Nollywood actress Peggy Ovire has spoken out following allegations from her colleague, Taye Arimoro, of assaulting him.
Kemi Filani reported that in a viral video shared by Arimoro, he alleged that the misunderstanding began after he tried to leave the movie location past his agreed contract time. According to him, his call for the next day was at 10 am, and his contract for that night was meant to end by 11 pm.
He claimed he had waited until around midnight before insisting on leaving, but was reportedly blocked from doing so.
In the live video, Taye alleged that Peggy instructed her driver to block his car to prevent him from leaving. He also showed visible injuries to his gums and lips, alleging that he was assaulted during the confrontation.
Taye Arimoro further claimed that his car’s tyres were deflated during the incident.
Reacting to his claims, Peggy accused Taye of physically accusing two crew members during a film shoot. According to her, the incident started when the crew pleaded with him to complete two short scenes so they could wrap up filming for the night.
“Taye, you beat up two crew members simply because you felt they had no voice – no social media presence, no one to speak for them. They were only begging you to please complete two short scenes so we could wrap the night. Moments later, you went live to record their reaction – leaving out the part where the violence began.
Peggy went on to explain that Taye arrived on set around noon that day and decided to leave without notice when filming extended into the night. She stated that everything had been fine between them until she asked him to quickly shoot one more scene before recording his behind-the-scenes clip.
According to her, “You reacted sharply when I tried to talk to you, so I decided to give you space. Later, when the Production manager approached you to appeal for more time, you got physical with him. You had punched the Production manager three times, and he was on the floor before the driver came out.
She added that when she came out to intervene, the situation had already escalated. She claimed that Taye drove off while she was still beside the car, and that her driver was later found bleeding from the ear after allegedly being hit multiple times by the actress.
Peggy concluded that she decided to share her side not out of anger, but to set the record straight.