Omotola breaks silence on 20-year ‘quarrel’ with Genevieve Nnaji
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Speaking during an interview on Yanga FM, Omotola dismissed the belief that she and Genevieve were ever at loggerheads, stressing that colleagues do not necessarily need to be best friends to coexist professionally.
Veteran Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has addressed long-standing rumours of a feud between herself and fellow movie star Genevieve Nnaji, describing the claims as exaggerated and largely fuelled by public perception.
Speaking during an interview on Yanga FM, Omotola dismissed the belief that she and Genevieve were ever at loggerheads, stressing that colleagues do not necessarily need to be best friends to coexist professionally.
Recall that for years, fans and observers have speculated that the two actresses were not on good terms, particularly at the peak of their careers in Nollywood.
Reacting to the claims, Omotola said the so-called rivalry was created by fans and the industry itself.
“Na them start the quarrel before we know say we dey quarrel. So, we have to catch up with the quarrel. There was no quarrel,” she said.
When asked if there was any prolonged disagreement between them before their collaboration in the movie EJ, the actress maintained that there was no such conflict.
“People don’t need to be best friends, but we talked. Behind film, we dey talk normally,” Omotola explained.
She added that the situation was similar to the rivalry narratives often created around music stars.
“You know the same thing they do with all these music stars. Wizkid and Davido now have taken it to another level, but na we be the practice that time. They pitch you against this person, say this one is the hottest girl, that one is the hottest girl,” she said.
According to Omotola, such comparisons naturally created tension, but it was often misunderstood and misinterpreted as personal animosity.
“Those kinds of tension go dey normally, but people dey read am as other things,” she added.
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