President, Actors Guild of Nigeria AGN Mr. Ejezie Emeka Rollas has advised actors to stop paying for audition and or casting of movies saying it is fraudulent.
Rollas said this when his attention was brought to a talent hunt comedy TV series flyer asking interested participants to pay N5,000 as registration fee.
He said: “Wannabe actors or up and coming acts are repeatedly being exploited by businessmen who just wake up and want to to make ends meet via film production. We want to bring to the notice of our members for the umpteenth time that actors are not meant to pay for auditions/casting. This is global practice. Don’t allow scammers who parade the streets and online portals to use your hard earned money to produce films.
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