My recent article titled “The Ghanaian Celebrity Lifestyle: First Class Travel, Expensive Bags, Exotic Holidays, Designer Wears—WHO IS PAYING FOR ALL THIS?” went viral and over the weekend, Peace Fm’s Entertainment Review looked at the piece as they attempted to answer what I think is a legitimate industry question.
Before the panel members-Halifax Ansah Addo (Editor of NewsOne), Mark Okraku Mantey (CEO of Slip Music) and James Oberku took the challenge to answer who is the financier(s) behind the expensive lifestyles most of our Ghanaian celebrities live, I was called by the host of the show-Kwasi Aboagye to establish the background of my article—and why I am asking the al important question.
After my submission, the panel members had a lot to say. Interesting, all of them sort of agreed that there is no way the income of these celebrities could sustain the lifestyles they are living or want us to believe they are living—therefore there is something going DOWN that they are hiding.
One of the panel members even went as far as mentioning the type of night business he has heard the female celebrities are into, which he believes must be where the expensive lifestyle money is coming from…
Apparently, behind closed doors, most people ask this same question and even state the dirty businesses that these celebrities—especially the female ones are involved in…But when outside, it is difficult to mention it.
Side Note: I have received several calls from Ghana, saying, Sandra Ankobiah went on ranting this morning on TV3, insulting my person and all the GC readers. That is beautiful. As a Voltaire-ian who lives by “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”, I understand freedom of speech and expression entails the right to to be offensive….
Listen to the audio below…