Who’s Funke Akindele? The Nigerian actress’ stepson has accused her and her husband of infidelity

Benito, Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz’s stepson claims his parents cheated during their marriage. He revealed the news in an Instagram live video on Friday.

Benito began by claiming that his father cheated on his wife, which caused a major conflict, and that Akindale was involved as she also cheated on her husband. He claimed the Chief Daddy star screamed at the top of her lungs at her home, accusing her husband of stealing money from the family bank account.

Benito revealed during the live performance that the actress used to belittle her employees and that he witnessed her crew collapse after she chastised them.

He went on to say that Akindele and his father hadn’t slept in the same room in two years. Benito recalls that a month ago his parents’ marriage was not all right. He claimed that Akindele was a terrible person and that his father allegedly attacked him.

Benito stated that he and JJC had a falling out after he was expelled from school for bringing alcohol into the school. He explained how the rapper repeatedly hit him in the car as they were driving home, and he reportedly suffered bruises to his face, neck and ribs.

All about Funke Akindele

Funke Akindele is a famous Nigerian film actress and producer (Image via funkejenifaakindele/Instagram)

Funke Akindele appeared in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002. She played the role of Bisi, a curious and highly intelligent high school student in the series.

She gained recognition for her role in the 2008 comedy-drama Jenifa. The film received four nominations at the 2008 Africa Movie Academy Awards and Akindele won the Africa Movie Award for Best Actress.

During her career, Akindele was also embroiled in controversy after it was reported that she would be making her Hollywood debut with Avengers: Infinity War in 2018. She was rumored to be playing Dora Milaje, and IMDb confirmed it. However, her name was later replaced with Genevieve Nnaji’s.

In a 2016 interview, the 44-year-old revealed that she worked less in the Yoruba film industry at the time due to piracy. She is currently known for her role in Jenifa’s Diary, a spin-off of her film Jenifa.

Akindele appeared in the 2018 comedy Moms at War alongside Omoni Oboli. She also appeared in a web series called Aiyetoro Town, a spin-off of Jenifa’s diary, in 2019. Funke made her directorial debut in 2019 with the political drama “Your Excellency”.

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Funke Akindele runs an NGO called the Jenifa Foundation, which aims to provide young people with professional skills. She has signed endorsement deals with Dettol, Irokotv, Keystone Bank and Waw Nigeria.

Her gangster comedy Omo Ghetto holds the record as the highest-grossing film of all time. The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) reported that the film grossed N468,036,300 after topping the charts for three weeks.