Talented producer and
Nollywood actress, Uche Jombo, has spoken on sexual assault in the Nigerian
movie industry, revealing that she was once a victim of the abuse.
The respected filmmaker
made this known during an interview with HipTV while speaking on the widespread
allegations of sexual assault on upcoming actresses. She said;
“I’ve been in that kind of
situation twice during my starting days,” she said. “I rehearsed for almost two
weeks only to come next and find that someone else was reading my role because
I declined the request to ‘see me’ (for sex).
I wept seriously, I was
hurt but four to five years later, I made it big.”
Explaining how she survived
and maintained her stance at the time, the 39-year-old actress said,
“It is personal integrity.
In my days, we move on when we’re denied opportunities for refusing to give in
to s#xual demands.
Sometimes, it’s your
individual strength, drive and process that matters. What takes some six months
to accomplish might take others six years. Are you ready to wait for your time
or you just want a shortcut that leads to no long-lasting opportunity? If you
want the shortcut, chances are that there are people willing to give it.”
She further went on to say
that people who engage in such acts should be called out explaining that this
would force Nollywood recruiters and opportunity givers who indulge in such
acts to “be humans again”.
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