The President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Bolaji Amusan more popularly known as Mr Latin, has reacted to
The President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Bolaji Amusan more popularly known as Mr Latin, has reacted to the recent Instagram outbursts between his younger female colleagues, Toyin Abraham and Lizzy Anjorin.
On Monday, lawyers representing Toyin wrote Lizzy demanding a public apology from her for accusing the former of cyber-bullying. The rift between both actresses took a different dimension on Tuesday after Lizzy petitioned the Nigeria Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over a drug peddling allegation levelled against her by Toyin.
In several Instagram posts on Saturday, Lizzy Anjorin alleged that Toyin Abraham opened multiple Instagram accounts to troll her and attack her colleagues in the industry. She also called Toyin a lying bastard. She claimed that Toyin leaked damaging reports about her to blogs.
In response, Toyin expressed shock that Lizzy mentioned her name in the drama despite the fact that the account which attacked her belonged to a fan. A report indicated that Lizzy was allegedly held on drug peddling suspicions during her recent trip to Saudi Arabia. The actress, however, said that nothing was found on her and accused Toyin of being behind the reports.
Mr Latin said there is little the body (TAMPAN) can do about the feud between the actresses because they do not belong to the umbrella body of Yoruba actors.
“There is little we can do to intervene in an issue that involves non-members,” he said.
Despite insinuating that the actresses are not TAMPAN members, he promised to find a solution to their ongoing feud. Mr Latin made the clarification after fans attacked TAMPAN for not intervening in the feud. He also charged his younger colleagues to remain cordial, support one another and shun envy.
This is not the first time TAMPAN would be attacked for not intervening in the regular social media spats between Yoruba actresses. Catfights are very common among Yoruba actresses and often linger for years. Their regular social media spats are a source of concern to their colleagues and fans alike.
The enmity between Lizzy Anjorina and Toyin Abraham came to the fore when Toyin had her baby in August and Lizzy failed to congratulate her. As expected, their fans started hurling insults on their respective pages. The duo used to be friends but things fell apart and Toyin, who recently remarried is alleged to attack many through her numerous fans.
Lizzy is also not new to controversy and online bickering. She once hurled insults at her colleague, Iyabo Ojo, because the latter demanded that she addressed her as ‘auntie’ being allegedly older than her. It was a big issue until they finally reconciled after a 10-year battle and constant fights.
She also attacked another colleague, Ronke Oshodi-Oke, and called her a beggar and a shameless woman on Instagram.
