The mother of Angel Unigwe, Juliet Kings Unigwe, has filed a lawsuit against veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, over an alleged breach of contract.
Kanayo shared a post on his Instagram page last Friday, stating that the actress breached a filming contract with his production firm after her mother came to the movie location and took her home before the expiration of their contract duration.
According to him, he had received a similar alleged breach of contract between Angel, her mother, and other movie producers before it happened to him.
Kanayo in the video called on other Nollywood producers to avoid using the teen actress, he threatened to disrupt any movie shoot that involved the actress.
The mother of the actress, shared on Angel’s Instagram page claiming that all the allegations made against them were false and she said it was defamatory.
She stated that there was no breach of contract, stressing that it is deeply heartbreaking to subject the talented actress to such treatment.
She added that legal action had been taken, against Kanayo. O. Kanayo as she calls security agencies to intervene in the matter and guarantee Angel’s safety.
Part of the statement read, “First, for the public record, we wish to state categorically that we hold sacred the terms of any contract we enter into and we are fully committed to performing all lawful obligations required of us under such contracts.
“We vehemently deny the false accusations and slanderous statements contained in Mr. Kanayo’s video. We want to assure the public that we have done no such thing and are deeply hurt by these unfounded allegations.”
