Actor Yemi Ayebo, popularly known as Yemi My Lover, has called out for help, revealing that he’s struggling financially despite the success of his 1990s film “Yemi My Lover.”
The actor attributed his struggles to piracy and unfair industry practices, stating that he didn’t make any profit from the film due to widespread piracy and the lack of promotional opportunities.
Speaking to LilGaga in an interview, Yemi My Lover claimed that movie marketers “waged war” against him for handling the marketing himself, leading to illegal distribution and profit loss.
He said, “I wrote and produced the movie in the 1990s. The movie cut across Nigeria, especially in the Yoruba-speaking part of the country. But I didn’t make money from it because 90% of the money was made by piracy.
“I didn’t make a profit from the film because there was no social media, so I didn’t have the opportunity to promote it widely. As a result of this, the movie was pirated, and the marketers waged war against me for handling the marketing myself. It was distributed illegally, and people made a profit from it.
“That marked the beginning of my problems. I’m broke right now. I still have friends in the industry.”
The Nation
