Veteran Nollywood actor and producer, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has called out popular teen actress, Angel Unigwe, and her mother over a reported breach of contract.
According to the seasoned actor and filmmaker, Unigwe and her mother had violated a filming contract with his production company when her mother came and took her home before her contract was due to expire.
Apparently still vexed from the situation, he called on Nollywood producers to boycott the teen actress, with threats that he would come to disrupt any shoot involving her if the boycott failed.
What They’re Saying
Speaking in a video message shared via his Instagram page on Friday, Kanayo had said,
“A particular woman has been holding producers to ransom. And this is unfortunate; it has happened to me. Unfortunately, she is Angel Unigwe’s mother. A contract is reached by every producer, whether written or orally. But we found out that immediately after this woman takes money from you, everything changes. I’ve gotten reports from people before it happened to me.“It happened last night that she took her daughter at 9 pm, when a particular day we agreed had not expired. 12 midnight is expiring into another day. She came and took her daughter at 9 pm.
“This is a clarion call for every producer. Please, I beg you, in the name of professionalism and all that unites us, from this moment, the 21st day of June 2024, any set that employs the services of Angel Unigwe, I will come to that set and make sure filming does not hold. You guys know what it is for an actor to walk out on a set. There was no issue. I want to assure all of you, we had very good working relationship with Angel. [But] Her mother has been threatening many producers. So please, from this moment on, I will monitor every filming schedule. Any set where I find Angel Unigwe would be disrupted.”
At the time of filing this news report, Angel Unigwe has yet to respond to the allegations and neither has her mother.
What This Means
Kanayo’s call for a boycott highlights the impact of Unigwe’s actions in a Nollywood film set industry. It also draws attention yo professionalism and ethical conduct among actors and producers.
By urging other producers to boycott Unigwe, Kanayo is emphasising the importance of unity within the industry and the seriousness of the situation.
