'Oloture' is my life story, Tobore Ovuorie reveals | Pulse One on One
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- Multiple award-winning journalist Tobore Mit-Ovuorie opens up on 2014 sex trafficking report and looming legal battle with 'Oloture' producers.
Weeks after October 2, 2020, Netflix global release of 'Oloture', Journalist, Tobore Mit-Ovuorie took to Twitter with shocking revelations.
The seasoned Nigerian journalist shared thread after thread of tweets accusing the film's producers of adapting her 2014 investigative report without getting her express permission a claim EbonyLife CEO Mo Abudu has repeatedly denied.
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I just watched oloture and read her article in 2014..the producer of the movie did a great injustice not giving her credit...Her pain and anger is valid.i am pissed
Do you have an idea of where i can read the article from?
How do we get the article?
This Lady hurting, the people involved should do right by her.
She has a wonderful spirit
Just deeping that this happened around 2013, barely 7 years ago. She’s not talking about any 1995 situation. This is definitely still happening today!
Girls from this kind stuff are trafficked all over the world, have met them and still happening daily and sadly their network is growing
in italy there r terrible stories, italian mafia and nigerian mafia working together. Nigerian mafia is so cruel these people r terrified to talk and denounce. Not speaking Italian not knowing anybody that can help them through institutions. The Italian government doing pretty nothing about it, pretty sure nigerian government doing close to nothing as well
When it came to the movie “when they see us” the actors and producers worked closely with the victims for accurate accounts of the events, even though their story was already public, they were carried along with the making of the movie, even the press conference, premier, awards on the movie.
I feel pity for this lady and if what she is saying is true this, I hope they do right by her and I wish that she eventually finds closure.
Well said this is the only comment I see that goes in line with what is happening
Exactly! When Chadwick played James Brown, even if it's on Netflix he worked very closely with his fam. He went to his hometown in Carolina, visited his place in ATL etc. He's daughter held a service for him when he passed away. That's respect and love. Well its 9ja anything goes. I'm sure Mo knows better not to do this mess in the States and now , we see why the movie ended the way it did. No one knew the outcome of Oloture.
I worked for Premium Times and I remember this. She is telling the truth and this is so unfair.
Thanks for sharing
So sad 😭
How do we know you are saying the truth?
Of course, she telling the truth.
@@namolichi go to PREMIUM TIMES,trust me you should be smarter than this!!!
No wonder they didn't know where the story ended in the film, she said she intentionally didn't put everything out. That's brilliant of her!
Exactly iam still waiting for the part 2
Me too. I tried to look her up lol. If they had contacted her or work with her closely, we would have known the end properly.
I almost doubt if it was same film that had so much to tell that ended like that so confused set of producers cause they were not the original owner of the story.wow someone go through so much so that people won’t make the mistake of getting involved with something as evil as that and they turned into something else 😩.that was too selfish 🥺
They missed out on an enormous opportunity to tell a great story! As a writer myself, this is disheartening to say the least. You put in all your time and energy to tell a story and it gets plagiarised. She needs to be compensated. Tobore, write your book, it will travel even further, and who knows, a better and bigger conglomerate will offer to tell your story.
Tobore Ovuorie shes's a whole mood intellectual and intelligent lady just by listening to her I feel the pain and you can see she still recovering from that's trauma. Producers did the wrong most of the time they will work with the victims. because this happens to her. Tobore she's the chosen one . And somebody else came out trying to take credit for her work.that shame, and that one who came out and wanted to claim her work just show us she has done that to others before ..They have to compensate Tobore,
I feel so bad for her… I can imagine the PTSD this brought her. She re-lived this experience again. Her anger is really valid. I can imagine how she feels this way. Get your coin sis
Do you think Tobore Ovuorie deserves compensation?
I mean it's only right.
Yes she should be compensated big time and ebonylife should pay big time for damages.
Definitely
Its Copyright,,, even a mere song cant be stolen that easily
Yes
It's a pity you went through this traumatic experience. I pray you are duly compensated.
You should write a book on all these experiences including your experience with Ebony TV. It will be an interesting read.
This here interview is 100X better than the movie.
I commend you my sister, and believe GOD will move on your behalf, soon!
God! She's been through a lot. She deserves every single penny she sued Mo.
