Funke Akindele, one of the biggest names at the Nigerian box office, says even she has been left on read. In a recent interview shared online, the filmmaker and actress recounted how an influencer she contacted for a paid content collaboration ignored her, turned her down, and later went around saying Funke had blocked her.
Funke did not name the influencer, and the person's identity has not been revealed by any party. The account so far is hers alone; the influencer's side of the story has not been heard.
What Funke said
According to Kemi Filani News, which carried a clip of the interview, the incident happened while Funke was promoting her film "Everybody Loves Jenifa". In the clip, however, she refers to the project as her Jenifa Diary movie. Here is how she told it:
