Mercy Johnson is currently the highest paid actress in Nollywood. She charges between N1.8million to N2m to feature in a movie. The others, like Ini and Funke charge between N700k to N1.2million.
For this reason, the actress has been blacklisted by the Nollywood Movie Marketers Association. The ban will not take effect immediately as Mercy has already signed up to do quite a number of movies. She returned on Thursday from a movie location, and will be on the set of another movie from tomorrow, Sunday. She will be traveling out of Nigeria sometime this month and when she returns, will be on another movie set...so she's basically booked till the end of the year.
The idea now is not to ban her after all her current contracts end. So the ban won't take effect until at least January 2014. This is not the first time the movie marketers association will be placing a ban on actors. They did this a few years ago when quite a number of Nollywood actors including Genevieve Nnaji, Ramsey Noah, RMD, Emeka Ike, Jim Iyke and others were blacklisted.
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Wow! This is so funny she too should do something about that and let things be cheap and guys checkout
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1.8 million for all those wack movies? Well its the actors/actresses dt sell d movies and not the other way around like Hollywood...
The marketers make dier cash yet they don't want the actors to make theirs too. That's rubbish na. U must not afford all actors...like u said, everyone has a price,if one can't afford Mercy,a lot of people are there to play the role. Make una leave the lady biko.
Dil
She is worth it,she is a good actress....if u can't pay her let her go!!
Dis serious.... All da same shez worth d pay!!!
They should better leave my gal alone,are they the ones paying her fee?She has worked very hard so let her enjoy.DIZZA
I know Tonto is behind all these
she hates MJ alot and hates the fact that she takes over her.
But dont worry Mummy purity when this door closes another open.
U are one of the reasons i watch naija movies.
She should quit na after all she 's married 2 a rich man,MJ abeg rest oda growing actresses dem D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ 2
Dats d marketers loss cos mercy has nothin to loose.its dere movies dat won't sell as much cos a lot of pple wil like MJ's featurin in movies dan odas.
in one word nonsense!!bad belle pipo don put hand for her mata!but no mata hw dey try if is not mercy it can neva b mercy!mj baby no shakin God n ur fans got ur bck!
Ones a hoe is always a hoe!!beverly is a bitch!!shikina
Abeg mercy is one of d best. If u can't pay her, der r pple na.
Oderishious pple!! That's what dis marketers association members are. Whatever happened to boycotting her?? And who gave dem right to ban someone just bcos he/she placed a fee on his/her services dey d marketers feel is on the high?
Mtcheew!! If I were Mercy I'll fight dem in court.
That been said, that's part of the reason our actresses continue to add runs to their portfolio. If after hustling to do several movies in a year. And one ode will sit someone where and be placing maximum fee or face ban threat. (˘˘̯)
Kai that's sad ,only! 1.8million ,for a movie,music artistes can charge almost the same thing for a performance,movie and performance ,how can they be compared ,that's y ther are so many movies,.theproducers are cheap and should hide face self.that is really sad
if u into movie marketing u wl understand why she was banned,not only that she is expensive but because her demand is high she cut corners n does some things that re not good for some producers finances on set.no one is envious of her rise but the marketers re encountering lot of losses cos of d actors actions n inactions,say i tell u more re goin!
She deserves even more than that,am happy she knows her worth..shez d best actress so far,I dnt watch Nollywood untill I spotted Mercy...way to go girl,they'll cm begging u soon #didi
She is so worth it, Mercy is the best female actress in Nigeria they should leave her alone jor.
Make dem go sit down for potopoto jor....if they feel she's expensive,they should leave her n go for odr actresses that can be paid 500k to feature in a movie!
Broke ass Marketers, bcos it iss in Naija? Let them go outside and see how much film Actors and Actresses are been paid. Stupid pple, they shld alwz reduce the amount they are selling a copy of film abroad. MJ worth her price cos her face alone sales their movies. Rubbish... Swithrt you are the best alwz. Linda post dis cos ℓ̊ dey vex
SHE SHOULD COMMENCE LEGAL ACTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
I concur with you @10;49am, I am friends with her and you need to see how hard working she is.. she deserves even more than that.. mj for life
Everyone has a price and she chose to stand out, if y'all fuck marketers can't afford her, go to he'll..
Na wa 4 dis baby oku ooo if dey can't pay her dey should let her go jare....tonto dikeh dey corner dey wait
Pls shut d fuck up! She shld rest 4 what? Mtchewww! If they cnt afford her they shld look around 4 upcoming actresses that they can pay about anytin. Mercy has paid her dues in nollywood, so she hs evry right to ask for such amount.
Abeg make them free my babe
Best female how tho she is real, but she should try and add maturity in her movies tired of her comic characters and how can she be the highest paid actress when we have genny, Ini, omotola etc. And besides she can increase her money if she wants. Abeg unto the next news jare.
These marketers are not well at all. Is it by force 2 use Mercy, if u guyz cnt afford her anymore, then let her be!! Ban ko, dustbin nii. Mercy is about d best actresses right now, cos she pays so much attention to details, whateva kainda film she is doing, she does it 2 d best of her ability. U can neva see mercy in a village setting with long well manicured nails, she keeps it village like all through such film, she is a professional @what she does, thumbs up Mercy J, may all ur haters take a dive into a lake, mtchewww!
Wait Oº°˚˚ pple, if dey band MJ, who will it be den, wat face will sell dis der stupid movies, i 4 one, don't watch nollywood movies, wen i wnt to, it must have some faces, MJ one of it. BAD MRK don catch dez guys
She's worth d price cos she accepts roles dt odas wldnt dare n plays it well.if anyone cnt afford her,dy shld look elsewhr,bt. Leave her to those dt cn aford.wetin sef all dis selfish marketers
Wow!!! Ok so you mean they pay these guys this much for all those trashy movies??? Still in shock... The people that deserve this ban the most are those script writers and directors!!! Those stupid movies they produce should definitely take them to hell on judgement say! #nuffsaid
If its nt MJ it can neva be MJ , she's so worth it cos she's really Gð in wat she does so if u can't pay her leave her d hell alone anoda prsn can. Afacuno makerters
Ar u kiddin me?? Banned?she shud sue d hell out of d market association!who givs dem d right to ban aactors?totally illegal!! Mtchwwww,she shud even b earnin mor dan dat sef... *ONYX GODWIN*
If you cnt afford her, u hve a thousand and one up coming actresses that can do better if they are well trained..... MJ is good, and hve got right to ask for what she feels she is Worth ok....
Mj is worth it, her movies sells like pure water, abeg dose stupid marketers shuld go & rest
Those yeye piraters called marketers? Producers won't buy this idea I know for sure
Mercy is d best, if they ban her I will riot oh lol, but i honestly watch only her movies, can't stand the rest, except for jenny and omosexy
She is my number one star actress
Mj can tk any part and do it perfectly abeg shez worth d fee does useless marketers shuld go and sleep jor fools
Nollywood marketers are "bad belle" people. Whether they ban or not MJ is a "BRAND" that can't be beaten. Rid on gurl. Proud to be a fan of urs.
Can they even ban her? They should please let her be. They should look else where if she's too expensive.
She is a good actress but I think it's a bit to high she should consider....but am sure if they ban her she will turn to singing as they all do.
Mercy is worth more dan she demands.Dis marketers r bunch of usurpers...MJ has d ryt 2ask 4wateva fee n jst lik Linda said if she's damn xpensiv,less xpensiv actresses shd b used.Its jst lik d sayin"If u tink Education is xpensiv,try Ignorance"
If u cnt afford designers, u go for Okrika, if u cnt afford champagne, u go for kai kai!!! Case closed! Ride on MJ na ur time
They should leave mama purity alone o! She is d best actress at d moment, I'm hapi she knows her worth cos she is good when it comes to acting and she works hard, she also has a good heart.
I luv Mj..band her nd close dwn nollywud mtchw
Enough of recycled actors and actresses already, if she won't act there are better actresses out there ;like me; ready to take her place , even at a lesser amount of fee.
Rubbish dey fink say na we wey dem dey pay just 20k den u c dem gvn u a nude role 2 play God punish u marketers. Mummy Purity ur d best no mk den allow u show ur boobs 4 jst stupid payment.
If they can get A lister actress's for less why pay for over-rated C lister actress. MJ wants to be in every movie, she will burn out soon.
Surely our National treasure
Mercy Johnson deserves premium payment.
Frankly no other does it better. She is quite a talent and an excellent find. Mercy my sweet please take this as an opportunity to see what else lies out there. By this I mean in the way of product endorsement contracts, clothing lines, perfumes, weave product line, beauty product product lines, sexy lingerie lines, clothing for Purity sef - we go buy! walahi!. Do not let those chauvinists that hold sway at the nigerian film marketers cheat you out of your talent. It is not a crime to be good at your work. Keep Your Head UP! as for those asking this wonderful actress to stop acting because she married a rich husband - SHARRRRAAAAPPPPP!
At that price that's too cheap for a talent like hers. In US Ashton Kutcher earns more than double that per episode for 2 and a half men. About time Mercy stepped up. F*ck em marketers. She gives value for the money she charges.
Mj is d reason I watch home videos...she acts very well.if u guys can't pay her let her go.
Pls does this relate?
Mj is my no 1 n will always be.I don't kw wat people like tonto dike,chika ike,chai chai n many of dem r stil doin dere.Mj I wil advise u 2 increase it to 5m or so cos u da bomb
Dat one na dere own biz..... If MJ no dey for any movie me no go buy oooo
Take a sit pls! And shut the hell up
What are you even saying?
Choi! This country is poor. Wetin be 2million naira for a star actress?
Whatever u sow, so shall u reap. After depriving another woman the opportunity to grow up with their father. This is wat they call nemesis.
Then I have no reason to watch Hollywood movies anymore ,she is the realest amongst all
Oh Linda u av d gist now. B4 they took d action,they sent am email to me to ask for my permission. I told them yes! Because Emjay wanted to steal a kiss frm my boyfrnd Lynxx d other day. She's begging me now to talk to them but I say no. Yep yep
"Otuocha",(in adaure's voice), this is a simple iSsue na. If u can't pay her, den use cheaper casts na, but I bet u guys ll lose cos Mj makes ur movies sell. Ehen linpopo(linda), if she's d highest paid, hw much is julia Roberts of Africa paid??
Left for me I don't see any reason dey should ban ma role models#in jenifa's tone. I no some pple are behind dis and one by one fowl yansh go open. Linda pls post my comment o
MJ has multiple talent. I dont know why you guys are beefing her. Whatever you mean by recyling, check the hollywood stars, most of them started from childhood and what are they paid? MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.. No one is like MJ or Mama Gee... Both Ladies are TALENTED. You find talent in someone who can ACT any role thrown at them, they are called STARS!!! SHE IS WORTH THOSE MILLIONS, so if the stingy producers cannot pay her, they should find someone else.. She does GREAT story line and do them PERFECTLY. MERCY WORKED HARD TO BE WHERE SHE IS TODAY AND SHE DESERVES EVEN MORE. £8000 only nd una get mouth? When a star is paid 000000s elsewhere...MTSCHEWWWWWW!!!!! (Linda Post My Comment O!)
the marketers are very stupid. If they cant afford her, why cant they get another actress? Is it by force?
She is worth much more dan that,let her charge as she wishes. Linda post dis o
You are just a fool. You look like one and talk like one. What did tonto do to you? What has Tonto got to do with this. *Rolling eyes* People like you create problems for themselves.leave poko alone.
All these marketers dey find cheap labour Na so them dey fuck up coming actresses for roles.Them go even owe them fee after they don use them act roles.una think say libers go pity una abi?
