On the morning of Monday, 26th May 2014 at about 12 noon, I was reliably informed that actress Nuong Faalong also known as Edith Faalong had walked off the set of a popular series and terminated her contract with the production company.
She left the set in tears after the director of the series -Prince Amuni Gbenga a Nigerian had barged into her private room while she was in her underwear and proceeded to manhandle her resulting in her sustaining a cut and swollen upper lip.
Luckily for the actress, she was not alone in the hotel room. Her room-mate who was asleep in the bed, got up just in time to save her from further assault as the rest of the cast and crew also rushed into the room to restrain the director.
When we spoke to the actress, she said she had reported the incident to the Dansoman Police headquarters and the said director had been summoned pending investigations.
As to whether she would complete the job, she said, “My welfare is paramount and the production cannot guarantee that presently”
What annoys us most about this incident is why a director will think he has so much power over an actress such that he can go as far as physically abusing her without fear and in front of another person? Does he think he is really too invincible to be dealt with?