I got N3.6m: Uche Maduagwu says Jim Iyke beating him up was to promote his movie

Controversial Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu has taken to social media to reveal that one drama that gave a lot of Nigerians joy was just a publicity stunt.

In 2021, social media went up in flames after Jim Iyke confronted Maduagwu and appeared to beat him up over some comments the latter made about him.

He is like a big brother to me

The period the confrontation happened was when Jim’s movie, Bad Comments was released and Maduagwu has revealed that their fight was strategic.

According to him, he got paid N3.6m to promote the movie and got an additional N1.2 million from his colleague after the video of their confrontation went viral.

Noting that Jim Iyke is like a big brother to him, the controversial actor bragged about his influencing power and how he is the most talked about movie star in Africa.

“Jim Iyke is like a big brother to me, he saw potentials in me, today bad comment #movie became the biggest cinema film in 2021 because he saw my brand Influencing power and worked with me, Mr Moses is a great #director too. I influence #brands to success because Na me be the most talked about movie star for Africa.”