Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has opened up on on-line bullying and the loss of life of her protege, Jumoke Aderounmu.
Whereas talking throughout Chude Jideonwo’s Reside discuss present, she recalled how she was bullied and insulted on social media over her demise. The film star revealed she was going via despair throughout the loss of life of Jumoke, and the bullying from on-line trolls worsened her psychological well being.
She stated she took her telephone, entered the room and locked the door in order that one other protege, Juliana Olayode, wouldn’t open the door. She, nonetheless, expressed gratitude to her Maker that she didn’t find yourself killing herself over the lady’s demise.
Funke additionally made it recognized that she sees all of the insults on social media, and although she is a robust lady, she will get to a stage the place she loses it mentally.
“I see all of the insults on social media… and I’m a robust lady (however) it received to a stage after I nearly misplaced it mentally when individuals known as me out for one thing I didn’t do when an actress on ‘Jenifa’ handed on and other people stated I didn’t assist her… and I used to be already depressed myself.
“So I took my telephone, entered the room and locked the door in order that Juliana and co couldn’t open the door.
“Some individuals lock the door and go and kill themselves. I thank God I solely locked the door to go on stay video.”
Refreshing your reminiscence, final 12 months, late Jumoke Aderounmu’s brother had dragged Funke for abandoning his late sister. Adeola had tackled Funke for publicly mourning her when she had deserted his sister throughout her dying moments.
Reacting to his claims, Funke took to her Instagram Reside to interrupt down in tears as she famous how she misplaced her mom, marriage, and politics and was making an attempt to get her life again collectively. She debunked abandoning Jumoke as she by no means knew she was sick.
Lots of her colleagues had defended her. Bimbo Akisanya recalled how 10 years in the past, the late Folake Oshadare, certainly one of Nollywood’s make-up artists had revealed to her how Funke was sending month-to-month cash for her treatment as she was a most cancers affected person.
Her protege, Juliana Olayode had showered encomium on Funke as she recalled how the film star emptied her account to save lots of her mom’s life as she was battling Fibroid.
Actor Alesh Sanni recalled how years in the past when he posted somebody who wanted an enormous quantity for medical payments, she reached out and despatched the cash and informed him to not put up it. He famous the way it wasn’t a couple of times, Funke had performed this.
