Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has recounted how an unnamed social media influencer allegedly ignored her request for a paid promotional collaboration during the campaign for her movie, ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’, despite her status in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
The award winning filmmaker disclosed that she had reached out to the influencer to create content for the movie but was left waiting for a response.
Akindele said the influencer eventually replied, explaining that her management had advised against participating in the proposed collaboration.
According to the actress, she offered to pay for the promotional content, but the influencer allegedly stopped responding to her messages. Akindele further claimed that she later heard a different account of the incident, with the influencer reportedly telling people that she had been blocked by the filmmaker.
The incident was recounted during a recent interview, where Akindele expressed her surprise over the experience, given her standing in the entertainment industry and the fact that the proposed collaboration was a paid engagement.
She added that the influencer eventually apologised.
