Nollywood actress Funke Akindele is currently making headlines following a video of her and a fan at her recent event.
The filmmaker, who has been heavily promoting her Cinema movie, had attended a Behind the Scenes Meet and Greet at Genesis Cinema.
In the viral clip, a fan of hers, speaking in Yoruba, threw an insensitive joke at her, telling her to bend down and pick up her money.
“Aunty Funke, oww yin ti jabo o”, the fan said.
Many found the fan statement disrespectful because the movie star would have been a joke if she had bent to check.
One sammy_tha_voice wrote, “Very uncouth
One nailacessoriessuply wrote, “If they punch the mouth now, he go shout online
One Riyanxeally wrote, “People get wahala sha
One the_newbornbaby wrote, “Very silly
One doyinsuls wrote, “Who is that uncouth thing shouting?
One amakabenz wrote, “Funke be like ‘who be this one again”.
Last year, a male troll had advised Funke and her colleague, Toyin to shed weight as he noted how they had changed shape and signature, which wasn’t good for their career. Though Funke had replied him with a little insult, she appreciated him for the unsolicited advice, and had hit the gym, hours after his comment.
Akindele has over the years has developed a thick skin to her trolls. She replied a Twitter user who advised her to get remarried. The tweep had urged her to get remarried in 2024, pointing out how the filmmaker is getting old, and Funke responded by appreciating him for the advice, noting how he was the wedding planner.
The filmmaker had replied to a fan who inquired about her sexual life. The fan had questioned if the mother of two had time for sex, as she urged her to create time for sex and massage. Funke had replied to her, expressing shock at her statement.
The box office Queen had also disagreed with a Twitter user who spoke out on her work ethic. The tweep revealed how she gets inspired by the award-winning filmmaker and stated that when she wants to rest, she remembers Funke is not resting and as such, continues her hustle. Disagreeing with her, Funke stated that she takes some time off to rest well.