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- Nollywood actress Lilian Afegbai publicly apologized to the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) organizers.
- The apology followed her negative reaction to being excluded from the 12th edition nominations.
- Afegbai recognized her outburst as disrespectful to the awards, fellow nominees, and the cast and crew of “To Kill a Monkey.”
In a recent turn of events, Nollywood star Lilian Afegbai has publicly apologized to the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) organizers. Her apology follows a social media outburst over her exclusion from the nominations for the event’s 12th edition.
Afegbai admitted that her initial reaction was disrespectful, not only to the awards committee but also to the other nominees, the team behind “To Kill a Monkey,” and her supporters. She clarified that her outburst was driven by personal disappointment rather than a legitimate complaint.
The actress shared that playing the role of Idia in Kemi Adetiba’s Netflix series “To Kill a Monkey” marked a significant career milestone, offering her much-needed recognition after years of feeling overlooked. Therefore, not seeing her name in the Best Supporting Actress category was disheartening, leading to a response she now regrets.
In her apology, she expressed, “This apology is overdue, and that tweet should never have been posted. There’s no excuse. It was disrespectful to AMVCA, the nominees, my ‘To Kill a Monkey’ family, and all of you who have supported me. I was truly disappointed, but that’s not an excuse for my response.”
Afegbai also opened up about her long-standing struggle with feeling unnoticed in the industry and acknowledged that she had placed excessive importance on receiving a nomination as validation.
Lilian admitted her behavior was out of character and appealed for a chance to improve, saying, “Please give me a chance to be better. I no go fall una hand again. Love, forever your Lilly.”
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@Iamlyday1:”We’re all human and no one is infallible. We see you though so please don’t feel invisible. We see you.”
@Abelpter:”AMVCA has an organization is already stretch enough. It features movies, Tv Shows, Series and many more. How las las how many people can they nominate? As it stands now I feel the nomination for each category is too much.”
@adwapapoku:”Aww don’t worry at the right time your efforts would be rewarded and we’ll all be here to celebrate with you.”
@AdaPereway:”Well done. Taking responsibility for your actions is a big deal.”
@Vero_Onyemowo:”U did so well, ur accolades are coming and they are not far anymore.”
@musingsofenigma:”Believe this, the paths and stars are aligned. Your accolades, you shall seek to flee from when the deluge unleashes. Best believe, we are already clapping hard for you from all corners of the globe. Be you, be human, be easy on yourself.”