About a week ago, actress Joselyn Dumas went banana on the organises of 3Music Awards for not paying her after she hosted the first edition of the event.
According to her, she did her part and hosted the show so she sees no reason why she has to wait for all eternity to be paid.
In a recent interview with Hitz FM, the subject was touched on and this is what she had to say,
“It’s not easy out there…Contrary to what people think, a lot of us in the industry are making an honest living and this is how we make our living so if you don’t pay, how am I going to live,” she said.
“You call us ‘Ashawobrities’ and claim there is no celebrity in Ghana. How do you expect some of us to live and survive if you don’t pay us what is owed us…even when you go out, you pay for the dress you wear and might not be able to repeat same dress at other places, the makeup artist, your hair are all paid for and by the time you’re done that cheque you’re getting, you’re spending one-third of it.
“I even do emceeing for free sometimes but it’s all about communication. I’ve been trying to be civil with this gentleman (Sadiq Abdulai) and I know him and worked with him and he is an amazing person who believes in the arts but at the end of the day, you can’t play with my daily bread.
“This is what we know and do for a living. This is why our industry is actually suffering because nobody is paying for anything. Everybody is taking everyone for granted in the industry. When you hire a talent to pay the person because my talent is what I’m offering to the table and your payment is what you’re bringing to the table… I’ve been able to fulfil my bargain, fulfil yours too.”
