Charles Inojie has raised alarm about the proliferation of “daughters of Jezebel” in Nollywood.
Jezebel is frequently used to represent an immoral woman who deceives others in order to achieve her goals.
Inojie stated on a recent episode of the Honest Bunch podcast that the country’s film industry has been infected by a specific group of females who use the term actresses to conceal their “illicit means of making money.”
Speaking in a combination of English and pidgin, the filmmaker stated that some women pretend to be actors but do not have an extensive filmography.
The actor further stated that “these ladies” had sex with directors or producers “who are not properly formed” for roles.
Inojie claimed they also obtain “unexplained wealth” from “unknown businesses” and then buy fancy cars and residences under the guise of “Nollywood actresses.”
“Those classes of people. They just need a title. Something to hold for hand to do business. They are into other businesses. But you need a tag in case dem dey look for you,” he said.
“You will open magazines and will see ‘Nollywood superstar buys multimillion naira house’. You go read this Nollywood superstar, you can not point to a movie wey you don see dem.
“It got to a point in the industry that there was an influx. Be like sey devil open gate for people. And these were people wey dem no get anything. They are not looking to build a career. Where their eye dey dey different. They just want something to show sey ‘I be actress’.
“You know each time we use the daughters of Jezebel we use it as a metaphor. Dem really dey for real life. And dem many for Nollywood.
“There are some actresses who can do anything just to be in front of the camera. And when you meet a character who is not properly formed as the director or producer, he will fall. So, there are actresses like that. The issue of sex-for-role is not just one-way. It is a two-way thing.