Did she ask Premium times management and they denied it. Make she no ask her former colleague o. Ask me, I will tell you she has to put her fa ts together. She sued Mo does not guarantee she wins. I hope she does not end up paying for damages
Its high time that we start tackling this problem in society 😔
Do you have suggestions on how to go about this?
@@PulseNigeria247 trafficking or plagiarism ?
Yes
Such a heartbreaking experience. I really hope she gets compensated and credited as deserved. She is so intelligent and well spoken, I wish her all the best.
Oh God! Seeing oloture on netflix, This is so sad to watch... This lady is so vibrant, filled with great wisdom n virtues. I pray you get the justice, recognition and compensation that you deserved. Why on earth will ebonylife cut corners??? So unfair!
This is so heart breaking to hear how you were pushed aside in your own very story. You ought to be the one holding the pen telling your own story not some others trying to take glory for what practically took everything away from you; health, part of your life, your mental reasoning etc. This is so wrong and you need to be compensated and justice has to be served. I know Tobore Mit Ovuorie in person so I know what she's saying is true... She crosses her ''t's" and dot her "i's"
People are expecting a part 2, they cant do it because they know just a snippet of her story. I hope they do the right thing.
that's no one who has watch oloture, and not feel pity for this lady. I don't usually watch Nigeria movies, but I watched oloture, and I was stunned with this story that I don't know when tears began to drop from my eyes.
Omo, watching the movie alone made me cried and this made it worse. I am broken and speechless. The movie industry should do better, this is pure exploitation. The fact that she wasn't given the credit she deserved is a total mess.
Pulse TV please keep us updated on the progress of the court redressing abeg.
She should be compensated and ebonylife should pay big time for damages.
Jesus....I feel broken listening to this....May God console you and win this particular battle for you
It's the same feeling and prayers from us.
This is actually terrible of these producers. Absolutely disgusting. Did they really expect her to keep quiet?
Very disgraceful
Im so pained watching this and big shame on Kenneth Gyang and Mo Abudu!
Plagiarism is a fraud and should not be condoned. Tobore needs to be credited for her life story.She needs to call out Netflix for this to be resolved amicably. The movie needs to be brought down ASAP!!!
If this was in another country Netflix will take down the content until this is all sorted. But na Africa lol
That doesn't serve anyone... hopefully, this raucous drives more people to watch the movie. Therefore, generating more revenue and she wins a % of that revenue.
Sue Netflix as well as the filmmakers! Since they bought the "original Netflix production" tag. This is too much! It will be a PR disaster for all involved.
For someone to go through all that trauma and others benefit from it , it's totally not fair .i pray she gets what she deserve
Being a mental health nurse, I completely understood her😢. This movie has caused retraumatization on this lady.
These ppl need to pay dearly.
I feel more heartbroken because we are talking about Mo Abudu and EbonylifeTV. I hold those two in high esteem!. This is all shades of wrong. How can they insinuate a cinema release with even T&C o (not agreement) then eventually turn around to make it a Netflix Orignal? They also claimed production started in 2018 but only contacted Tobore in 2019, O wrong nau!
She has to get compensated and be paid for damages.
Also, she was right about how the story was told though 😂. I legit had a negative review for it. So much annoying loopholes but folks are not ready for this discussion 🙄.
You have spoken my mind. I just want to remind everyone that many of the people that you hold in high esteem are shitty in real life.
They couldn't do a cinema run due to the pandemic last year.
Me am ready for that loophole discussions o....the film was annoying from the beginning to the end, very unprofessional and boring. I was shocked when everyone was hyping the movie and in my mind I'm like, is this the same movie I just watched now? The only interesting part that got my attention in the movie was when they killed that girl in front of her sister...the rest, a total waste of time.
I appreciate the awareness they were trying to create but how far na, kilode, make it interesting small na and not try to bore me to death....also, I love Sharon o, but she didn't sync with the character at all...it was Terrible ...let me run before they come for me 😅🏃♀️🏃♀️
She needs good lawyers, she has a very good case. It would't be easy since the system is broken and favours the rich. But I believe she can win and be compensated heavy. Mo Abudu and co shame on you!
She needed a good lawyer from the beginning of her publication with the Newspapers.
Exactly. I hope she was in the States or overseas were she could get a great lawyer, not pay a dime Until she wins the case and pay the lawyer. But I'm praying she can afford a good one and SUE the F** out of them.
