Popular Nigerian actress and filmmaker Eniola Ajao recently talked about a terrifying encounter on Nollywood on Radio, a program that focuses on Nigerian filmmaking.
She described how she had almost poisoned herself in response to a damaging rumor, revealing the emotional toll that misleading information on the internet had done on her mental health.
“I almost poisoned myself because there was news about me online that was far from true,” Ajao said. “It was the first time in my life that I faced something so painful. I didn’t eat for seven straight days. People around me can testify – I didn’t go anywhere.”
At the time, she was in the midst of planning her next film, a process that became increasingly difficult due to her emotional state.
“My sisters were calling, telling me, ‘You have to do this for yourself. You don’t have to poison yourself.’ My son was reaching out to everyone, saying I was struggling with this lie online,” she shared.
The actress added, “I don’t even want to remember those things, honestly”, she recounted on the show.
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