Nollywood actor Yemi Solade has tendered a public apology to his colleague, Afeez Owo.
In the latest episode of Behind the Fame—African A-List, Yemi revealed that he slapped Afeez once. According to him, Afeez was the production manager of a movie they went to a town on the outskirts of Ibadan to shoot, and when they finished shooting, everywhere was brown. As a production manager, Afeez was making accusations, which infuriated Yemi, so he slapped him.
Yemi said Afeez left the location early in the morning, and they all woke up, not seeing him. He added that the incident occurred over 20 years ago, and though he has complained bitterly to some people, he needs to apologise to Owo. He further added that he dislikes insults, which could be his weakness.
“Let me apologise to Afeez Abiodun. I slapped him once. He was the production manager of a movie, I can’t recall the year, we got to the town outskirts of Ibadan and when we finished filming. We returned to the town everywhere was Brown and as a production manager he was laying some accusations and got me infuriated and that slap came from no where in the dark, I didn’t like that. He left the location early in the morning, and we woke up no seeing him, so Afeez, I’m sorry, mabinu simi.
It’s been a long time, like 20 years, I’ve complained bitterly to some people before, put let me just stick to Afeez, I don’t like insults, and that could be my weakness”.
In other news, Solade had shared the outcome of his refusal to pay for an award plaque. The light-skinned Yoruba actor shared a screenshot of the message from an event organiser who refused to give him an award plaque over his refusal to pay for the award.
Last year, Yemi had reacted to the heavy backlash he received over his loved-up video with his colleague, Sanusi Izihaq better known as Apa. The actor exchanged words with a troll who unapologetically took a swipe at the actor’s mental state.
Also, last year, the Yoruba actor was accused by a lady of sending his nude pictures to her on Facebook. The lady questioned why anyone would think she was making up such a story, as she called the actor a pervert, noting how he has a family and had a family portrait on his Facebook page, yet was sending her his nude pictures.
Back in April of 2023, Solade left a disturbing post on his Instagram page, crying out to God for help. Sharing a photo of him looking sober, Yemi Solade hinted at battling depression, though he didn’t give further information.
