Judy Austin’s Ex-Husband’s Outburst Does Not Make Him A Weakling – Rita Edochie

Rita Edochie

Veteran Nollywood actress Rita Edochie has defended Judy Austin’s ex-husband Emmanuel Obasi. This comes after he was criticised for being emotional while speaking about his experiences with the actress.

Describing Obasi as a calm and quiet man, Rita insisted that his tears reflected years of emotional pain rather than weakness.

Blasting those mocking Emmanuel Obasi for showing his vulnerable side, the moviestar added that his emotional interview was a natural response to years of frustration.

Her words, “Just because Mr Obasi cried during the podcast does not make him less of a man. He cried because he was emotional due to the intimidation melted on him.

Those calling Mr Obasi a weakling because he became emotional during that podcast clearly do not understand what pain can do to a human being.

Tears are not a sign of weakness. Sometimes they are the language of a wounded soul that has carried burdens for far too long.

The Mr Obasi I have known for years is a very calm, peaceful, quiet, and collected man. He hardly talks and hardly troubles anyone.

Mr Obasi is not crying because he is stranded or because he does not have other children. The pain he is expressing has everything to do with the emotional torture, intimidation and frustration he has endured for years regarding the children he had in his previous marriage.

How many times would a man be given consent to come and see his children in Enugu only for the phone to be switched off the moment he arrives in town? How many times would a father spend his time, money, and energy making a trip only to be ignored, frustrated and sent back heartbroken?

If you noticed any change in him on social media, it is not because he suddenly became loud or troublesome. It is because marital frustration pushed him into a corner where he felt the need to express himself. Sometimes people speak out not because they enjoy drama, but because they are desperately searching for relief.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.