Her narration of the story is way better than the movie itself🙄🙄
As in it made more sense cos it's her story
Then she should have down the film herself.
@@HumongousMan she said she met the same ken that directed for ebony but he rejected to help her
@@chinonyelumnnadi9068 I kind of feel something is not right somewhere. The truth will eventually come out.
Indeed!!
This leaves me shaking my head. What a shame. I really hope she gets the support to push this to the end until she gets adequately compensated.
I’m with you my girl Tobore. Keep fighting! My prayers are with you as well.
I read the article on her ordeal in 2013 on premium Times if I remember correctly. When I watched Oloture I knew it was her story but I thought she must have given the story to Ebony life and was part of the movie herself. Am surprised to hear she wasn't credited, thats sad. Cos I remember this story, the difference between the movie and her story is that in the article she escaped at the border but in the movie she was caught trying to escape. Even the killings of the girl by the madam at the pool side was described in the article. Am very surprised at Ebony life but will like to hear their side of the story
She and Premium Times were credited on the film. What is an issue is monetary compensation to her. However, according EbonyLife, the monetary compensation part could have happened if the film had gone to theaters but this couldn't happen because the film went straight to Netflix.
This is what i think should have happened:
1. Her contract with them should have covered all grounds.
2. She should have contacted Netflix with concrete evidence instead of demeaning the company in this interview.
Can you share a link to the original story please?
Ebony's comment you will find on Mo Abudu's instagram handle. It's sad really, but in winning this case, I hope she has evidences or like contract copies, in order to back up this emotional side. Otherwise, Ebony will continue with the claim that there are similar stories as this and not hers completely. Like for me, I keep thinking was there a time she sat down to tell them the story and was recorded by all the film makers. Like you know how oyibos do it na. I don't know much, I have just been thinking how she can pursue it legally, asides the interviews. But in all , I pray that justice happens and the rights of all in this is duly compensated.
I can't express enough my pity and concern to this brave lady. On a good day, MoAbudu should be compensating this lady, big time! Then, in a law court, facts are discussed. First, MoAbudu claims she bought the story. The fact that MoAbudu contacted this lady prior and during the making of the movie shows that Mo isn't telling the entire truth, cos you couldn't have bought the original story and still went to the rightful owner of the story... It doesn't add up. Mo must have got extra information from this lady, and very painful enough -- claims the story was bought. That lie can't be bought by any sensible Judge. But having said that, Mo has chats with the lady, which somewhat shows there was cozy relationship up until the release of the movie on Netflix. This is where the court would side Mo. For the lady to demand compensation shows that something somehow went wrong in her relationship with Mo. I hope she gets a good lawyer to fight for her. Cos the rich can be very very greedy.
It’s been a while, I hope they have sorted things out with her before releasing this new episode.
This is so terrible. She deserves a huge compensation. Get a good lawyer and redress it in court because it’s very clear you have a case.
and she went through all this things, they still decided to turn her pains into money,
humans beings are horrible 🤦🏾
Is. It possible to crowd fund and tell your own story yourself by making your own movie?
I like this idea👍🏽👍🏽
This is really deep, I will go find her article now and read it.
Her one on one interview even sounds better than the movie produced🥺
Ebony life and netflix should do the needful
She should sue EbonyLife and file a proper report to Netflix. Netflix will be more responsive to her demands
I agree with you
Instead of granting interview up and down.
@@HumongousMan Very insensitive thing to say but okay. Since you are the one not in her shoes
Yes! Yes!
She needs to be adequately compensated. Sis drag them to court they must pay. Drag them by their hair.
Hahhaha lol @ by their hair.
🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😅
She should write a book
This is so heartbreaking!!! May Justice prevail .
Naija! Every industry is corrupt, this is heartbreaking
No wonder they kept us wondering what happened to her, cos they don't know the full story mtcheew
This is so upsetting. Can't believe i am only just finding this out after watching Oloture The Journey
This is so sad!!! This lady better be compensated big time!!!!
Some people will not live long because of what they do to fellow humans.
How does one produce a movie based on a true life story of the person alive and will not give credit the the focus person? Have they not seen where biography's are made and it is stated clearly, "Based on a true life story". Is that too much to ask? This movie would have been superb if they had even inserted original clips of interviews or pictures of this woman while on the field. This is unfair. very sad. Plagiarism of the highest level of something so personal and traumatic
I really hope she gets justice and is duly compensated. This is soooo wrong and unfair, this is intellectual property theft.
