Mo Abudu has reacted yet again to copyright infringement allegations recently leveled against her film production company, EbonyLife Films, for their Netflix offering, ‘Oloture‘.
Tobore Ovuorie had accused EbonyLife Films of copyright infringement, stating that Oloture was a movie made from her life’s work. On Twitter, she posted a number of tweets claiming the film’s producers adapted her 2014 investigative report without getting her permission- a claim EbonyLife CEO, Mo Abudu, has denied.
Mo Abudu, however, insisted in an earlier statement on her Instagram page, that the ‘Oloture’ story was conceived from in-depth research on sex and human trafficking. According to the statement, the media mogul’s lawyers claim ‘Oloture’ is a “work of fiction and was inspired by a variety of true events.”
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In a video released on her Instagram page, Abudu acknowledged that before the release of Oloture, Tobore was duly notified and was given a private screening. Additionally, Tobore was promised five percent of the film’s gains.
She further revealed that before the release of the Oloture on Netflix, she had a good relationship with Tobore, but everything changed after the movie gained popularity on Netflix.
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If this is what really happened, then I think Tobore is just being greedy.
I believe Mo Abudu by the way
I don’t like the private screening part.
Why did you give her a private screening if she was lying? Not sure I buy the explanation.