She has to take it easy, this marketers can ruin her.
They are mad, they want her to cry in poverty ba. Mercy charge them more, u are very talented mehn. and u deserve it.
Afi "band her" na.
Mercy johnson of life!!!! She is just the best. Ban her?? Your loss! Love you muchos
Idiot! So when u get married to a rich guy, the rule says u quit ur job? Fool like you!
guess its tome for her to start a singing career too,like genevieve and omosexy did when they were banned years ago. yay!
MJ 4 life. Luv her sooo much more than Genny self. Go 4 less quality if she is xpensive to maintain. shekeina. Linda no make me hate u. #Warning#
MJ is my favorite actress. She gives any role she plays a 100%. When she plays a village girl, thug, , prostitute and a good wife, you believe her.
MJ hubby is broke so she wanna over charge lol u go retire @70 abi?
U haters should pls stop nagging nonsense..afterall it once happend to anty Genny..so if dey can't afford to pay her den let her be dan complain mbok..
Enemies of progress....
The silly association should be banned. To many money making associations. If they can't afford to pay her fees then let her be. Mercy pls fast forward to 2.5m jare.
Abeg who be dis one? Who's talking about bitch beverly here? Hia ooh! Am suspecting ur dat her bff she fought ova bimp with. My friend get a grip! Stupid gal. We de talk mercy wey de chop de earn money, u de talk 10kobo arikwa beverly. Gbafuo hia osiso!
Our marketers na witch oh! If de gather 4 u do meeting 4 den leave it all 4 God cus there's nutin like suing dem cus if de dnt call u 4 job u won't work... De are bunch of illiterates who has one heart. Dis is deep guys! I pray God touches dia heart cus de say wen u work n wen u dnt, that's d way its done in nollywood nt hollywood! Mercy u'll be back k? Deres nutin God cnt do. Now ini and tonto will be dancing. Fools! Evn halima abubakar ashawo!
Anony 11:53 d producers are also d marketers.....almost all of dem. Marketers are d producers. Infact u see dis bad bele pple. De don agree since say dem go ban am. Nobody has a say unless she cuts down.
Lol, foolish marketers ban her n ban nollywood. I dnt even watch nollywood xcept mj is featured. Biko if u can't afford her use tonto dike n pay her anytin. #smh
I dnt support ds guyz buh y'll shud kno marcy, mike and odas gained prominence wen same ppl arsed Geni, jim iyke and odas. So dnt ill advise her. These ppl pack power n influence to bring her down if u push dem.
Thank u jare,attimes I wonder if dey don't read those scripts at all...most of the movies produce make no sense at all.
They shouldn't look for a way to stop pirates from pirating their films they should be busy banning their good and quality actors.nonsence
I don't see any sense in using d word ban for christ's sakes if d price of a product is expensive in a particular shop all u do is try somewhere else n not 2 close down d shop.Is it how actor's/actresses are ban in
other countries?
I don't see any sense in using d word ban for christ's sakes if d price of a product is expensive in a particular shop all u do is try somewhere else n not 2 close down d shop.Is it how actor's/actresses are ban in
other countries?
Keep dreaming...
she is a good actress why the wickedness smh for nigeria
Em, did u have a hang-over? We re talking Mercy here..
Mj n Funke r my best...I see only their movies...pls if u guys can't foot ha bills den ban Nollywood
am sooo glad dat iya purity knows her worth. those marketers re nothin buh an ass hole. i am complanin dat our nollywod has a poor rate of performance. nd now dey banned d only reason why i pertronize nollywood. if not mj den hollywood all d way. she be my modle in nollywoof
Cuz she has overtaken them...ehen last did you see a jenny or omotola movie?
