Nollywood filmmaker Biodun Stephen has dismissed claims that romantic scenes in movies are responsible for breaking marriages, insisting that actors and their spouses understand the demands of the profession.
Speaking in a video shared on Instagram late Thursday, Stephen reacted to comments by a young woman who argued that filmmakers should reduce kissing scenes because they could ruin the marriages of actors.
Addressing the claim, Stephen said she found it difficult to understand the argument, noting that kissing is not a major part of her filmmaking style.
“I just watched a video. There’s this young lady who always has something to say about Nollywood. Nobody is even casting her, but she said producers should take it easy on having actors kiss because we are possibly ruining their marriages,” she said.
Stephen explained that while she deliberately limits intimate scenes in her films because she wants them to be suitable for family viewing, she is not opposed to including them when the story requires it.
