Mercy Johnson Says Another Nollywood Actress Is Behind The Rumour Of Marketers Banning Her From Acting

By Peace - November, 3rd 2013

Yesterday, Some blogs reported that Nigerian movie marketers were making a move to ban Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie from acting in any more movies. The reason they gave was that Mercy is too expensive. The talented actress is said to charge N1.8m- N2m ($11,250 – $12, 500) per movie.

When I first read the story, I thought to myself: Mumu people! To act for una film na by force? It doesn’t make any sense! If you can’t afford an actor’s fees, why not employ someone you can afford? Why ban them? In this modern age of functional guilds in the Nigerian movie industry, how does an illiterate marketer have monopoly over whom to employ for a movie role? I dismissed the gossip as utter rubbish.
Usually, Mercy Johnson doesn’t respond when she comes under any form of media attack. Obviously this one must have irked her, because the actress took to Twitter on Friday morning to hit back at Nollywood Movie Marketers.
There was also something quite interesting I observed from reading her tweets. She hinted that another Nollywood actress must have masterminded the bad press just to discredit her. Read her fifth tweet, where she says:

“Even with all d paying press to diss me, i still came dis far,take d back sit babe’s, behind me is where u belong so back off and quit tryin.”

Mercy told a “babe” to “take the back seat” and that behind [Mercy] is where that actress belongs. Now who can that be? Interesting story. Like Mercy I have poured my kunu-champagne, I’m sipping it slowly and enjoying all the suspense drama as it unfolds slowly. I love the part when she said:

“Those who can’t afford heineken should stick with ‘Kai kai’.”

Hahahaha!!!! Dead!