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  • How Ade Love died, by Moji Afolayan

    How Ade Love died, by Moji Afolayan

    Veteran actress Moji Afolayan has opened up about the circumstances surrounding the death of her father, legendary actor and filmmaker Adeyemi Afolayan aka Ade Love, as the family marks 29 years since his passing.

    In an emotional reflection, Moji revealed that her father’s death came as a shock to the family, especially because he showed no signs of illness before the family’s trip to their hometown in Kwara State during the 1996 Christmas season.

    “My father wasn’t sick before we left Lagos,” she recounted. “We had gone to our hometown for Christmas, and one of his father’s co-wives was also celebrating an event. It was there that he suddenly became ill.”

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    According to Moji, Ade Love was initially taken to Ilorin for treatment but insisted on being moved to Lagos to see his personal doctor. Unfortunately, his condition worsened, and he passed away on December 30, 1996.

    “He was taken from Ilorin to Lagos. While leaving, he asked his youngest wife to follow him, but she said she wanted to stay back and take care of things. Then he said, ‘What if we don’t meet again?’ We didn’t understand what he meant at the time. My father was a very good man. I pray that I come through him in my next life. He was good and caring to the core.”

  • Why I was blacklisted in movie industry – Moji Afolayan

    Why I was blacklisted in movie industry – Moji Afolayan

    Actress Moji Afolayan has opened up on her long absence from the screen, revealing that she was blacklisted by film marketers after refusing their s3xual advances.

    In a recent interview on Oyinmomo TV, Afolayan shared that the decision to prioritise her dignity and values over fame and wealth led to a significant impact on her career.

    According to Afolayan, film marketers would often provide financial support to producers but in return, they would demand s3xual favors from actresses.

    She stated that many married actresses have been involved in such arrangements, sometimes deceiving their husbands.

    Afolayan emphasised that she was unwilling to compromise her values, which led to her blacklisting.

    “This is because, at that time, when we had marketers at Idumota, they used to give producers money to work. 

    “However, due to the kind of training I received at home, I cannot trade my body for movies. My husband, who married me, has not even done anything. You will notice that I am trying to speak in proverbs.

    “Because I did not do it, they held a meeting among themselves not to call me. I did not sleep with them. I did not offer my body for sex.

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    “They are all watching this programme. People who are doing it are doing it. Many of them will have their husbands outside while the wives will be with them inside. I am exposing their secrets now.

    “They would tell me, ‘is it only my husband?’ I was like is it because you want to help. Then you would have to hold on to your help.

    “I thank God I stood with my dignity. That is what I am enjoying today. I held on to my virginity. I stand out among them now. I have only received mercy. They made them stars. Their posters were all around.

    “But when they tried to stand alone, there was a great fight, which was bound to happen in that kind of relationship. I did not inform my husband at the time.

    “It was because I did not offer myself for sex that they denied me movie roles.

    “I was not the only person they did it to. There was one person who was late now, took her job to a marketer there at Arena, but it was turned down. The lady at the time told me to continue with my nobility. She narrated how the marketer told her how he had slept with in the industry.

    “They now know how it feels. They have made us social media-friendly. They have pushed us to put movies on YouTube.

    “It affected me in terms of income and fame. I cherish my body more than anything. Even my husband knows”.