such demands, and her acting profession ended up paying for it.
She stated that her decision not to give up her body never changed because even her husband, whom she married as a virgin, had not slept with her.
“This is because, at that time, when we had marketers at Idumota, they used to give producers money to work.
However, due to the kind of training I received at home, I cannot trade my body for movies. My husband, who married me, has not even done anything. You will notice that I am trying to speak in proverbs.
Because I did not do it, they held a meeting among themselves not to call me. I did not sleep with them. I did not offer my body for sex,” she said.
Moji further alleged that several actresses slept with these marketers and hid the affair from their husbands.
Exposing her female colleagues who gave up their bodies for fame and fortune, the moviestar disclosed that some of them even cheated on their husbands while they were waiting outside.
Afolayan concluded by saying that she never told her husband, “Ojopagogo” about the silly demand from the corrupt marketers.
“They are all watching this programme. People who are doing it are doing it. Many of them will have their husbands outside while the wives will be with them inside. I am exposing their secrets now.
They would tell me, ‘is it only my husband?’ I was like is it because you want to help. Then you would have to hold on to your help.
I thank God I stood with my dignity. That is what I am enjoying today. I held on to my virginity. I stand out among them now. I have only received mercy. They made them stars. Their posters were all around.
But when they tried to stand alone, there was a great fight, which was bound to happen in that kind of relationship. I did not inform my husband at the time.
It was because I did not offer myself for sex that they denied me movie roles,” she added.
