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| Richard Mofe-Damijo |
While being interviewed by
newsman, RMD shared some of his experiences as a nollywood actor. Starting with
when he got involved in an accident in Delta State, he said, “There was a time when I was in Delta State, I had a serious
accident. My car flipped and I was in the hospital. It was the governor that
called my wife to come. Apparently, it had been reported that when I had the
accident, there was a woman and a baby in the car. But there I was. I didn’t
know what had been written, but my wife had read it. So, when she came to the hospital,
she wasn’t too sure. Later on, we were on holiday in America and she said,
‘Didn’t you know what they wrote’? She told me that when the accident happened,
it was reported that I was carrying baby things and hiding them.”
The veteran actor also shared how
it was reported in the media that he was planning to dump his wife for a
younger lady. In his own words, “There was also a story
of me having another young wife in Lagos and that I would leave my wife soon.
It is really difficult sometimes for her to navigate through all of this. This
is the age of social media. There are people who look at one without any regard
for the sanctity of one’s marriage or one’s home. All they want to do is tear
one down.
“They write things
like, ‘He is in love with somebody else. He is going to leave his wife
tomorrow’. How do you even wake up and do that? What have I done to you? Why do
people like to see celebrity marriages crash? What has helped is that I never
really see myself as a celebrity. My marriage is not a celebrity marriage.
There are times when I have been told, ‘We will pay to interview you and your
wife’. I often tell them, ‘Sorry, she has more sense than me, she will not do
this for all the money (in the world). I am sorry, if you cannot have me alone,
then it’s fine. But be rest assured that she is good’.”
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