A recent promotional campaign for a film has generated significant backlash directed at Nollywood actors Yemi Solade and Sanusi Izihaq, popularly referred to as Apa.
The controversy was triggered when their fellow actor, Rotimi Salami, posted a video on Instagram that featured Yemi and Apa in a romantic scene from the film “5 Alive.”
In this particular scene, the two actors portrayed lovers, with Yemi expressing affection towards Apa through gestures such as kissing him on the cheek and holding him closely.
While the intention behind the scene was to highlight the actors’ chemistry and dynamic interaction, it instead provoked a considerable uproar on social media.
Watch video below:
Read some comments below:
@abiodunabd81299 said, “Yemi Solade! What went wrong? I know, money abii. But you don’t need this.”
@santos_xyz said, “Them don de normalize this shit for naija films too…. We’re cooked”
@firsatina said, “The normalization of explicit and culturally insensitive content in movies is unacceptable. We need the film and video censor board to do their job and protect our societal values. 💔💔💔💔”
@kaynis1 said, “This should be vehemently rejected and the actors and directors involved reprimanded if we want to keep our already morally corrupt society sane”
@theonlyolamide said, “Why is he that comfortable doing all that? Are they g@y?”
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