Nollywood actress Dayo Amusa has spoken out against what she describes as growing online pressure directed at entertainers over national issues. In a post shared on her X page, Amusa lamented that many in the creative industry are increasingly being attacked for either sharing their opinions or continuing with their work during periods of national crisis.
Dayo Amusa Shares Candid View on Celebrity Reactions to the Country's Crisis
Amusa wrote: 'The bullying many of you subject our colleagues to in the creative industry is crazy… They freely cannot share their opinion; they cannot post their jobs without being called insensitive.' She explained that filmmakers often take loans with high interest rates to produce movies, yet are expected to suspend their work and focus solely on posting about national tragedies. 'We go to the bank to take loans to shoot movies with high interest rates, but you want us to suspend our jobs and be posting videos of kidnapping and cursing the government daily while you are in your own office tweeting and enjoying your environment,' she said.
Amusa Warns Online Trolls
The actress also made it clear that she would not bow to online trolls, stressing that her brand was not built on pandering to mobs. 'The day I decided to start using this app actively, I have made up my mind that many of you trolls do not matter. I will not pander to mobs as I did not build my brand on it. I have other strings of income; do not come under my post to act silly, I will send you home,' she warned. Despite her frustration, Amusa offered prayers for the victims of the recent Oyo State abduction, where schoolchildren and teachers were kidnapped. 'May God bring succour to the family of the kids and teachers kidnapped in Oyo state. May they return home safely,' she added.
Netizens React to Dayo Amusa's Post
Legit.ng compiled the reactions below:
- @s_gbemmy said: 'Being a celebrity is not easy truly, people expect you to take quarter of what they will not take... a lot of celeb will not even come here to address themselves the way you did but because it is on ground no be small, if they come for you, they will not go back complete.'
- @MichaelBrains said: 'Lending your voice to the kidnapped children does not need you to take a loan, you have a voice use it, must not be about profits. You can lend your voice and still promote whatever you want to promote simultaneously.'
- @Omorhemi said: 'My sister, it is understandable that you guys have to eat but please read the room. This is not a great time in Nigeria to release movies for entertainment. You can delay till everywhere calm. I can watch up to 10 movies on YouTube in a week but since last week, I have not seen one.'
- @Ayubmojoyin said: 'As much as I agree with you, understand that your colleagues brought it upon themselves by campaigning for these incompetent politicians. Eniti o je gbi oni ku gbi.'
Dayo Amusa Addresses the Debate Over Celebrity Involvement in National Issues
In related news, Dayo Amusa did not keep mute as people were asking about the identity of her son's father. In a live Instagram session, she asked them series of questions and blasted the people looking for social media validation. Her response to the people making inquiries was applauded by fans in the comment section of the post.
