I’ve Stopped Spreading Cheap Gossip About Mercy Johnson – Angela Okorie

Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has issued a heartfelt apology to Mercy Johnson and her family. She recently had her say via a viral video, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, Mercy Johnson is not a witch or whatever else people call her, and she is not happy with the fact that her kids constantly get bullied in school.

Angela added that she is done with the cheap gossip, and she still considers Mercy her friend.

Her words, “I’m not a perfect being. So, this video is specifically for Mercy Johnson and her kids, family.

You know, when you are getting older, a lot of this will leave you. When we were growing in the industry a lot of gossips, people will come and meet me and told me Mercy said, and go and meet Mercy and told her Angela said. At this age, this is not what I want for myself… I no longer listen to those cheap gossips.

I’m really sorry, Mercy Johnson, please forgive me, if it’s my words but verbal or written on social media, I’m sorry. You are not a witch, you are not what people are calling you.

This is just to say I’m sorry. We don’t know where our kids are going to meet tomorrow. I don’t like why your kids are being bullied in school, if I’m the one too I wouldn’t take it. This is me saying I’m deeply sorry.

You are still my friend, and if I hear anything I don’t like, I will call you to inform you.

I’m very sorry, sorry.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.