God!!!!! She's so strong. I'm speechless
Please they need to come clean so you can help with the authentic story. God bless you ma'am.
She is smart she created the holes in the publication.
Kenneth Gyang should face the rhythm as spelt by law. He's definitely a copyright thief. This is wicked!
God kept this lady.....
What was her part in the movie
Watching the scene of the killing in the movie, i couldn't even take it.. I can't imagine what it would be like to her seeing it live
Wow, I'm just short of words....
My prayers are with you Sis.
This broke my heart... They need to write their wrongs and do right by this lady....
This is like a story of her life that is nothing so close to a normal story but a serious criminal activities that involves homicide, exploitation, human trafficking, sex trafficking just name all that does exist in the underground world. What I am still baffled about is when investigative journalists are working on a top notch dangerous topic like this, do they work all alone or in conjunction with the security apparatus of the State or to what principal achievement that could make people to embark on such project, I don't want to believe it was for movie making or to benefit from the lucrative aspect of the story that is by the way because with the engagement of the security apparatus she already got all the coverage of the authenticity of her story covered that could implicate anyone that breach that rights of the intellectual property that she owned exclusively. Secondly how did the story slipped into the hand of the producer, was it duplicated from any journals or how?! coz I didn't get that part. Lastly in the real sense of the matter, why do we have these devilish, satanic, reckless inhumane people that have no respect for human lives in our society?! This is a serious problem we are dealing with in this society and it seems we are only interested in the money making of every aspects of our lives, even if it is to kill for a meager of bread there are people that are willing and on standby for it. What is wrong with us, this could happen to anyone of us but we always take everything so lightly. So seriously I am more scared of my fellow compatriots than the government we all intend to attack all the time and accused of wrongdoing. We have a long way to go in #Nigeria like so seriously.🤔🙄😱😭😭😭😭
Addressing your "secondly".
If I'm not mistaken , according to the video, producers claimed they got it from Premium Times but PT denied it. Also it was a published report that she even got awarded for.
@@NaturalSaintdupsie like the story was then hijacked. OMG!
give her credit, what nonsense. don't give up, sue them all to court
This is heartbreaking. May God fill ur gaping heart with peace 🖤
This is a very brilliant exposition. It is a clear case of an infringement of intellectual property rights. The movie producers were wrong to have used her real life experience without recourse to her. Legally and morally, there are clear infringements. She should take them to Court quickly and they will make moves to settle with her under favourable terms and conditions.
It would be nice if Tobore writes a movie based on her experience.
The native doctor no lie sha. This lady is trouble. The way she talks...😂😂😂😂
She's so entertaining while being so serious.
Mo has quickly gone and done interview with receipts she kept. Talking about how there was no contract. She may be big and well connected but she is profitting off people's pain and blood. Her children anf grand children will experience such. That's for sure. Zero integrity. If she was a Nigeria leadership, she will do worse. Oppression and suppression. Forget court of law, you know what is right, do It. The same way Kiki and BBC. People should just learn how to protect their intellectual properties and monetizing it. This is why employees don't like to put in their best, because they know employers are cheats! Nigerians preach religion all but are stepped in lies and cheating.
You've spoken well
Very well written
‘People should learn how to protect their IP’ this is the key point. It’s hard when you’re young and don’t know any better - always negotiate for what’s best for you. You the value creator have the leverage.
I feel your pain,I suggest you put everything in a book and sell out the real truth,God bless your good heart.
Exploitation at its Peak! So rich people too dey thief? Nawa ooooo
So sorry for that tobore. Is paining me here..very painful story..we the deltas we continue to pray for you.
The article she wrote about her experience entitles her to copyrights and moral rights. Someone may dispute this fact and say: "1) she transferred her copyright to her employer 2) moral rights do not exist in Nigerian law."
Yes in case she has transferred the copyright to her employer, she cannot claim compensation nor royalties on this basis.
However, she has grounds to invoke the violation of her moral rights which are: her right to disclose the story, her right of attribution (right to be duly given credit), the right to the integrity of her work. Such rights are found in civil law countries. Yes it may sound like I am speaking Chinese to some Nigerian lawyers. But I am pretty sure Nigeria has ratified the Berne convention which enshrines moral rights. Finally, she can argue the (psychological) injury suffered, resulting from the release of her traumatic story without her consent. So this woman may have a very strong case.
