Chico Ejiro Contributed To My Leaving Nollywood In Shame – Cossy Ojiakor

Nollywood actress, Cossy Ojiakor has come out to blast late filmmaker, Chico Ejiro after his death.

She recently had her say on Instagram about how the deceased said nothing and watched the world tear her to shreds during her intercourse with dog scandal.

According to her, Chico Ejiro’s widow even slapped her on set of the intercourse with dog movie, and she had to leave the Nollywood industry in shame wondering where things went wrong.

Cossy added that she still gets mocked till today, and Chico saying something would’ve saved her career and preserved her sweet nature.

Her words, “Mr Chico Ejiro…. I remember years back. You use to like me…… I don’t say no to people. I only give conditions …..what changed ? What made you keep quite and watch the world tear me to shreds…. during that mighty scandal you kept quite….. I kept wondering why….I left the industry in shame still trying to figure out where I got it wrong….. your silence killed me. I was mocked. And still mocked. just a simple yes that sex with dog story is part of a nollywood movie and not porn… would have preserved my sweet nature. Ohhh I remember your wife slapped me on that sex with dog set…. back then my teeth never sharp . Rest In Peace dear. Your part of my history and also My birthday mate.”

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Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.