Epele o
Can jenny or omotola be dragged by a rope on the mud for the sake of movies...? They should go and sit somewhere abegi
1 face always on nollywood. They should change faces jor
1.7 is evn small she 4 charge 5m. So what abt chika ike wey collect 5m 4jus cutting her hair....is she beta dan mj? Abeg make una free my gurl jooor... Mj abeg mercy 4 dem add like 3m more 4 eva having d thought of banning u. Nollywood is at her fEet. Mak una free dat gurl oor.....we go come riot
She's worth the amount she is asking for,cos she is very good @ any role give to her,always real.thumb up for mj
Gbam
In my opinion,it is way 2much 4her,I don't see wat she does 2deserve 1.8m,if dat was given to nse or uche it wil sound beta 2d ear,not mercy.its a huge no no.
Chinasa u no go kee me. Well I trust u, u will beat her in her own game
Wo, Maketers abi kini won pe won? You guys don't know what you will b losing by this stupid ban if it's true! There are some faces that sell a movie and MJ is DEFINITELY one of such faces. Ban ko, banded ni. Na una go lose.
Ahh linda shey wat u ar doing is good. Since ave started reading ur blog you've not one day said you should post ma comment
There are no 2 Mercy Johnsons in Nollywood. You can't get a replacement, trust me. A lot of people who are very good actresses won't take on the role she plays and deliver like she would. Una ain't seen nothing, una eyes will clear when you actually impose this ban.
Ban mj 4 wat naa....diz so called marketerz association dem bii bad belle....mj d best of all actress,ddnt dey c d so-called script writerz 2 ban,dey write rubbish wit-out story lyn en mj d most realitic actress of all tym makez a gud real to life character outta dia junk script and dey are hia sayin rubbish...mj is not a stereotyped character free her joor she knwz her act too well....naw tell mii can dey get genevieve 2 carry goat on her shoulder lik mj dd in a movie or climb a palm tree...get a character datz lik mj 4 real en den u can ban her,if not ya al are loser filled wit hatered...she iz still on top of her act!!
Anony 12:57 Ara gbachie gi nti!
Anony12:57 rie nsi there?
Lol. Itiboribo.
Thats the monthly BASIC income of a mid-level oil company worker. N2m for a star role is exploiting the actor/actress sef.
Useless marketers,I no dey can't do dt trash,who burn maga,she deserves de best coz she act very well,trust me wonifete,awon oloriburuku alaye baje,rubbish
Seriously, why should she be banned? You think its easy to act a movie where you'll be dragged in the mud, or sit in the refuse dump as a mad woman, mercy does what she knows How to do, and does it to perfection.. If marketers can't afford her, they shouldn't complain, cos they lots of actresses who go for lesser fee's.. I feel this action is unnecesarry.
There can never me another MJ - Mama Purity. She is the, she brings life and reality to all her movies.
Dreaming abt wat? Dat she can't act like mercy or even beta? O please
All this marketers are all haters, no b her talent una wan use shoooooo, na wa, mk dem go act mk we see na mtchewwwwwwwww
Everybody is free to set their fee. Who are these broke ass'marketers' what not to decide to ban someone for charging their price. Why are they not banning shops and stores that are too expensive? This is just complete bullshit.
Mercy brings her all to her work and if you can't afford a quality actress for your movie then go get what your can buy. I bet if this was a male actor they would never have taken these steps. Woman get body and talent and they want to block her progress, these sexist assholes never stop.
I hope Mercy can use the opportunity to form her own production company to make and market her own films and get even wealthier and tell them to go kick rocks.
I was coming to say this but a couple of people beat me to it! Will Genivieve agree to be dragged in the mud?? She is a dedicated actress, of course she wants to be paid accordingly.
Make them no carry u play oh my girl
If them no fit pay
Make them losssssssss and if e pain them too much make them chop breaking bottu or high tention
U will always be my 1
We they ur back
Be gala
i believe Mercy lives every role she has plays! what i mean is her acting is so believable and worth a lot of money. Nollywood backoffice is probably cashing in alot of dosh made from the actors&actresses
Oh my dear ngozi
If they can't afford my girl mj
They go for tonto dike and pay her anything
I feel they shld use this opportunity to call back the other actors and actresses ,try to please them instead of banning them cos d movies i watch now are not really interesting as before,so i dont like buying again
Mercy is good at what she does. She started from the scratch before she got to where she is. Her face alone sells movies so if marketers think otherwise, let them use kobo kobo actresses, only them and their kinsmens will watch the movie after production.
