Popular Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has said she is not opposed to dancing for fun while promoting a movie but will not do so if it feels forced or obligatory.\n<\/p>\n
The veteran actress and filmmaker made this known during a recent appearance on TVC Entertainment, a clip of which was shared on Instagram on Tuesday.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, I would not be doing the dancing. I\u2019m very, very sorry. It\u2019s just not me. I dance. I love to dance, I\u2019m sure a lot of us love to dance.\n<\/p>\n
She explained that the backlash against dance-driven movie promotions stems from the pressure placed on actors to participate, rather than allowing such moments to happen naturally.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the problem and the reason why a lot of people are kicking back at it is because you want to dance because you feel like it, not because you have to,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n
According to Omotola, there is nothing wrong with cast members dancing during promotional activities if it happens organically.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a difference, okay? So there\u2019s nothing wrong with, oh, you know, you\u2019re promoting a movie and you guys are just having fun. That\u2019s different,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The actress stressed that her responsibility as an actor ends after delivering a quality performance, while marketing and distribution should be handled by professionals in those areas.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cBut when it becomes a chore, when it becomes, oh, this is what you have to do to even sell a movie, it\u2019s not professional. I already did the project, You know, I should go around, you know, talk about the project, promote the project, and then let the people whose job are to distribute and do the advertising of the project to do that,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Her comments come days after renowned filmmaker Kunle Afolayan also stated that he would not dance to promote a movie. He also added that he has no interest in producing a film that makes \u20a61 billion at the box office if he ends up earning only \u20a610 million as the producer.\n<\/p>\n
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