BEVERLY HILLS, February 08, (THEWILL) – Popular Actress and Producer, Toyin Abraham, has responded to Ruggedman’s recent tweet, querying why females seemed to make more money than their male counterparts in Nollywood.
News that recently made the rounds about two Nollywood actresses who bought flashy cars made the veteran Nigerian rapper take to his social media account to ask why only the female actresses built houses and bought vehicles.
Reacting, Abraham took to her Instagram page on Monday to explain the seeming financial disparity between actors and actresses in the industry.
According to her, all actors made money, but actresses were more prone to showing off their wealth.
Abraham also disclosed that she knew of actresses who charged up to N5 million sign-on fees to feature in movies.
She wrote: “It is important that I put this out there that many women make money and make good money legitimately. I know actresses who charge 2 million, 3 million and 5 million in this Nollywood. I get paid in millions of naira for gigs.
“I know a lot of men in Nollywood who are doing extraordinarily well and paid in millions. The fact that most of these men choose not to make noise on social media (does) not in any way mean that they are second-class citizens in this industry.
“We need to stop attributing every woman’s success to her sexual prowess with men, women deserve the success they have as much as men, without attributing it to their sexuality. Nollywood women like Bimbo Ademoye, Nancy Isime, Kehinde Bankole, Inidima Okojie, Sharon Ooja, Bisola Aiyeola, are getting paid in millions.”
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