Actor, Ibrahim Suleiman, has responded to a content creator and movie commentator, Dami Dawson, who had called him out claiming that he didn’t promote a particular movie he featured in, even after he was paid for it.
In a video he posted on his Instagram page, the actor debunked the narrative, stating his side of the story while also demanding for an apology from Dawson.
He said, “I have never done this before but I realized that in today’s society that silence is mistaken for consent or confirmation. Earlier this evening, I got some messages and I saw a video that someone called me out that I didn’t promote a film that I was in. The film is titled Dead Tide, which came out last year.
“The film was supposed to have been released in first quarter of 2025 but it got pushed back to April. When April came, I called the producer and director of the movie when I didn’t hear anything. He told me some things came up and they had to push it back further. I told him I was going for summer in the US because I had galleries lined up, where I intended to show my art works and I had meetings with curators, so I told him I wouldn’t be in the country for most of the summer. He said it was okay.”
Ibrahim said promotional materials came out and he posted them on his social media pages but he couldn’t attend the screening of the movie because he had traveled to the US as at then and he asked his wife, Linda, to attend on his behalf.
He said, “Promotional materials came out eventually and for everything we were asked to post, I posted those including teasers, trailers and screening information. I posted all those on my insta stories. I couldn’t attend the premier because I wasn’t around. I asked my wife to attend the premier. I sent her the details and she realized she was filming at Ikeja that day and the premier was happening at Sango Tedo. She said she didn’t know if she would get there on time since she didn’t know when she will set. I also told some of my friends and some of them couldn’t make it and some attended. Now, tell my why someone will come on instagram almost a year later and start to call me out, claiming that I failed to promote a film we contractually obligated to promote.”
Ibrahim said he has integrity and he frowns at people who try to smear his image.
“I spent so much time in the nine years I have been in Nollywood to make sure that my white stays white. I stay on my lane, I do my job and I carry good vibes. You will not be the person that will make me jump in the mud. When you have your fact, I want a formal apology on that same page that you had the guts to post trash about me.
“For the records, I have worked with a lot of producers and nobody has had problem with me. It is important that you remind yourself that the trash you are spewing will not swallow you. Please, be guided. I am not stupid. I want to stay in my lane, please stay in your lane.”
Meanwhile, Dawson had posted a video on his social media page, apologizing to Ibrahim and the other actors he called out, including Ikechukwu and Mo Bimpe.
