Jaiye Kuti, the renowned Nollywood actress, clarified her earlier comments about colleagues seeking help online, stating that it was taken out of context. It’s a reminder of how statements in the media can be misconstrued, and the importance of understanding the full context of such remarks.
She shared during the interview how best industry veterans could be cared for and won’t have to go online to ridicule themselves
Jaiye Kuti is one of Nollywood’s most outspoken actresses of the older class. Over the years, she’s become quite famous for her curvy backside.
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However, in 2023, she made the headlines for some of her comments about Yoruba Nollywood veterans.
She slammed them for ridiculing the theatre profession as several of her colleagues cried out online, seeking help and financial support.
Jaiye Kuti during an interview with Legit.ng’s Nosa Oke-Hortons spoke about this malice. She noted that her statements were taken out of context and used this opportunity to correct the previous prominent impression about her over the issue.
“We need a purse for insurance” – Jaiye Kuti said
Jaiye Kuti finally cleared the air about her earlier statement, slamming industry practitioners for going on social media to beg for money. “Actually, what I was trying to achieve at the time was for our industry to have a purse for insurance.
Our elders have been there; they started this job and helped lay the foundation of what many of us enjoy today, and for that reason, I would never ridicule them or speak down on them. I was only clamouring for insurance to take care of them in their old age.”
Jaiye kuti revealed how most of the sickness starts for veterans
During the conversation, she shared how many of the ailments these veterans suffer from started Jaiye noted that if a fund or purse had been created years ago, many of them might not still be suffering from this illness.
In her comment, the actress kicked against Foluke Daramola’s advocacy that entertainers should speak up more and not die in silence. In her response to this, the curvy actress noted that if funds were created to cater for the needy, sick and old, there would be no need for performers to go online and beg for money.