The Controversy Over Basketmouth's Rape Joke Continues

Comedian says he can make a joke out of everything.

An award-winning comedian, Basketmouth (Bright Okpocha) who last weekend was lambasted by fans for a rape joke he posted on his Facebook page, Friday, defended his joke on a U.K. talk show Live@Battersea on Vox Africa channel.

Basketmouth, who, Sunday, apologised to those who “misunderstood” the joke, once again apologised but this time, to those who were offended.

“Definitely I am sorry about what happened. The people that it offended…I won’t say the people that misunderstood but the people that it offended,” he said to the talkshow host, Adesope Olajide.

The comedian, however, lamented that the controversy had now limited the types of joke he can tell.

“Sadly, every joke hits people the wrong way. If I crack jokes about food, there are people in third world countries saying, ‘Why is he cracking jokes about food? Have I chop na?’ They will just go on twitter and say ‘This guy should stop cracking jokes about food, I haven’t eaten’.”

I Am Proud Of My Nude Pictures - Maheeda

Background

My name is Caroline Sam but my stage name is Maheeda. I am an orphan. I really did not know my mother and I never met my father. My mother died and I was all alone. When I was 14, I decided to hit the streets and I started fending for myself. I did a lot of funny jobs.  Worked as a bar attendant, waitress and was a prostitute just to survive. Along the line I got pregnant. I am just a very strong woman who is trying to make a difference. Maybe I started off not too good, I have realised that whatever happens in your past, you have to use it in a positive way that will benefit you and your family.

Me and music

I have always loved music and attention. I started about ten years ago. I don’t have any albums yet but I have quite a number of singles. All I can say is that the way I want to do my thing is not acceptable in Nigeria. It has been hard and it’s still hard for me to achieve. Currently, I am in Nigeria to spend Christmas

and I am also seizing the opportunity to shoot a video for my single, ‘Naija bad girl’. Apart from music, I am also a model and acting is another passion of mine.

Mercy Johnson Narrates Humble Beginnings Says She Once Lived In An Uncompleted Building

 
In an interview with Saturday Tribune, Mercy Johnson Okojie opens up about life before the fame, money and marriage. She talks about how she once lived in an uncompleted building and how she was inspired to start acting after watching one of Genevieve Nnaji's movies. Excerpt below... Sometimes when I cry in movies, it isn't the script that makes me cry. When I recall my humble beginning, I give thanks to God.

 When I remember how we moved into an uncompleted building and had to take cover whenever it rained because of the condition of the house; how my brother did a menial job as a bricklayer to earn a living and those days when we rolled over a stick to cover the windows up till the point when I started acting and raised money to cover the roof… I recall those days we were living with lizards because the floor and the walls of the house were not plastered, or when I had scars as a result of my several falls.”

Watch Hillarious Moment: Jennifer Hudson Buys a House For Her Assisstant, ha Freaks Out

This Dreamgirl bought her assistant a dream house for Christmas! Jennifer Hudson posted an Instagram video on Tuesday, Dec. 31 that captured a very special moment between the singer and her assistant Walter Williams. "My assistant Walter's reaction when he found out I was buying him a house for Christmas!" the powerhouse vocalist wrote.

In the amusing, amazing clip, Williams drops a stack of papers upon learning of Hudson's generous gift. He then flaps his hands and projects several high pitched screams from sheer excitement. The 32-year-old Oscar-winning actress, meanwhile, dressed in comfortable yoga pants, a tank top and black fedora, scrambles back toward the couches stunned by her assistant's reaction and is subsequently tackled by
Williams. Her longtime employee proceeds to give her a big bear hug.