Charles Inojie, a Nigerian actor and director, has voiced his concern over the existence of what he calls a “army of Jezebel daughters” in the film industry.
According to Mr. Inojie, these people hope to seduce movie producers and directors into giving them roles in exchange for sexual favours.
On a recent episode of “The Honest Bunch Podcast,” which he co-hosted with Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, commonly known as Nedu, he expressed his ideas.
He emphasised that certain actresses also actively participate in this practise to obtain movie roles in Nollywood, making it clear that the problem of swapping sex for roles is not just a problem for filmmakers.
He said: “There are some actresses who can do anything just to be in front of the camera. And when you meet a character who is not properly formed as the director or producer, he will fall. So, there are actresses like that. The issue of sex-for-role is not just one-way. It is a two-way thing.
“There is also an army of Jezebel daughters looking for directors and producers to fall … So, the level of desperation among some of these girls is also an issue.
He went on to talk about how desperate certain people in the business are, calling them “an army of Jezebel daughters” trying to sway producers and directors.
He emphasized that certain filmmakers are vulnerable to such traps, especially those created by people with shaky backgrounds, making them more likely to fall into them.
“That’s why they are quick to fall into the booby traps set by a lot of producers and directors with characters that are not properly formed; people who came from very shaky backgrounds,” he added.
