Stephanie Okereke Insists She’s Innocent As She Faces N100m Copyright Lawsuit
Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke, has maintained that she is innocent as she faces a N100m lawsuit. Author, Daniella Madudu is suing Stephanie for alleged copyright infringement of her book titled: “Behind Her Veil.” Madudu had claimed that major parts of her book were lifted and used without any form of acknowledgement to her in Stephanie Okereke’s movie – “Dry” She said that she gave the manuscripts of the book to one of her friends, Joy Ndidi, who later became Stephanie’s Personal Assistant, to edit; only for her to see major excerpts of her book revealed in Stephanie Okereke Linus’ movie, Dry. But the actress insists that her movie had been registered with the National Copyright Commission since 2012, while the book was not officially published until 2014. The actress also stated that the said book has never been registered with the NCC till date. She added that she shot her movie, ‘DRY ‘ in a bid to lend her voice to the ‘child not bride’ campaign. Stephanie also confirm...