Nollywood actor, James Ikechukwu Esomugha, aka Jim Iyke has announced that YouTube has brought down his latest movie, Light in the Dark.
The actor has been promoting the film online, and it had garnered over 600k on the streaming app before it was brought down.
According to the movie star, who was called out by his colleague months ago, he disclosed that some people reported the movie because they felt part of the scene was inappropriate.
He asserted that the movie had been re-edited and uploaded again. He begged his fans to go and stream again, even if they had streamed it the first time before it was brought down.
Jim Iyke shares feelings about his film
In the recording, Iyke remarked that bad news does not deter him, as he stands in the place of positive energy in everything he does.
The iconic actor, who was spotted with his son months ago also mentioned that his moves, and thoughts were wired differently from a lot of people.
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Jim Iyke further affirmed that time, effort, and passion put in by his team were inestimable, and it can be painful to experience such, but he had to take it in stride.
Jim Iyke shares experience
Sharing his experience on the streaming app, Jim Iyke noted that he once lost his YouTube channel with over a million subscribers after it was reported.
The moviemaker mentioned that he had to build another channel from scratch, and it was gradually growing.
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Below is a caption of what Jim Iyke wrote about his movie that was taken down:
“Hey everyone,
The original version of our movie ” LIGHT IN THE DARK” on JIMIYKE TV was taken down. They deemed one of the scenes inappropriate from the feedback received. It has been challenging, to say the least.
Over 600k views accumulated in a few days. The time, effort, and passion my team put into these projects is inestimable. But I’m not deterred.
My energy has always stemmed from positivity and a winning mentality.”
See the video here:
How fans reacted to Jim Iyke’s video
Reactions have trailed the video made by the film star. Here are some comments below:
@lolaisababygurl:
“Sorry fave. This can be painful. I will play the movie again even though i watched it twice whem you first uploaded.”
@ladyjess517:
“Oh ok, I will watch again.”
@brodanicodemus:
“We go again, sir. Stay on track.”
@thereal_beebee:
“Nawa o… Which kind of feedback is that.”
@hassanzyno001:
“My handsome boss, James Bond of Nigeria.”
@njiabapharmaceuticals:
“This guy’s aren’t serious honestly Mr Jim.”
@official_obashegzy:
“Oh God! What you do next time is, upload your content and send it to their mail requesting proper glance before distribution, it is all good.”
@pinkypinkfit:
“No problem I’ll re-watch.”
Jim Iyke speaks about friendship
Meanwhile, OSG had reported that the Nollywood actor had shared his thoughts about people he considered as his friends.
The movie star was a guest who is well-loved by fans and appeared on comedian Teju Babyface’s podcast. He shared how he cannot be friends with a certain kind of people.
Stating the reason for his utterance, the actor noted how he had failed in his role as a friend to people.
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