Deborah Akinyosoye
Actors Taye Arimoro and Peggy Ovire are embroiled in controversy following a reported physical altercation on a movie set.
Arimoro, who captured the incident via Instagram live video, said the trouble began when he attempted to leave the set after his contract time had elapsed, but was allegedly prevented from doing so by Peggy Ovire and her team.
He claimed that his car was blocked, and was assaulted by Peggy Ovire’s team, resulting in visible injuries to his gum and lips.
However, Peggy Ovire disputed Arimoro’s account, alleging that the actor became aggressive and physically assaulted two crew members when they asked him to complete a few scenes.
“Taye, you beat up two crew members simply because you felt they had no voice – no social media presence, no one to speak for them. They were only begging you to please complete two short scenes so we could wrap the night. Moments later, you went live to record their reaction, leaving out the part where the violence began”.
She claimed that Taye reacted sharply when she approached him to discuss the shoot and later punched the production manager multiple times.
“You reacted sharply when I tried to talk to you, so I decided to give you space. Later, when the Production manager approached you to appeal for more time, you got physical with him. You had punched the Production manager three times, and he was on the floor before the driver came out”, she added.
Peggy further alleged that the situation escalated when Taye’s driver got involved, and her driver was left bleeding from the ear.
She, however, denied blocking Taye’s car or instructing her driver to do so, instead claiming that Taye drove off while she was still beside the vehicle.