Actor Ogbu Johnson has broken silence over the viral video of him fighting his senior colleague, Zubby Micheal on set.
The brawl between Zubby Michael and Ogbu Johnson generated a significant amount of discussion online.
Destiny Etiko, a well-known friend and ally of Zubby Michael, reacted to the situation in the wake of this online uproar.
She fervently counseled budding stars to show respect to seasoned veterans who have successfully carved out a career as A-list superstars.
Zubby Michael agreed with the remarks as a show of support, claiming that Ogbu may have endangered his career by acting disrespectfully.
Ogbu Johnson made it obvious that he had no malice in him in reaction to Destiny Etiko’s veiled claim that he had disrespected Zubby Michael and Zubby’s subsequent threat.
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His words: “This public statement is for the attention of my fans, followers , and professional colleagues.
“My attention has been drawn to blogs and various online posts from some individuals insinuating that a certain behind the scene video clip posted on Instagram by the director of a movie which I am playing a role in, where a fight scene between myself and a senior colleague Zubby Michael is being misunderstood by the public and misinterpreted as a real fight is concerning.
“The assumption is not the case. Many concerned colleagues, fans , industry watchers, allied professional platforms and creative industries gate keepers have expressed their concern about remarks and unguarded comments being made by individuals who are not aware that the video being shared online is nothing but a make believe extract from a movie in the making.
“The comments my attention is being drawn to suggest that such remarks if not checked could result in a negative escalation of what ordinarily ought to be a professional job well done to enhance the quality of movie making stunts. Some persons have gone ahead trying to create a rift between myself and my senior brother and industry boss by making it appear that I was disrespectful in interpreting my role to the satisfaction of the director and thereby trying to create bad blood between us.
“I make this statement to clear all doubts that I in no way mean to disrespect the person of Zubby Michael my senior colleague and will do no such thing. If this trending video of this make believe fight is causing any embarrassment to his person or personality, I am truly sorry about that and wish to state that we are not in any way at war with ourselves and there is no beef contrary to what some individuals are trying to project.
“Pls kindly discountenance any insinuation that there is more to the circulating video than what the working actor or actress experience in the line of duty.
“Thank you all for your understanding and for My senior colleague Zubby Michael ,pls accept my apology if you felt embarrassed by the action portrayed in the video . I remain loyal and a colleague in progress for our profession. Thank you and God bless.
@actorsguildofnigeria”.