Influencer Ignored Me, Rejected My Paid Promo For Movie – Funke Akindele

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has revealed how a social media influencer ignored and rejected her offer to pay for promotional content for her 2024 movie, ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’.

The actress shared the experience during a panel session at the Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND).

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Funke explained that she was initially hesitant to contact the unnamed influencer but eventually decided to reach out to propose a promotional collaboration for the movie.

According to her, she waited for almost a week before receiving a response stating that the influencer’s management was not interested in the proposed collaboration.

She said she even offered to pay for the promotional content, but the influencer allegedly ignored the offer.

Funke added that months later, she came across reports claiming that she had blocked someone following the disagreement.

However, the filmmaker said the experience did not discourage her or affect her attitude towards seeking promotional partnerships. Instead, she chose to move on without publicly responding to the claims.

Recounting the incident, she said:

“There was this influencer I reached out to, I sent a message to them that I would like to create content. One, two, three… for almost a week. And I did not want to send this message, this was during ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ but I tried and I was like let me send it, so I sent it.

“The person was like ‘I am sorry, my management does not want me to do this’. And I was like ‘I would pay’ but the person ignored me. Then months after, I read that I blocked somebody because of this.

“I didn’t let it affect me. I embraced it. I didn’t go and reply. I just said, God, take control. I got back to it.”

Funke did not reveal the identity of the influencer involved in the incident.