Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has broken her silence on the drama that occurred between her colleagues, Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham, at the movie premiere, ‘The Return of Arinzo’.
PrimeTimes Nigeria recalls that a viral video online showed Funke seated at the same table as Iyabo and Mercy Aigbe when Toyin approached to greet them.
Iyabo and Mercy responded to Toyin, but Funke turned her face away and did not acknowledge her presence, creating an awkward scene.
Toyin appeared embarrassed and quietly left the table, and the incident has since sparked outrage online.
In a post via her Instagram page, Iyabo Ojo revealed that she had begged the movie stars to embrace peace, which they did and promised not to throw shade at each other online.
Iyabo Ojo stated that the fresh beef between the duo began in December when Toyin accused cinemas, and some people,/person of trying to sabotage her, and some fans pointed fingers at Funke Akindele.
While expressing sadness about the situation, Iyabo Ojo maintained that the sky is big enough for everyone and that she will no longer intervene in the matter.
She added that Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham will make peace when they are ready.
She wrote, “For those of you maligning my character, insulting me, and calling me unprintable names, this is for you!! Now, I need to set the record straight. This is the first and last time I will be talking about anything like this…… Funke and I have been friends for the longest, but there were times we fell out, fault on both sides. I once came online to drag Funke because of Toyin’s movie. That was a wrong move on my part, I should have handled it better.
“Funke and I later made up, and we addressed all our issues and put them behind us. I tried my very best to settle both of them, cried, knelt down, begged both parties to embrace peace which they both later did, reason you saw them a few months ago interacting with one another, but there was a condition, no one was to shade online if any issue arose, they both promised to address it off camera, but unfortunately, Dec came, Toyin made some complaints about her movie in cinemas claiming some people or person was trying to sabotage her, some fans pointed accusing fingers towards Funke, that sparked up a fresh beef.
“About The Return of Arinzo, Toyin was suppose to be in it but she said she was exhausted, and she also had to travel, so she pulled out last minute, i was upset bcos it cost me alot, to rewrite the story, but the show must go on, we had a deadline to film if I wanted The Return of Arinzo to make 3rd of April ……. she apologized, we made up, and the rest is history.” Honestly, all this saddened me because the sky is big enough for all. I have tried my best, but at this point, I can’t beg anyone anymore. I honestly don’t want to get involved anymore. Please, you all should respect that… when both parties are ready, they will make peace……….. I love them both regardless….”