Celebrities Must Be Paid For Interviews – Ekow Smith Asante Tells Media Houses
Seasoned Ghanaian actor, Ekow Smith Asante says media houses must pay celebrities whenever they grant them interviews.
According to him celebrities appear on media platforms to enrich the entity’s content. Adding that for this reason they should be some payment for the appearance.
The Passion of the Soul actor stressed that media houses charge celebrities whenever they need to promote a movie or product. Meanwhile, these media houses expect interviews to be done for free.
Ekow Smith Asante added that unless there is a barter agreement, media houses should pay for such interviews.
“The moment you invite a celebrity to your station, you should [pay them],” he told Lexis Bill on Behind the Fame on Drive Time on Joy FM Monday.
Short Bio On Ekow Smith Asante
Ekow Smith Asante is a famous Ghanaian actor, television personality, producer, director, production designer, consultant, entrepreneur and a philanthropist. He was born on 15th April 1973 in Takoradi, Ghana.
He has starred in several movies including; ‘The Pressure’, ‘Devil In The Detail’, ‘Desperate Measures’ among others.
Ekow Smith Asante has also acted in several Nollywood movies in Nigeria alongside Nollywood celebrities like Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Mercy Johnson, among others.
