Ann Njemanze Sues Zeb Ejiro ₦‎50 Million Lawsuit Over 'Domitilla: The Reboot.'

 Nollywood actress is suing the legendary filmmaker along with Filmone Entertainment and Film Trybe Media. Njemanze, who rose to fame after playing the titular character in the 1996 original film, trademarked the name, ‘Domitilla’ on September 16, 2020. This was the same year that Zeb Ejiro Productions, FilmOne Entertainment, and Omoni Oboli’s Dioni Vision announced plans to make a sequel to the original movie.

In addition to the ₦‎50 million, Njemanze is also asking for ₦‎5 million for the cost of litigation and lawyers fees incurred, as well as for an order of injunction restraining the defendants or any other person from using her trademark (Domitila) or any other mark that is deceptively similar to the registered trademark. While her legal representative, Bartholomew Aguegbodo, has reportedly declined to comment on the issue, he did confirm to Premium Times that the case is in court.

The case was filed in the Federal High Court of Nigeria with suit number FHC/L/CS/2305/2022.. Zeb Ejiro responds with a countersuit. The veteran filmmaker has reacted by serving the actress with a countersuit for ₦‎500 million.He described her lawsuit as a gold-digging exercise in a statement of defence filed by his lawyers led by Rockson Igelige.

Speaking with Premium Times, Ejiro said, “I offered her ₦‎5m, not knowing she had gone behind me to trademark my intellectual property. I have been using the name for a long time. I have taken ‘Domitilla’ to film festivals all over the world. We had to abandon the script and start a new script. The next thing was she came with the police calling a thief in public. She even went with the police to FilmOne, our partner, to search their office. I tried to reach out to her, but she refused to pick up my calls. I had to ask the heads of different guilds to intervene."

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Posted: at 22-03-2023 11:48 AM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero

for you to offer her 5m shows you know she needed to be paid. And, actors should start demanding for royalty from producers, with that, they also earn passive income since films are sold using their characters. Pay her jor!

Posted: at 22-03-2023 01:18 PM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac