NOLLYWOOD: S*XUAL HARASMENT IS TOO MUCH...LINDA ADEDEJI

Princess Linda Adedeji is a fast rising Yoruba actress who has done so much for herself. She hails from Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State. She is happily married to Prince Aderemi and both are blessed with a lovely son. Linda who claimed that she joined movie industry in 2004 said she has featured in over 50 movies and produced three so far by herself. ‘The first film I produced was “Igbekun-abo” in 2005, the second was”Alejo” in 2006 and the third one is “OYINKANSOLA” which was released on 28th of Jan 2013’.she said.

There is this saying that Yoruba industry is polluted, what do you have to say on that?
‘Yes, the movie industry is polluted generally; it’s not peculiar to Yoruba industry alone. I must tell you the truth, when I first started; the harassment was too much from directors and producers. Like I said earlier, I started with Faliwerepe, I featured in most of all her films, but whenever I wanted to feature in other films by the opposite s*x; it’s always a problem, I have gone to a location where I was given a major role and after the rehearsal, the producer came to me and said I should co-operate before he would give me the role, I did not understand him at first not until he said it in a lay man’s language, I was so sad. I got mad and blasted him by raining curses and abuses on him. I left the location immediately. Later on, I decided to start producing my own film and be my own boss instead of using my precious body to get roles, my talent is inbuilt, so why should someone have a taste of my body before giving me role. I started producing my own movies to help upcoming actresses like myself especially’ Princess Linda said.