Actress Lizzy Gold, in a recent video, has tendered an apology to the Igbo people following a viral video of her in a masquerade costumeThe Nollywood actress shared details about why she had the masquerade costume, stressing that she didn’t mean to disrespect tradition and cultureLizzy Gold’s apology video comes after she faced criticism from her fans and followers, making her delete the viral video
Nollywood actress Lizzy Gold has apologised to the Igbo people after she was spotted in a masquerade costume in a viral video.
Lizzy Gold, who stated that she didn’t mean to disrespect culture and tradition, opened up about her love for epic movies, revealing that it was the second time she was wearing a masquerade costume.
Actress Lizzy Gold apologises to Igbo people.
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The actress disclosed that she wore the masquerade costume for a movie and was cleansed with alligator pepper, after which she prayed before putting it on.
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While appealing to Igbo people to forgive her, the actress acknowledged that there were times she could get into character and cross boundaries.
The actress also spoke about her Christian background while responding to those who talked about the repercussions another actress faced for wearing a masquerade costume.
“I’m sorry to all the Igbo people, the Igbo soil has blessed me a whole lot and I have no right to disrespect your culture and tradition. But it was for a movie. You know, everyone knows I love epic stories. I love to tell epic deep stories and sometimes when I get into character, I I forget and cross some boundaries,” she said in part.
Lizzy’s apology video comes after being criticised on social media for wearing a masquerade costume despite being a woman.
Watch video as Lizzy Gold apologises to Igbo people below:
Below is a viral video of Lizzy Gold showing her dance moves as she rocked a masquerade attire:
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In related news, Lizzy Gold made headlines after she was spotted sleeping in a coffin for a movie role.
Reactions as Lizzy Gold apologises
Henzodaily.ng captured some of the reactions that trailed Lizzy Gold’s apology, read the comments below:
bigjuwonn:
“Masquerade sef dey feel Ivana.”
doradoll_skincare_wellness:
“Masquerade costume or just regular costume? As in did she borrow it from a masquerade? Why did they have to use alligator pepper? Can’t you people just design and sew your own costumes?”
alh_bishop1:
“She did nothing wrong. Do you people really understand what tradition is and practice correctly? All I see is a harmless costume.”
beebe_al:
“An outrageous taboo for a woman in the south.”
thefoodnetworknig2:
“She go need do sacrifice o! Na abomination she just commit so… No @ me o, I dey quick cry.”
theamybenson:
“She is doing her job for GODSAKE.”
Why Lizzy Gold cried out
Henzodaily.ng recalls reporting that the actress cried out over her housekeeper, named Success.
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Lizzy, who shared a series of clips, revealed Success absconded with her 1000 euros (over N450k).
She narrated how she got home and noticed her room was scattered with clothes all over the place.
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