How marketers blacklisted me for rejecting sexual immorality
Moji Afolayan
How marketers blacklisted me for rejecting sexual immorality
Veteran Nollywood actress, Moji Afolayan, has made open how she was blacklisted by movie marketers after she refused to yield to their sexual advances.
While speaking in a recent interview on Oyinmomo TV which started trending on Wednesday, the 57-year-old actress, who is the daughter of the late legendary actor Adeyemi ‘Adeluv’ Afolayan, revealed that her refusal to engage in the so-called “casting couch” practice cost her roles and fame.
“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,” she said, speaking carefully to avoid direct accusations.
Moji alleged that after she refused to comply, a meeting was held among marketers to stop calling her for jobs.
“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,” he said.
She also claimed that some married actresses willingly participated in these arrangements while deceiving their husbands.
“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 said.
Moji, who is married to fellow actor, Rasaq ‘Ojopagogo’ Olayiwola, also recalled how a late colleague faced similar rejection from a marketer after refusing to sleep with him.
“I was not the only person they did it to. There was one person who was late now, took her job to a marketer there at Arena, but it was turned down.
“The lady at the time told me to continue with my nobility. She narrated how the marketer told her how he had slept with in the industry.
“They now know how it feels. They have made us social media-friendly. They have pushed us to put movies on YouTube.
“It affected me in terms of income and fame. I cherish my body more than anything. Even my husband knows,” she said.