PS: Moral rights are not transferable and any contractual clause stating the opposite shall be null and void.
Let’s forget those written down rights and wrongs and follow the rights of the heart and reality.she gave her life entire life into this and deserved to be heard 😩 she’s a heroine.you know when passed leaders fought and sacrificed for our country?,this is her own way of fighting for a better Nigeria 🥺
Oh she deserves compensation.... Ebony TV needs to apologize and pay hugely for what they have done
This is so touching! I hope she gets compensated for all her efforts...
If you have they copyrights to the article, then you have a fantastic cause of action in court. However, if you were an employee of premium times when you wrote the article then this is a pure case of work for hire which means premium times owns the IP for anything generated while employed. Go through your employment contract to see if there is any clause to that effect.
Publishers do not have perpertual rights to authors works. Its is usually time bound through a licencing or IP transfer agreement. If premium times contract for their journalists are not time bound, then they are exploiting their staff. Also if her employment contract does not state in express terms, an intellectual property transfer clause, then she has a good case.
@@nancyaries001 period
Publishers do not have perpertual rights to authors works. Its is usually time bound through a licencing or IP transfer agreement. If premium times contract with their journalists are not time bound, then they are exploiting their staff. Also if her employment contract does not state in express terms, an intellectual property transfer clause, then she has a good case. Besides that, its only morally right to compensate the author to such a sensitive topic.
This is hard to watch! Everyone involved should do the needful.
You went through all these haaa, and now Sharon ooja is taking all the glory, answering "best known for oloture" mtcheww, even though Ebony life paid premium times, they still have to pay this girl big time !!!
And on top of that, threatening her
Is there a way we can support you ma’am pls, we need to fight this together with you
Its shameful you were treated unjustly. Set the record straight and push for your rights to the fullest.
This is very very SAD ..... those people eating off her PAIN & STRUGGLES
After watching Oloture I immediately went to search if it has a part 2 or it will be out soon. Only for Google to take me to this video here. I'm disappointed! The movie could have been well-rounded if it was well collaborated. Nigerians and cutting corners sha.....
Hmmmm I pray that the lord will restore all that you have lost
Whao! Interesting. I will stay tuned for the outcome of this story!
This is so terrible. I really hope she gets the justice she deserves
May God give you the strength and courage to overcome your nightmares somehow! 🙏😭❤️
See Tobore has a moral justification while Mo Abudu/ ebonylife have legal justifications, they went through the righy channel which is obtaining the rights from premium times. Its sad to be honest, they should have got her involved right from the first day they conceived the idea to make the film.
I know how the case would probably end. The judge would instruct Ebony life to give a settlement fee.
Ebonylife May have acquired the rights but the story and flow would be top notch if Tobore were involved.
This woman deserves 100 million naira at the least. Still not enough but will help.
No, she and her family deserves to be paid royalties for life! For as long as that film is being aired.
@@ibukunakioye9837 thanks but naija people just know compensation and not royalty
@@HumongousMan why are you so heartless ? This woman is still traumatized wtf
@@inioluwasoetan8240 is everything alright with you?
She needs to be paid. It's deep and personal and u can tell she needs counseling. Netflix needs to be sued too tho. I'm glad she was smart enough NOT to put Everything OUT. She should right a book about the real deal.
Profiting from someone's life traumatic story
WTF
Please fight them through the law untill you get the monetary compensation you deserve
This was so sad to watch. I completely understand why she feels so pained about what Ebony life did. I hope she got the justice she deserves
May God restore all you have lost ma’am
10 times over restoration in Yeshua name!
true it wasn't so creative didn't end well
That is Nigeria for u, they would always want to chop thank u and very much at same time. What will it take them to call the woman and pay her for damages instead they are threatening her? I hope she sue them for every bit of movie until it becomes a waste to them.
Sister you are blessed and bigger. I hope you sue them and have been granted your desire compensation.
So is mama caro arrested?
And now we have Oloture the Journey 😳😳
These people are so so evil! How? Wo, God will really fight for you my dearest. God will deal with them all!
Pulse ng with the mood music though..😁
Ok :(. That music smh