I know most of the marketers might be angry for not being able to get in her pant, and now they are using excuse to get at her. Bunch of never do wells. If you don't use her, Ghana will use her and we will still watch the movie here. Abi if you ban her here, will you also ban us from watching her? Greedy marketers that keep on shunning out half baked films.
Mercy is good at what she does. She started from the scratch before she got to where she is. Her face alone sells movies so if marketers think otherwise, let them use kobo kobo actresses, only them and their kinsmens will watch the movie after production.
I know most of the marketers might be angry for not being able to get in her pant, and now they are using excuse to get at her. Bunch of never do wells. If you don't use her, Ghana will use her and we will still watch the movie here. Abi if you ban her here, will you also ban us from watching her? Greedy marketers that keep on shunning out half baked films.
Linda did you just say for one movie? So all the part 20 movies mercy johnson does are supposed to be one movie in 10 vcds? LOL even if she gets 5m ...it's times 20movies.. What a cheap actress, no wonder she is doing only the asaba movies.
Pls mercy is d best actress locally but international genny omotala and uche stephnie etc
U are so off point..
U are so off point!!!
Mj should know dat she is at d top today becos of baba God and d movie marketer.she couldn't have done it all alone .so make she cool down.and make a better and reasonable negotiation wit d movie marketers.if they say d amourt is too much,then let her bring it down.cos if these marketers ban her fame will become lost glory. Nigerians know how to forget people easily. So now dat she is hot cake in d market let her listen to d marketers. Cos she can't act witout d ban. Meaning no extra cash in her pocket if she is ban. Think twice mj.though u do ur job very well. Don't b decieved.
Al I know is MJ is my best nd no MJ no Nija Movie for me,No Man or Wman wl put ur career down IJN Name. Ride on baby girl notin do u.
Mercy Johnson is the most VERSATILE actress in Nollywood. I can't think of any role that she has not acted, be it housegirl, busconductor, area girl, bread hawker, prostitute, etc. The only other actress like her is Funke Akindele. That's why I think the other A-list actresses are overrated, i.e. Genny. Mercy Johnson deserves every naira that she is paid and much more.
Mercy Johnson is the most VERSATILE actress in Nollywood. I can't think of any role that she has not acted, be it housegirl, busconductor, area girl, bread hawker, prostitute, etc. The only other actress like her is Funke Akindele. That's why I think the other A-list actresses are overrated, i.e. Genny. Mercy Johnson deserves every naira that she is paid and much more.
Hmmmmm...... B and M are far apart o! mercy is d case here.
Haba!!! Mercy charged 1.8 ONLY and dey say she's too xpensive. Hmmmmm me I was evn thinkin she go don reach arnd 5m to 7m by nw. Broke ass niggers. She 4 dey act free 4 dem naa. If u can't afford gibsco bread, agege is available. Dem dey c talent lyk MJ for 1.8 milla, nd dem dey complain. Hmmmmmm now dey got me thinkin wat actors lyk K.O.K, Osuofia, MAMA G, and all em real talents recieve per movie. SMH for dis industry shaa. With all dia wack movies nd repeated story lines, dem still get mind ban a whole mercy wey dey help promo dem. Mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew
if mercy no dey movie I no dey watch any of una film again ,how much she for collect oh ,thinkin una go give am 10milla,i love that chick oh shes d best.
Lmfao @mummy purity.
I don't see Nigerian movie except it features MJ. Oya na let's c hw far dey can go wtout her. MJ wey dey act out dier wack story to be interesting. Even Geneive can't beat her. She fits in any role. Broke ass marketers! Mtchewwwwww!!! Only una 4 dey act dey market too since una no want pay. Oloshi!
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