‘It’s an insult’ singer Davido has come under fire after saying female Nollywood stars make more money from ‘banging’ than from acting.

Nigerian Afro-beat singer David Adeleke, commonly known as Davido, has come under fire after an old tweet about female Nollywood stars resurfaced online.

In the 2011 post shared on the microblogging platform Twitter, Davido opined that Nollywood is just a way for female stars to advertise their bodies to rich men.

According to Davido, female Nollywood stars make more money from sex than from acting.

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He tweeted: Nollywood is just a medium four these actresses 2 advertise their goodies two rich men… do more moni fuck than actors. Done.

Despite it being an old tweet, many netizens disagreed and said it was an insult to Nollywood and female stars.

Meanwhile, some netizens have also claimed that Davido was not lying about the controversial tweet, as his words are not far from the truth.

only1julia_fabby wrote: E belike says this wants to lose fans now

Priscillia_adasi wrote: This is an insult to Nollywood.

pretty_golden1 wrote: The truth is that many think that they make money playing another day’s story! They are a crowd that has their own business outside of acting, but few! Not make mistakes

mhz_ijay wrote: No lies detected. Don’t name it, so if you’re guilty, you know it.