A Kumawood actress has narrated a harrowing tale of how up and coming actresses do not get paid even after offering sex to get their roles.<\/p>\n
Safina Haroun revealed that after a director or producer preying on young actresses with the option of either giving in to their sexual demands or paying to get a role they get nothing.<\/p>\n
According to her, these actors, after either giving sex or paying about \u00a22000 to get a role in a movie, end up funding their transportation and even clothes for the production.<\/p>\n
Safina told Naa Ahorkor in an interview on Showbiz A-Z on Joy FM Saturday that directors and producers harass young actresses for sex every day.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026It\u2019s two things\u2026its either I will pay or I will sleep with him and I said okay fine I have the amount\u2026he said no I don\u2019t want the money it\u2019s you that I want\u2026he said I should give him \u00a22000\u2026if you are not ready then I\u2019m going to give the role to someone else,\u201d she narrated.<\/p>\n
The actress, who has about 15 movies to her credit, explained that because of the opportunities that movies could give her; she nearly gave in to the director\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n
She alleged that the actress who later got the role was dating the director.<\/p>\n
Asked how much the director or producer was going to pay her for the role, Safina said \u201cnothing\u201d and explained that \u201cin Kumawood they don\u2019t pay us when you are an up and coming actress they don\u2019t pay you.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey say you are learning\u2026 they call you, you come and shoot \u2013 you use your own costume, your [transportation] \u2013 and go.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Kumawood actress shockingly revealed that some up and coming actresses sometimes wash clothes or even work on construction sites of directors or producers just to get roles.<\/p>\n
\u201cI even do washing for them,\u201d she said and they even go their site to carry concrete, carry water just to get roles and after that, they end up getting \u2018ADD addendum\u2019 roles which are usually not part of the scripts and may not even feature in the finished movie.<\/p>\n
Safina expressed the worry that the disturbing development cannot be curbed any time soon and any attempt to protest or report will lead to victimisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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