Nollywood actress Peggy Ovire has broken her silence over the recent altercation with fellow actor Taye Arimoro, sharing her side of the story through a series of posts on her Instagram page.
According to Ovire, the incident occurred during a film shoot when Arimoro allegedly assaulted two crew members after they appealed to him to complete a few remaining scenes before wrapping up for the night.
She wrote, “Taye, you beat up two crew members simply because you felt they had no voice — no social media presence, no one to speak for them. They were only begging you to please complete two short scenes so we could wrap the night. Moments later, you went live to record their reaction — leaving out the part where the violence began.”
The actress explained that Arimoro had arrived on set around noon but became agitated when filming extended late into the evening. She claimed the misunderstanding started after she asked him to quickly shoot an additional scene before taking his behind-the-scenes clip.
Ovire said, “You reacted sharply when I tried to talk to you, so I decided to give you space. Later, when the Production Manager approached you to appeal for more time, you got physical with him. You had punched the Production Manager three times and he was on the floor before the driver came out.”
She further alleged that when she stepped out to intervene, Arimoro drove off abruptly while she was standing beside the vehicle. Her driver, she added, was later found bleeding from the ear after allegedly being struck multiple times by the actor.
Peggy concluded that her intention in sharing her version of events was not to stir conflict but to clarify the situation. “I’m not sharing this out of anger, but to set the record straight,” she wrote.
As of press time, Taye Arimoro has not publicly responded to Peggy Ovire’s claims.
Reacting to her response, one stanley on top commented, “Madam stop playing the victim. You guys had an agreement and you exceeded it, instead of you to beg him to shoot the 2 remaining scenes you order ur crew to attack him…. Una get luck say Taye na calm person. Ndi Ala”
One Retha_Medae wrote, “2 short scenes but the time frame you both agreed on has elapsed and he even waited for another hour Madam why would you keep him hostage”
Cha_yomah wrote, “Peggy you encourage the fight, stop lying, what happens to calling you fellow actor plead with him to understand you, must everything be abt violence and power abeg madam rest”
Abigail_odes12 wrote, “Hmmmm my gender na wa, una go push men, push men, push men, wen dem react una go run Dey write episode… You beg for extra time? Did u pay him for d extra time? Madam go sit down jor”
One Bashlyte wrote, “Well, Taye was too calm, neat and well put together for someone who had fought 2 people earlier. This sounds like a lie and playing the victim card.”