BEVERLY HILLS, April 13, (THEWILL) – comedian, Debo Adebayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has enjoined Nollywood filmmakers to pay upcoming talents for their services instead of hoodwinking them with the promise of exposure.
Macaroni disclosed this on his Twitter page where he narrated his ordeal with Nollywood producers when he first began his acting career.
He wrote: “Please let us normalize paying upcoming talents and also treating them with respect. Yes your platform will give them exposure, but people must be paid for work done. If we can ask the government to do better, we can also demand same from ourselves.
“If you can’t pay upcoming Actors for their time and talent, please don’t disrespect them! That role you say you are giving them to help their career, if no one plays it, the production won’t be complete! Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity.
“Everybody wants to pay Upcoming Artists, Actors, Writers, Graphic Designers, Photographers, Models Etc.. with exposure. Everytime, ‘I will give you exposure.’ Time to Eat: Creative: Give me rice and meat. Iya Risi: Wey Money? Creative: I go pay with exposure.
“I’m not asking anyone to be a rebel ooo.. lol. The industry is tough.. I know. But when I started acting, I had issues with quite a number of producers. It’s one thing not to pay me. I tolerated that one. But disrespect me?? Never!! I’ll give you my piece of mind and walk out.”
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