{"id":85600,"date":"2023-07-21T07:58:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/21\/comedian-waris-to-be-dragged-to-high-court\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T07:58:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:58:59","slug":"comedian-waris-to-be-dragged-to-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/21\/comedian-waris-to-be-dragged-to-high-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian Waris to be dragged to High Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"471\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Comedian-Warris.png\"   alt=\"Comedian Waris\" title=\"Comedian Waris\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comedian Waris <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Ghanaian comedian Waris is in trouble with <\/strong><strong>Quick Credit <\/strong><strong>Investment Micro-Credit Limited after he posted a video skit on social media that showed him wearing a Quick Credit T-shirt and threatening another actor with a cutlass to pay back a supposed loan.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The company has threatened to take legal action against Waris, saying that the video misrepresents its brand and contradicts what it stands for. Quick Credit said it does not engage in comic activities and that it was appalled by the video.<\/p>\n<p>The video, which was titled \u201cBirthday Delivery Guy,\u201d went viral on social media and has been viewed over 1 million times. It has also drawn mixed reactions from viewers, with some people finding it funny and others finding it offensive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong>\u00a0You\u2019re a bush woman for hailing Sarkodie\u2019s diss song to Yvonne Nelson \u2013 Nana Yaa Brefo dragged<\/p>\n<p>Some Ghanaians have also commented on Quick Credit\u2019s Facebook page, accusing the company of being involved in similar practices as the ones depicted in the video. However, the company has denied these allegations.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether Waris will face any legal consequences for the video. However, the incident has raised questions about the use of corporate brands in comedy skits.<\/p>\n<p>Update: The video has since been deleted from Waris\u2019 social media pages. It is unclear whether this was done in response to Quick Credit\u2019s threat of legal action.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32204\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Comedian-waris.jpeg\" alt=\"Comedian Waris to be dragged to High Court\" width=\"720\" height=\"719\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Comedian Waris to be dragged to High Court<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Waris Ghanaian comedian Waris is in trouble with Quick Credit Investment Micro-Credit Limited after he posted a video skit on social media that showed him wearing a Quick Credit T-shirt and threatening another actor with a cutlass to pay back a supposed loan. 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