Rita Edochie, an experienced actress in the Nollywood industry, is urging the Nigerian public to stop scrutinizing the deaths of movie stars.
According to her, death is an inevitable and uncontrollable force that we cannot avoid.
She said:
“What is happening in Nollywood?” said death is inevitable; “It knocks at everyone’s door, not just actors alone.”
“Celebrities are humans as well; the same way other people in different walks of life die, that is the same way celebrities die too”.
She further stated that people easily react to news of the death of celebrities, either positively or negatively, due to their popularity, following the impacts they had made in the entertainment industry.
“If teachers, doctors, lawyers, businessmen, and women, even pastors can die, then what is so different about the deaths of filmmakers?
“People, especially in Nigeria, often come up with questions like; what is happening in Nollywood? Why are actors dying? something has gone ‘bla bla bla: what has gone wrong”.
