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VIDEO: I won’t collaborate with skit makers who are too vulgar, Kiekie

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Nigerian content creator and actress Kiekie stated she will not collaborate with skit makers whose content is excessively vulgar or indecent.
  • She explained that such collaborations would not align with her brand's values and image, emphasizing it's about brand alignment, not disrespect for others' work.
  • Kiekie declined to name specific individuals but confirmed she has observed many such creators.

Popular Nigerian content creator and actress Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, widely known as Kiekie, has outlined her criteria for professional collaborations, stating she avoids working with skit makers whose content she deems excessively vulgar or indecent.

I would never collaborate with any skit maker that is too vulgar. I will not be able to collaborate with them.

— KiekieExplaining her stance on collaborating with certain content creators.

In a recent podcast interview, Kiekie explained that such collaborations would conflict with the values and image she has cultivated for her brand. "I would never collaborate with any skit maker that is too vulgar. I will not be able to collaborate with them," she stated clearly. When pressed by the interviewer to name specific individuals, Kiekie declined, though she noted that she has observed "quite a number of them."

So if you’re too much breasts, bumbum, not that I have a problem with it but it’s just brand alignment.

— KiekieElaborating on the reasons behind her collaboration choices.

Kiekie clarified that her decision is not a judgment on the work of other creators but rather a matter of brand alignment. "So if you’re too much breasts, bumbum, not that I have a problem with it but it’s just brand alignment," she elaborated. She stressed that her inability to collaborate with certain individuals does not stem from a lack of respect or recognition of their hard work.

My inability to collaborate with you doesn’t mean that I look down on what you do or I don’t respect what you do or I don’t see your hard work.

— KiekieClarifying that her decision is not a dismissal of other creators' efforts.

"My inability to collaborate with you doesn’t mean that I look down on what you do or I don’t respect what you do or I don’t see your hard work," Kiekie emphasized. "I recognize your hard work but we just don’t align. It will affect the way my own brands are approaching my own work."

I recognize your hard work but we just don’t align. It will affect the way my own brands are approaching my own work.

— KiekieFurther explaining the importance of brand alignment in her professional decisions.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.