Nollywood Superstar Omotola at the Grammy's

Was it such a disastrous Grammy appearance?

Was it?

Take a look at the photographs below and be the Judge?

Omotola at the 2011 Grammy Awards 

 Well, I guess, this is what celebrities ought to expect – the good, the bad and the ugly.

When the going is good, it is really, really good. However, when its bad, it can be ugly as well, as a national article has campaigned.

The article below, which lampooned “Ije” Nollywood Super star actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde was culled from a national newspaper here in Nigeria. I can, in a way, relate to the grievance of the writer. In Nigeria, we take pride in our appearance. Omotola has been nicknamed “Omosexy” and it was unanimously accepted, judging by newspaper articles as well as nollywood fans’ reactions that she was nowhere near sexy. As far as I have been following the Grammys, I can recollect Femi Kuti has been nominated twice (I think?) and so was Sunny Ade (I think ?…my inability to recollect has nothing to do with my eye sight (oh sorry,age?), I can assure you), but none have ever been photographed at the Grammy. So the first ever Nigerian celebrity that has been, hasn’t done justice to the opportunity to showcase Nigeria as a fashionista state.

The vituperation used in the article was downright unfair if I were to say so. Yes, the outfit might not have gone down well with fans, but hey….that was her choice. Anyway, read on and let me know your thoughts.

Grammy Disaster: Fans rip Omosexy!

Actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde made history last Sunday being the first Nollywood actress to walk the red carpet at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. But her well-intentioned appearance was jeopardised by her black and white prom-like dress which dealt dastardly with her tummy, arms, over-sized butts, miniature breasts, doing absolutely nothing to flatter any part of her body.

From her hair down to underwear, fans criticised the otherwise gorgeous screen diva. Many felt badly represented by her fashion sense, comparing her to 'rival' Genevieve Nnaji, Rita Dominic and even Ini Edo. It's obvious that more than 60 per cent of Nollywood fans expected a more 'decent' show off from the respectable wife and mother of four.

While many agree that she needs a gym membership urgently, a few others opine that patronising Ardyss Body Magic would have solved some of the problem apart from the bad dress pick. Below is an excerpt of some of the grievances and defence as posted by Omotola's fans on the internet.

The budding singer was reportedly accompanied by her new international management team "Bishop Entertainment consult & Bungalow/Universal records.

TONI PAYNE DENIES "AFFAIR".......

Shortly after separation from her husband of one year, Abolore Akande popularly known as 9ice, embattled mother of one, Toni Payne has been in the news for one reason or the other over the past few months.

Last week, a picture of the American trained manager, Toni Payne and a slim tall gentle man, name unknown, were spotted hugging passionately, looking into each others eyes like lovers, started circulating around town. These photographs have left tongues wagging leaving several questions left in people’s minds.

Our sources have it that the picture has been seen as a screen saver on her Blackberry. 'Her picture with that of the tall gentle man was on her blackberry wallpaper for days and am sure it’s her newly found love because of the position they both are in the pictures' spilled our source.

When Rockshockent called Toni Payne for her own side of the story she had this to say:

'I am getting tired of the whole issue now. Someone stole the pictures from my phone and it’s a picture of a Photo shoot. Life is not that hard and that is not fear. I have seen the photographs as well and I am putting finishing touches to an arrangement with my lawyers to sue the source that I know. The source is also the genesis of all these problems. I cannot walk out with my brother or cousins as they will write, and the source did not even call to confirm the photographs, which is bad and unfair. I am working hard to face the future better, and put things behind me. I am sure this will also be put behind me as well. They should just let me be, as she concluded.

Rockshockent will keep you up to date as events unfold.

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A source said: "This could be massive for Tinie. It could catapult him into the mainstream pretty much overnight.

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