Nollywood actress Moyo Lawal has rejected claims that she was responsible for the leak of her infamous video and using the moment to address a wider culture of victim-blaming.
Lawal dismissed suggestions that she deliberately shared the footage, stressing that such narratives are harmful and untrue.
“There is a narrative that I posted this intimate part of my life. I refuse to allow this narrative to stick with me forever,” she said.
“In my own case, he told me it was my fault, that this happened because I refused to post about him on my social media. Have I ever posted anyone on my socials?” she asked.
Lawal revealed that the experience has opened her eyes to how intimate relationships can quickly turn toxic.
“You never really know somebody until you threaten to leave them,” she said, adding that her ex-partner went as far as telling her that “if he couldn’t have me, then nobody else would ever want me again.”
Beyond her personal ordeal, the actress said she has been deeply affected by messages from young women facing similar situations.
“I have had a few girls reach out to me who were in similar situations, and they keep telling me that they will off themselves. Some of them are being threatened,” she disclosed.
She urged victims not to internalize the shame, stressing that “this shame is not theirs to carry, nor is it their fault.”
“To me, entertainers should be seen and not heard, and as a thespian, no matter what is happening in your reality, the show must always go on,” she said.
