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27 Mar

Hanks Anuku Opens Up On Industry Blackmail And Career Setbacks

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Veteran Nollywood actor Hanks Anuku has opened up about his struggles in the Nigerian movie industry, citing blackmail and jealousy from colleagues as major challenges in his career. Speaking on the Nollywood Hardcore podcast with host Emma Labista, Anuku revealed that some industry players were envious of his success and allegedly resorted to diabolical means to tarnish his reputation. According to him, certain individuals used images from movie sets to spread false rumors about his mental health, leading to a decline in job opportunities. He lamented that this blackmail severely affected his career and set him back for several years.…

10 Jun

I’m Not A Madman – Hanks Anuku Speaks 2 Years After Viral Video Of Him On Streets

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Nigerian actor Hanks Anuku has revealed how a viral video, which falsely depicted him as mentally unstable, severely impacted his career and caused him significant personal distress The video, which surfaced in 2022, showed Anuku dressed in tattered clothes and seemingly talking to himself, leading to widespread speculation about his mental health. Shortly after the video’s emergence, Nollywood actress Shan George refuted the claims, asserting that Anuku was not mentally unstable. In a recent interview with content creator Lucky Udu, which gained traction on Sunday, Anuku clarified that the footage was from a movie set. The actor explained that he…

22 Nov

I Don’t Take Hard Drugs, Only Drink Because Of Depression — Hanks Anuku [Watch]

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Veteran Nollywood actor, Hanks Anuku has revealed that he drinks because of his battle with depression. The thespian, however, clarified that he does not take hard drugs. Recall Hanks Anuku had been in the news with reports and videos of him raising concerns about his well-being. Hanks, in a viral video on his Instagram page, admitted to drinking which he claimed was out of depression from not having a job for years, thinking about his children and their welfare. The actor said: “Yes, depression makes me drink but I never take hard drugs, I don’t take hard drugs at all.…

17 Nov

Actor Hanks Anuku Not Mad – Shan George

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Nollywood actress Shan George has shut down claims that fellow actor Hanks Anuku is mad and now roams the streets of Nigeria. On Monday, November 14, a video surfaced on Twitter showing a man purported to be Hanks in tattered clothes, looking homeless roaming the streets. This had led to a lot of mixed reactions in Nigeria and Ghana’s social media space. Many people had called out the Nigerian movie industry stakeholders over their inability to look out for each other. However, reacting to the claim, ace actress Shan George who saw the video making rounds on the internet posted…