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Entertainment pundit, Arnold Asamoah Baidoo has voiced his dissatisfaction with the socialite’s financial involvement in the entertainment industry and expressed confusion at Hajia4Reall’s guilty plea.
In 2021, upon making her debut in the Ghanaian music scene, Hajia4Reall released an EP titled ‘Here to Stay,’ featuring industry heavyweights such as Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale, Medikal, Efya, Richie, D-Black, and more.
She shot to fame after each song was accompanied by an excellent music video that was widely shared on numerous internet platforms.
Arnold, however, has voiced dismay that all of the money used to fund Hajia4Reall’s art was obtained through fraud after carefully examining the events that followed her guilty plea to one of her counts.
Arnold expressed remorse for having previously complimented Hajia4Reall for devoting a significant amount of time to her craft—an accomplishment that some A-list musicians in the nation were unable to achieve.
“Years ago, I was commending Hajia4Reall for investing so much into her craft. Now, I am taking back all that applause. She was the only female artiste who has released top-notch videos. She released an EP with each song featuring an A-list artiste. The likes of Stonebwoy, Richie, Efya, Shatta Wale, Medikal, and so on were on the EP.
“All the songs on the EP came with a music video. Not just any music video but high-standard ones. She shot quality music videos; videos that some of our big artistes had never shot in their life. So, all those monies were made from fraud? It’s sad.” he stated during a discussion on the Peace FM Entertainment Review show, on Saturday.
Because of the “innocent until proven guilty” provision, Arnold withheld criticism of Hajia4Reall until after her admission. However, he has since voiced concerns about her behaviour and what he sees as a shady character in the Ghanaian entertainment scene.
Arnold finds it quite sad that the showbiz industry’s seeming neediness permits a variety of events, including fraudulent investments.
According to Arnold, this incident along with Hajia4Reall’s circumstances have now damaged the reputation of the Ghanaian entertainment sector.
“All the dubious dealings Hajia4Reall ventured into from 2013 to 2019 and the monies she made from it were invested into showbiz. Not even the banking sector. Showbiz?
“This shows how cheap our industry has become. We prayed for investors in the entertainment industry but this is not how we want it. The industry is now loose. Hajia has been arrested but there are a lot of artistes who are into these things.” he said.
Arnold continued: “This is not the kind of investment we are calling for. We want genuine ones. Do you know the kind of spotlight we have put on the Ghanaian showbiz industry? Do you know the image we have created for ourselves now? Especially in the US? Do you know the number of artistes they are now investigating? It doesn’t look good. This is not good.”
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