'Oloture' – Mo Abudu reacts to Tobore allegations, makes revelations – Daily Post Nigeria

Mo Abudu, Ebonylife CEO has reacted to accusations of copyright infringement by one Tobore Ovourie, over ‘Oloture’ film.

Tobore Ovuorie had someday final week accused Mo Abudu and the movie’s producers of adapting her 2014 investigative report with out getting her specific permission.

Abudu, giving her facet of the story on Instagram, stated EbonyLife paid Premium instances for the film and in addition supplied Tobore 5% out of cinema cash for her contribution as a author.

Nevertheless, she warned that her manufacturing is not going to take possible threats from Tobore on media regardless of their earlier settlement.

She stated: “Premium instances stated she can’t lay declare to the challenge, solely Sam chronicles can declare copyright to the report, we don’t take kindly to these saying in any other case.

“We dare not make a movie with out addressing rights and paying for them.

“In Might 2019, we reached out to Tobore and granted her a personal screening and supplied her 5% of our cinema rights to go to her NGO . ‘Oloture’ was an essential film however as a result of COVID-19 we couldn’t launch it.

“A day after Oloture was launched on Netflix in October 2020, Tobore despatched us a message and made accusations making calls for and threatening us.”

Nevertheless, Mo Abudu defined that earlier than the discharge of the film, she had a cordial relationship with Tobore and even despatched her some cash for her father’s burial and so forth.

She burdened that her relationship with Tobore abruptly modified after the discharge of Oloture and its success on Netflix.

Abudu talked about that Tobore instantly modified in direction of her, employed a lawyer and demanded for fee of N2.5bn which has lingered until now.

“A month after Oloture was launched we obtained a letter from her lawyer demanding a whooping sum of N2.5bn which isn’t what we signed up for.

“We knew we didn’t infringe on her rights we settled all that earlier than the film. Her calls for have develop into threatening, blackmailing .

“My relationship with Tobore instantly modified after the rising recognition of Oloture on Netflix.

“Let me state for the report ‘Oloture’ is a narrative impressed by true occasions involving conditions created by script writers , a number of elements of the movies had been created nevertheless some elements had been much like Tobore’s life which is why she and premium instances got credit,” she added.

Mo Abudu urged the general public to teach themselves on how the film business works earlier than being judgemental.

“Tobore’s expertise is what most women expertise as a result of trafficking worldwide. I stand for integrity, we didn’t exploit Tobore and wouldn’t be intimidated however struggle in courtroom if needed,” she concluded.