Nigerian skitmaker Kemi Ikuseedun, better known as Mummy Wa, recently revealed that she has experienced sexual harassment within the film industry.
She made this disclosure during a conversation on the WithChude podcast, where she shared her experiences of unsolicited sexual propositions from filmmakers while working to build her career.
Mummy Wa, also known as Kemz Mama, emphasized that she rejected these advances, understanding that they would not guarantee her the roles she desired, and highlighted the importance of staying true to her values in the face of such challenges.
“What I said related more behind the scenes, not even as an actor. Behind the scenes, a lot of people are asking for things. They are asking for a whole lot of things. But me I cannot do it,” she said.
“Where do I want to start from? How do I want to even do it? Me that I am already coming from a place where they tell me ‘this thing will not work’. How many people do you want to sleep with? “To be honest with you, you might actually sleep with somebody in the movie industry and the role they will give you, will not ‘blow! You will still be there.
“Me entering entertainment, I saw a lot of men. But guess what? Even the ones that do not have anything; that are slim, they are still asking for things from them.
“No woman is free. No woman is immune. But me, I cannot do it.”