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Funke Akindele, Genevieve Nnaji Miss Cast Of Avengers?
When Nigerians heard that Funke Akundele Bello had been cast as one of the Dora Milaje’s guards in the movie titled ‘Avenger’ The reactions were varied, but largely positive. However, a series of changes have occurred since then. First Funke’s name was removed from the IMDB cast list. This was attributed to the fact that the website had been hacked and Funke had never talked about getting the role, it was not a big deal.
Then they added Genevieve Nnaji to the list to take the place of Funke as one of Dora Milaje’s guards. Thrust twitter to have their own opinions on the matter as one industry watcher reacted thus: “Wait Funke Akindele was replaced with Genevieve in “Avengers”, how is that possible when they have obviously finished acting by now”.
Ever wondered why Funke maintained a dignified silence even as the whole world celebrates her for being part of the 2018’s most anticipated movie. Well, it is because the report was sparked by an anonymous hacker who inserted her name on the cast of the movie to give her mere popularity.
Source close to Funke revealed that the actress was not aware of the development until she made an inquiry after which the producer of the movie discovered that she was never part of the cast from onset. Her name and that of another African actress has been removed by the movie producer.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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