Kazim Adeoti, a Nollywood movie marketer, has addressed criticism around his marriage to actress Mercy Aigbe.
Mercy revealed Adeoti as her spouse in January 2022, prompting Funsho Adeoti, the filmmaker’s first wife, to accuse Mercy of kidnapping her husband.
However, Kazim justified his decision to marry a second wife by claiming his Muslim beliefs.
Speaking about the controversies surrounding his marriage, Kazim told journalists at the National Film and Video Censors Board’s (NFVCB) 4th Peace Ayiam Osigwe (PAO) Nigeria Digital Content Regulation Conference on Thursday in Lagos that as a public figure, he cannot control others’ opinions or narratives about it.
Kazim also stated that he remains focused on his work, feeling that the objective justifies the means.
He said, “When you find yourself in the public domain, you cannot really control a whole lot of opinions or narratives. What is most important is for you to be focused,, and at the end of the day, the end justifies the means.”
Kazim also emphasised the issues confronting the Yoruba film industry, emphasising money as a major impediment.
According to the film producer, collaboration and appropriate finance are critical for making high-quality films with innovative storylines and great actors.
He added, “I think it is more of a collaboration issue because we have what it takes to shoot good movies. When it comes to the storyline, the originality, telling our real stories and fantastic actors, we have it all.
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“But in most cases, what we are lacking is the funding and that is what limits our bringing those stories into reality. This is because we know if we do it this way, this is how it should be done but when we do not have the adequate funding, it limits the job.”
