Renowned movie star and filmmaker Funke Akindele has taken to his social media page to cry over the high rate of illegal copying (piracy) of Nollywood projects.
Via her Instagram page, the box office queen shared a video where she was pleading to her fans to stop promoting piracy ahead of her upcoming movie, ‘Everybody loves Jenifa’, which will be aired on Friday, December 13th.
She stated that recording videos at the cinemas is piracy and urged people to stop it as it is killing them.
Funke noted how she worked so hard on her new project, spent a lot of resources, and is still investing in the movie. She ended her post by advising people not to encourage piracy.
The actress made it known that there will be full security measures at cinemas, and any person caught engaging in pirating her movies will be arrested.
She captioned the video, “SAY NO TO PIRACY!!!” Recording short videos at the cinemas is piracy!!! Please stop it!!!
Piracy is killing us!! I worked so hard on this project. Please, I’m pleading, do not be caught promoting piracy!!! A lot of resources were and are still being invested in the movie #EverybodylovesJenifa. Again, do not be caught encouraging piracy. Thank you.”
Watch the video below:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDciC-JtXs9/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=2e3958e8-8bbd-4b45-b3ec-e73a20e38dc6
Fans and followers who watched the video of Funke Akindele pleading against piracy took to the comment section to share their thoughts. Some reactions are shown below:
Olayodejuliana said, “SAY NO TO PIRACY!!!!”
realtor_ewerecares said, “I pray ooo, movie when go soon enter telegram dat same day
Veronicasdaughter said, “In all honesty, some people record a few seconds as proof they were in the cinema, to post and urge others to watch. They really do not understand the implications. Thanks for clarifying that.”
crowny_wealth said, “Pls, where can we report the telegram people? They have started advertising and promising the day they’d drop on their own Chanel too.”
President Trump said, “It’s sad that we are still telling people this in 2024. I saw that someone already uploaded some scenes on TikTok. It’s unfair🤦🏻♂️.”
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Sayrahchips said, “Y’all gotta do better! This is heartbreaking. Hold each other accountable while in the cinemas. ELJ cast and crew worked way too hard for y’all to just throw it all out there. Please be respectful!”
