Any actor that owns a house in Lekki, VI, is into something else, Aremu Afolayan alleges

At a time when many actors are opting to own choice houses in posh parts of

Lagos , popular actor Aremu Afolayan is not convinced that they made their money

through the craft.

The actor told Saturday Beats that Nigerians are quick to believe anything especially

once it is on the internet but the truth is that most actors driving big cars most

likely got their money from influential people.

He said , “ By the way , I live my

life , people tend to think that I

am the richest Yoruba actor,

but that is a lie . Nigerians

assume a lot . I live in a rented

apartment because I cannot

afford to build one . When they

see me buy a new car , they

don ’ t know if I paid for the car

in instalments ; instead they call

me a big boy . What type of big

boy lives on N 50 , 000 or

N 100 ,000 income per film as an actor ? I challenge any Nigerian actor that is living

larger than life to state how they made their money because I am sure it is not

from the movies they make . I am talking about both the English and Yoruba

actors . If they like , they can say they make N 5m per film , they cannot afford to

build or buy a house at Lekki or Victoria Island or Ikoyi. It is impossible . They

should call out mathematicians to figure it out . It is a lie . It is because they meet

some influential people that give them businesses or they have side businesses.

Since we do not all meet such people or make the kind of money they make

through these people , we just have to be content with what we have . In my life , I

have never seen an ‘ educated illiterate ’ country like Nigeria. Nigerians are very

gullible when it comes to judging other people ’ s lifestyle since they do not know

anything , they assume . Then social media came and it made things worse . ”

The filmmaker who is often referred to as one of the most controversial actors in

the industry for his outspoken nature told Saturday Beats that he was shocked

when Nigerians tagged him as a homosexual simply because a picture of him

pecking a man surfaced online . He said that at a time, Nigerians called him a

gigolo. Now, they are referring to him as gay simply because of a publicity stunt .

“ I went to a store with a friend to pick up a wristwatch I had been paying for in

instalments . My friend was taking pictures when I told him that we should cause

trouble on social media with a picture of me pecking him . When I posted the

picture , it went viral within 15 minutes . In fact , we were still in the store when

the picture went viral . I was shocked that Nigerians would even conceive the idea

that I am gay because I love women . Anybody can be gay and I mean no

disrespect to them but as for me , the picture was just done for publicity stunt . I

never knew it would go viral that fast .

“ People call me a gigolo; how come I do not have money ? I know a lot of people

that are gigolos and they are doing fine. If they say I am an actor and gigolo, why

would I have to sell a car in order to afford another car ? What is wrong with me

buying Versace and Ferragamo? Why would I be a gigolo and not dress like a posh

boy ? Why would I be wearing slippers everywhere I go ? So why should I answer

the people calling me a gigolo? I do not have to convince anyone; when I know

that at the end of the day , I would not waste my time convincing you about

anything . You can think about anything you like but I am not here to convince

anyone, ” Afolayan said .