Nollywood actress Mide Martins and her movie producer husband, Afeez Owo, have issued a public apology to their colleague Wumi Toriola following a costly mistake in the editing of their recent movie.
The apology comes after a video of Wumi Toriola changing wigs during the same scene went viral on social media, generating mixed reactions from viewers. In the clip, the actress was seen confronting her partner when an unexpected change in her wig occurred, sparking humor and criticism of the production team’s continuity and direction.
In a joint statement shared on their Instagram pages, Mide Martins and Afeez Owo acknowledged the error and clarified that it was not Wumi Toriola’s fault but a mistake made by the post-production crew during editing.
Our sincere apology to actress, Wumi Toriola for the error made by our editor in the movie: Ija.
Our attention has been drawn to the inconsistency in the wig/props used in one of the scenes involving “Actress Wunmi Toriola” in our latest movie IJA. We would like to state categorically that the error was not from Wunmi Toriola at all.
Rather it was an expensive mistake from the post-production crew at the editing stage. (The Editor)
Our sincere apologies to the thespian in question Wunmi Toriola @wumitoriola and all fans out there.
We appreciate your feedback, as this will help to keep us on our toes always, knowing that our viewers demand the best from us.
Thank you.”
In related news, Wumi Toriola recently criticized production managers in the Yoruba movie industry, expressing dissatisfaction with their nonchalant attitudes towards the cast and crew. She urged her colleagues not to depend on feeding allowances from production managers and shared her frustration with being assigned violent roles in movies, impacting her personal life and search for love.
