Entertainment
Simi slams female pastor for preaching against accepting natural hair
Popular singer Simi has spoken up against the words of a female preacher who noted that women need to package themselves and ditch their natural hair for wigs to find suitors.
Following the viral video of the preacher, the singer took to her official Twitter account, noting that the preacher is promoting self-hate among women. She attributed the sef hate as the reason why many young women are not comfortable in their skin and seek to lighten their tones by bleaching.
Simi also noted that women struggle with loving themselves when statements about their natural hair are said. To her, the preacher promoted harmful stereotypes by stating that women needed to do away with their natural hair to seem attractive. She then slammed her for being a bad role model to young ladies and giving bad advice.
Her tweet read, “Even when you hide self-hate inside “good advice”, it’s still self-hate. This is why 90% of skin care products in countries full of beautiful dark skin girls/women are “whitening creams”. And girls are told that the hair that grows out of their hair is not special enough. It’s not that you’re not good enough, it’s that they said you’re not good enough. She’s on the pulpit too. A role model. Lol. Wetin God no send una, na hin una like to dey do.”
Even when you hide self hate inside "good advice", it's still self hate. This is why 90% of skincare products in countries full of beautiful dark skin girls/women are "whitening creams". And girls are told that the hair that grows out of their hair is not special enough. It's not… https://t.co/MPll6mWTx1
— Simi (@SympLySimi) October 31, 2023
Following some backlash she received from people who called her a hypocrite because she had a wig on in her display image, she stood her ground. The singer then charged people to stop telling women to change for other people.
“I’ve seen actual morons now imply that my point is moot because I have a blonde wig on in my avi. I’m hesitant to believe you can be this slow. But if it looks like red, it is probably red. Wear whatever tf you want. Just stop telling women that they’re not good enough as they are. And f**k you,” she tweeted.
I've seen actual morons now imply that my point is moot because I have a blonde wig on in my avi. I'm hesitant to believe you can be this slow. But if it looks like red, it is probably red. Wear whatever tf you want. Just stop telling women that they're not good enough as they…
— Simi (@SympLySimi) October 31, 2023
Entertainment
AGN reveals why they couldn’t sue Adanma Luke over Junior Pope’s death
Emeka Rollas, the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), has revealed why the association did not take legal action against Adanma Luke, the producer of the movie that Junior Pope Odonwodo was working on when he died.
Pope died on April 10 in a boat accident on the River Niger in Asaba, Delta State. He was on his way to a movie location when the accident occurred, claiming the lives of four other crew members.
Following the actor’s demise, Adanma was suspended. However, many were left wondering why the AGN did not take legal action against her.
In an interview on Arise TV, Rollas shed light on the reason behind the AGN’s decision.
According to him, the contract agreement between Adanma and Pope made it impossible for her to be sued.
Rollas said the AGN’s legal adviser had reviewed the contract and advised that the guild did not have the locus standi to sue.
The AGN president added that their legal adviser said only Pope’s direct family or wife had grounds to take legal action.
“You know I was here and I said that we are about to sue. In the course of interacting with our legal adviser, he said that from the contract that Junior Pope signed with the producer, the AGN did not have the locum to sue. He said either the direct family or the wife should sue the producer,” he said.
Rollas said another factor that limited the AGN’s ability to get involved in the issue was Pope’s membership status with the guild. According to him, the actor had not paid his dues for over a year, making him an inactive member.
“We are looking at changing a lot of things. We are going to begin licensing actors as part of this restructuring,” he said.
“This will also address issues like Junior Pope’s case. As of his passing, he had not paid his dues for over a year.”
Entertainment
Chris Brown opens up on dating multiple ladies
Chris Brown, the American singer, has revealed that he is in a polygamous relationship.
Brown, in a YouTube live with Kai Cenat, the US content creator, addressed questions about his personal life.
When asked if he was in a relationship, the 35-year-old Virginia-born artiste replied, “I am in multiple”.
Cenat sought clarification, asking, “Like more than one girlfriend?” Brown responded, “Something like that”.
The award-winning singer also emphasized the importance of transparency and honesty in maintaining his polygamous relationships.
“Just keep it a hundred. Be honest,” he added.
This is not the first time Brown would be addressing polygamy.
In an interview with Hot 97, the singer opened up about the challenges of maintaining a monogamous relationship due to his celebrity status and constant exposure to women.
“The hardest part is trying to keep a monogamous relationship, but still wanting to be the 25-year-old sex symbol,” he said.
“You go to shows. You might walk by somebody’s room, and you might see about six or seven of them thangs. And you’re like, dang, I just want to slide in there and have a couple drinks real quick and I’ll tell my girl about it later.”
Born Christopher Maurice Brown, the songwriter is often referred to by his contemporaries as the “king of R&B”.
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Bimpe Akintunde warns Nigerians against scammers impersonating her on WhatsApp
Bimpe Akintunde, the Nollywood actress, has raised an alarm over a fake WhatsApp account created in her name to scam unsuspecting individuals.
The film star took to her Instagram story to share screenshots of the impersonator, posing as her to solicit money from her followers.
Akintunde expressed her frustration and disappointment, cursing the scammer for attempting to profit from her hard work. She warned the public to be cautious of the impersonator on any media platform.
The actress urged her fans to help report the scammer’s WhatsApp and bank accounts.
She also prayed that God should keep such fraudulent individuals away from her and her loved ones.
“What a morning. Tell me how this country wants to be great, when a lot of people are struggling, working hard to build a name and brand, and boom, one person will take their pictures and name only to be defrauding people up and down,” she wrote.
“Who gave birth to such a child? Useless children, may God keep them away from us.
“Please disregard any message from anyone, either in your DM or WhatsApp, asking you to send money.
“Please, it not me. I do not own this above number. I would appreciate it if we could find a way to report both the WhatsApp and the Opay account.”
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