LAGOS, Nigeria(VOICE NAIJA)- Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has refuted claims that she failed to provide support to her colleague, Adejumoke Aderounmu while she was alive.
Aderounmu, known for her role in the popular series “Jenifa’s Diary,” died over the weekend due to an undisclosed illness.
In a comment on an Instagram blog post, Funke expressed her sadness and paid tribute to the late actress.
She wrote, “Sad!!!! @jideawobona I still asked about her. Omg. May her soul rest in peace.”
However, Aderounmu’s brother took to his Instagram to blast the veteran actress for not showing any support when Adejumoke was alive.
During an Instagram live session, Funke addressed a derogatory comment made by a social media user on her page following Aderounmu’s death.
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Funke clarified that she had asked about Aderounmu’s condition and was unaware of her illness until the news of her passing.
She also said that she had experienced her own difficult times, including battling depression after the loss of her mother.
She said, “Someone made a comment on my page just now that I will bury my children. What have I done wrong? Jummy was part of Jenifa’s crew. She acted her role in Jenifa’s dairy and industreet and got paid, that was it. You know jenifa’s dairy is on a break and we are not working on the project, so most of the cast, we don’t really see each other.
“So suddenly, I just messaged Jide and asked about Jumoke, and asked him to call her and ask about her wellbeing, and he said she is fine and we should be calling her for jobs. So Pascal called me that I should check online that Jumoke’s brother said nobody checked on her, and I said he is grieving and it is not easy to lose someone.
“I lost my mom, nobody knows what I went through, I went through a lot, I was depressed losing my mom, I went through a lot. So I reached out to Jumoke’s brother, and nobody told me that your sister was sick. I said I don’t turn deaf ear to people that are next to me, I give but don’t like making noise about it
“I hate it. I don’t beef any filmmaker or colleague, I do my things and face where I’m going to. The records I have been able to break are by the grace of God. Do not forget I got my trying moments too, what do you want me to do? The issue I had during Covid, politics I was backlash and marriage too. Somebody now said you will lose your children, I think that is too much. Yes, I’m very strict and focused; whoever works with me and wants to go can go, and those who want to stay can stay, too.”