{"id":158234,"date":"2024-01-26T05:59:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T05:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=158234"},"modified":"2024-01-26T05:59:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T05:59:06","slug":"its-2024-stop-asking-us-to-work-for-free-bella-okagbue-calls-out-brands-over-alleged-exploit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/01\/26\/its-2024-stop-asking-us-to-work-for-free-bella-okagbue-calls-out-brands-over-alleged-exploit\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It&#8217;s 2024, stop asking us to work for free&#8221; &#8211; Bella Okagbue calls out brands over\u00a0alleged\u00a0exploit"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Reality TV star Bella Okagbue calls out business and brand owners for not paying content creators adequately.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bella Okagbue urges brands to normalize paying creatives their fair rates.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She shares experiences of brands offering alternative compensation like early access to unreleased products and free items for collaboration.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She emphasizes the need to stop asking creatives to work for free in 2024.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>BBNaija reality TV star <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/bella\">Bella Okagbue<\/a><\/strong> has taken to social media to call out business and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=brand+owners\">brand owners<\/a><\/strong> for allegedly not adequately compensating content creators for their work.<\/p>\n<p>The reality star took to X (formerly Twitter) to call attention to the prevalent issue in the industry and urged brands to normalize paying creatives their rightful rates.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of tweets, Bella Okagbue revealed the frustrating experiences she has encountered with certain brands.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-158235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-26-064929.png\" alt=\"Bella Okagbue sends strong message to brands\" width=\"715\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-26-064929.png 715w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-26-064929-288x300.png 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She disclosed instances where brands attempted to avoid financial compensation by offering alternative forms of payment, such as &#8220;<em>early access to unreleased products&#8221;<\/em> and sending items for free in exchange for collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Bella Okagbue emphasized that it is time for a change in the industry and that the practice of expecting creatives to work for free should be left behind in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In her words;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBrands need to normalise paying creatives their rate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou get early access to unreleased product\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cwe want to send you items for free in exchange for collaboration\u201d etc<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s 2024, Stop asking us to work for free.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Goodmorning everyone\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See below;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-158238 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-26-065750.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-26-065750.png 554w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-26-065750-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In other news, BBNaija star,\u00a0Bella Okagbue\u00a0has disclosed the reasons why\u00a0brands\u00a0have not been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/11\/29\/why-brands-dont-approach-me-and-sheggz-bella-okagbue-opens-up\/\"><strong>approaching her and her boyfriend Sheggz, offering insights into her professional collaborations and personal life.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Addressing a long-standing curiosity among fans, Bella shed light on the relatively few brand deals and endorsements she and her partner, Sheg, undertake.<\/p>\n<p>The primary reason, according to Bella, is the substantial price tag associated with their collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, having established themselves as valuable and reputable names, they both command high fees, thereby<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/11\/29\/why-brands-dont-approach-me-and-sheggz-bella-okagbue-opens-up\/\"> making it a substantial investment for brands to engage them 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