Nigeria, April 7 -- The issue of unpaid royalties in Nollywood has taken a heated turn, as movie stakeholders react to remarks by Patience Ozokwor on the 'Curiosity Made Me Ask' podcast.

When asked why Nollywood legends come online to make videos to beg for money when they're sick, Mama Gee, as she is fondly called, replied, "The problem we have, why you see us beg, is that they don't pay us royalties. We just work and toil so hard, and then that peanut, that money you gave us to come on board and shoot for you, is the only thing we get. Go and look at the smallest actors in developed countries. Every work they do fetches them money every day of their lives."

As expected, industry stakeholders have begun weighing in on the remarks by th...