{"id":739225,"date":"2022-01-07T14:06:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T14:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/07\/nollywood-actor-jim-iyke-admits-viral-fight-was-a-stunt\/"},"modified":"2022-01-07T14:06:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T14:06:03","slug":"nollywood-actor-jim-iyke-admits-viral-fight-was-a-stunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/07\/nollywood-actor-jim-iyke-admits-viral-fight-was-a-stunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Nollywood Actor Jim Iyke Admits Viral Fight Was A Stunt |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Well-known Nollywood actor Jim Iyke has admitted to staging a viral fight with comedian and fellow actor Uche Maduagwu &#8211; to prove a point about social media.<\/p>\n<p>Iyke made the admission during an interview\u00a0with journalist Chude Jideonwo.<\/p>\n<p>Following the revelation, behind-the-scenes clips have been posted in which Iyke says: \u201cAs you guys can see we all had fun doing this. It\u2019s a skit &#8211; we designed it basically so that you guys will know that nothing that goes on social media is real.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Punch newspaper has tweeted some of the footage:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Director Shares Full Video Of Viral &#8216;Fight&#8217; Between Actors, Jim Iyke, Uche Maduagwu<\/p>\n<p>After it came to light that the viral fight between Jim Iyke and his colleague, Uche Maduagwu was staged, the director of the fight scene has shared the full video. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E1BVnBpn2h\">pic.twitter.com\/E1BVnBpn2h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MobilePunch\/status\/1478842266856923137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The fight, filmed in August 2021, showed the actors shouting aggressively, and they appeared to be getting into a physical altercation until some onlookers separated them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou think I won\u2019t find you,\u201d Iyke said menacingly to his staged adversary.<\/p>\n<p>Maduagwu later yelled back: \u201cI will sue you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A few days prior to the fake fight, Maduagwu had trolled Iyke on social media over what he described as Iyke\u2019s \u201cexpensive\u201d lifestyle, according to local news sources.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest revelations Iyke said he paid Maduagwu and they had \u201can understanding\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>There was even a script, he admitted.<\/p>\n<p>The video of the fake fight emerged just as Iyke&#8217;s new movie Bad Comments was premiering &#8211; a film about how the lives of celebrities can be affected by social media.<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: BBC<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\"><\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of .  accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. 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Iyke made the admission during an interview\u00a0with journalist Chude Jideonwo. 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