Veteran Nollywood actor and producer, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has called for a boycott of teen actress Angel Unigwe, accusing her and her mother of breaching a filming contract.
In a video posted on his Instagram account, Kanayo O. Kanayo stated his frustration over what he describes as unprofessional behaviour by Angel Unigwe’s mother. The veteran filmmaker alleges that Unigwe’s mother prematurely withdrew her daughter from a project, violating the agreed-upon contract terms.
Kanayo detailed the incident, stating, “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.”
He further explained the breach, saying, “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.”
Kanayo’s video message included a warning to his colleagues in the industry: “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 artiste to walk out on a set. There was no issue. I want to assure all of you, we had a 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 will be disrupted” He said.
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