Kunle Afod downplays sexual exploitation in Nollywood

Actor Kunle Afod has said offering sex for a role in Nollywood is optional, adding that such occurrences are not unique to the film industry.
In a recent interview, the actor said superiors date their subordinate in other professions, suggesting that it is a choice women, who are mostly targets, make without being forced.
He, however, stated that skills and talents supercede sex-for-favour in all sectors of life.
Afod said, “One thing I tell people, bring out those that said they raped them in the industry.
“We are adults. There is consent. If you attend school, they will likely ask you out. If you are a nurse, doctors might ask you out. Patients might ask you out. If you like, you agree.
“We have bankers who are looking for targets. If the man you’re going to meet asks you out and you like him, you agree. And you meet your target. It’s the same thing. It’s not their problem.
“If I were a coach, I have 21 players. And I am going to use 11. Probably, I might have 14 good players. If you want to get your way, you will use what you have to get your way.
“That is what the girls always say. Use what you have to get what you want. Not all the girls.
“But see, let me tell you the truth. Your talent will always be ahead in everything. If you are not good and you sell your body, you are just wasting your time.
“Because they will not use you. But if you are good and you insist that you are not going to lay on anybody’s bed. That talent will still put you on that spot.
“Let everybody have their own money and produce their own movies. It is as simple as that. Everybody can produce. That’s Nigerian style. Everybody can produce movies. Everybody can. You can”.



