Tales of love gone sour
By TOFARATI IGE
It is a common saying in the
political terrain that there are no permanent friends or enemies, only
permanent interests.
With recent happenings in the
entertainment industry, it seems the above phrase has also found truism in the
world of art.
*Kate Henshaw & Genevieve Nnaji
It is not unusual to find alliances
and cliques formed between entertainers in various sectors of the industry such
as in Nollywood, music, and comedy. What is however puzzling to observers is
how quickly these friendships sometimes fall apart. It makes one question: was
there ever any substance to the associations in the first place?
Some of these crumbled relationships
start out as fairytale romances which the parties involved shout about from the
high heavens, and in the end, they also hate themselves as passionately as they
once loved. They do not hesitate to wash their dirty linens in public, and no
detail, no matter how dirty or gory, is spared.
We hereby present to you some of the
most celebrated relationships in the Nigerian entertainment industry which have
crumbled like packs of badly arranged cards. Enjoy…
Genevieve Nnaji And Kate
Henshaw
These two actresses are some of the
brightest stars in the Nigerian movie industry, but unfortunately, that’s where
the similarity ends. The two pretty role-interpreters can best be described as
sworn enemies.
Though not much is known about the
cause of the bad blood between them, industry sources whisper that it has to do
with comparison between the two as to who’s better in their chosen profession.
When they meet at events, the two do not greet nor acknowledge each other; even
when they sit on the same table; they act like the other doesn’t exist.
Kate played her first lead role in
Nollywood in 1993, well before Genevieve who came into the industry in 1998.
They are both also single mothers.
Linda Ikeji And Stella Dimoko Korkus
Linda Ikeji
Stella Dimoko Korkus
Call them the queens of blogging in
Nigeria, and you wouldn’t be wrong. In the early days, they were never shy to
advertise their closeness to the world, but over the years, their relationship
has deteriorated badly. Initially, Linda used to source stories from Stella’s
blog, and gave appropriate credit, but reports say that the enmity between them
started when Stella reported a fight between Linda and her former best friend,
Egor Efiok. Since that episode, Stella has called out Linda on her blogs many
times, even going to the extent of accusing the latter of spewing trash on her
blog under anonymous mode. The fans of the two bloggers have also been drawn
into the battle as the comment sections of both blogs are filled with various
abuses and insults hurled at the duo by both camps.