Jumoke George also said prior to this, the directors had stopped giving her movie roles because of her dark complexion
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nollywood actress, Jumoke George has explained her long absence from the Nigerian movie industry.
Speaking during a recent interview with Oyinmomo TV, she opened up on the cause of her 14-year absence from the television screens and cinemas.
According to the thespian, her ordeal started when move directors stopped giving her movie roles because of her dark skin.
She went on to say she finally decided to abandon acting when they graduated from that to asking her to sleep with them.
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George said, “My dark complexion was not the only setback I faced in my career. Another reason why I did not get movie roles for like 14 years is my refusal to sleep around.
“When directors complained that I was too dark and I would tell them to add my lightning to the scene to make me look lighter.
“You can’t push me to do something I do not want to do. I will glow with this skin till old age and do not forget, black does not crack. I started issues when about 20 to 30 executives wanted sex in exchange for roles.
“And i said, as long as God exists, I would not find myself in such space. I didn’t get any movie roles for three years, and I did not understand what was happening until the day I saw one of our directors at Feminine Cafe at LTV 8, and asked him why he no longer called me for work.
“He then told me that their group of directors have decided not to give me roles and I was like why? He said it was because you refused to sleep with them. I just started crying and when I got home, I prayed to God to take control.”
