On April 23, Omotola Jalade- Ekeinde was honoured by the prestigious TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Needless to say, the world congratulated her on the amazing accomplishment.
When news of the honour broke, Michael Djaba, Chief Creative officer of Oh TV said, “Omotola epitomizes the 21st century African woman and after producing her successful reality show, Omotola: The Real Me, we congratulate her for the recognition as one of the most influential people in the world.”
Just two months down the line, however, what was believed to be a meritorious achievement might soon turn into a scandal, if the buzz coming from the grapevine is anything to go by.
A salacious report making the rounds says the top Nollywood actress actually bought her presence on the list with the princely sum of $1m, more than N150m.
The allegation says the deal was brokered by Omotola’s American agents to boost her reality show, The Real Me.
She was allegedly advised by her American agents to cough up the astronomical sum in order to break into the American film/TV industry, which they reportedly said would be easier done if she had the Time list as her selling point.
After her appearance on the list, she has featured in an American TV production, Hit The Floor, alongside big-time Black American stars Akon and Kimberly Elise.
The questions being asked out there are: Is it indeed true that the delectable actress bought her way into world reckoning?
Could she really have paid the whopping sum of one hundred and fifty million dollars for the honour? Omotola did not pick her phone when this reporter called her to get her reaction to the rumour, neither did she react to text messages on the issue. So far, officials of TIME Magazine have not responded to the email sent to them on the rumour.
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