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Comic actor Yomi King, popularly known as Opebe, has claimed that he was beaten up on a movie set for supporting his senior colleague, Baba Suwe.
Speaking in an interview on Behind the Fame, the actor recounted how a disagreement between Baba Suwe and Yinka Quadri led to him being beaten while filming a movie titled Eku Meji.
He disclosed that he had supported Baba Suwe during the clash, unaware that it would later backfire.
Opebe explained that while shooting Eku Meji, the script required Yinka Quadri to beat him. However, the beating turned out to be real.
He said, “Those sufferings were beyond acting; they were real beatings. That’s what they call acting, you have to do it well and real for people to know it truly happened.
“A sample happened in a year, I won’t say the name of my boss Yinka Quadri, I won’t mention his name. They had a misunderstanding, real, I thought of it, that if I don’t support Baba Suwe, who would I support? … I supported Baba Suwe in fighting Yinka Quadri.
“When we got to the set, and it was a beating role… When he replied me, it was a slap and a severe beating. I began to shout, ‘Cut! This isn’t a movie anymore.’ I was angry.”
Opebe began acting in 1979 and gained fame through the TV show Erinkeke. He is best known for his comic roles and close relationship with the late Baba Suwe.
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