Nkonkonsa Celebrity Gossip From Africa
Ghanaian songstress, Wendy Shay has expressed her opinions over the FDA’s ban on celebrity endorsements of alcoholic beverages.
Today, November 15, 2023, the Supreme Court was to hear a lawsuit against a Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) regulation that forbade the use of famous people in alcohol product advertisements.
On the other hand, the case, which was scheduled to be heard by a panel of seven judges, has been postponed until January 17.
Wendy Shay told the media during the proceedings that celebrities had lost out on important income because of the prohibition.
She went on to say that the money lost may have helped create jobs for young people and had an impact on celebrities’ capacity to finance important projects like music videos and promotional campaigns.
“These companies are giving money to Nigerians to be brand ambassadors. This money could have been invested into Ghanaian celebrities. The money will stay here and we create jobs for other people and for the youth, because one artiste can employ so many people.
“So imagine taking food from the table of these artistes. How would they be able to do what they’re supposed to do? Shoot videos, promote songs and many more. And all these things are capital intensive.
“Minimizing revenues that artistes get money from, or celebrities get money from, like, it’s discrimination. We are taking food from Ghanaians because musicians are Ghanaians as well,” she said.
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