“Only God Can judge Me; Nobody Else Has The Right To Do That'' - Nollywood Actor, Benson Okonkwo

Nollywood actor, Benson Okonkwo, has again debunked in entirety the rumours which made rounds some years back after he played a gay role in Pregnant Hawker, a gay movie. It would be recalled that in 2013, Benson vehemently denied being gay claiming that he was engaged to longtime girlfriend, Emelda Emells, but the lady herself unhesistantly denied having any relationship with the actor.

In a recent development , the charming actor has come out again to dismiss any claims linking him to any gay lifestyle. According to the actor, he has a woman in his life. He affirmed that he is just being professional with his movie roles and that his woman and family knows and understands that.

His words:

 “My girlfriend knows I am just being professional in doing my job. As for my family, I am from a free-thinking home.”

In a recent interview with news media Benson said:

“I did not do Benson the Maniac to spur more homosexual rumours about myself, or to generate publicity. It was all about the script, and I was just playing a character who was homosexual, and I dare say, I played it well. It is the fourth gay character I have played in my career, and though it was my movie, I did not write the script. The movie had a storyline and it passed a message across. Nigerians always want to live your life for you, and tell you what you should and should not do. If you play a character well, they automatically conclude that is your real personality. Apart from acting as a homosexual, I have played lots of other roles in my career; why are people not talking about those? I am a versatile actor who can interpret any role, as long as it is make-believe. I am a very daring person; I don’t care what people think about me as long as they don’t put food on my table. A lot of people have tagged me as a ‘gay actor’ but that is just their opinion and I have never been accosted about my sexuality. I used to be very nice, but people used to take advantage of me, and now, I am just doing me.”

 “Only God can judge me; nobody else has the right to do that. If you judge me, you are a sinner because the Bible admonishes us not to judge. He that is without sin should cast the first stone, and I know that no one is clean.

On why he keeps being casted for homosexual roles, He had this to say;

 “I do not know what they see in me. Maybe you should find out from them.”

On the perception that he behaves in a feminine manner, he said, 

“It is not true that I behave like a woman. Maybe, it is because of the way I dress; all I know is I am a very fashion-forward person.

There are indications that Benson will be gracing the movie screens more frequent in the coming months as he was recently spotted in movie sets in Enugu.