Bimbo Ademoye Threatens Action Against Man Over YouTube Movie Monetisation
Kehinde Adeleye
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Bimbo Ademoye, has rejected an apology from a man who filed a copyright claim against her YouTube movie, My 30th Wedding, insisting that she remains angry over the incident.
The actress said the apology was insincere, questioning the man’s explanation that he uploaded a song from the movie to promote its soundtrack and help it reach a wider audience.
Ademoye had earlier announced a ₦1m reward for anyone who could provide information leading to the location of the man, identified as Mazi Enemuo, after a copyright claim reportedly affected the monetisation of the movie, which has attracted about 29 million views.
The film was released on October 1, 2026, on her YouTube channel.
In a series of Instagram posts on Monday, the actress alleged that Enemuo uploaded a soundtrack from the movie, titled We Can Take It (My 30th Wedding), which was specially produced for the film by musician Progress, and subsequently used it to claim earnings from the project.
She maintained that she owned the rights to the soundtrack and called on her followers to report Enemuo across social media platforms, while also urging YouTube and YouTube Africa to intervene.
Although she later announced that monetisation on the movie had been restored following the intervention of her team, Ademoye insisted that her ₦1m reward for information about Enemuo remained in place.
Enemuo subsequently issued a public apology, claiming that he uploaded the song to promote the movie’s soundtrack and attract a wider audience rather than infringe on the actress’s copyright.
He explained that the distribution platform had placed a YouTube Content ID claim on the content, adding that he took responsibility for the situation and had removed the song from streaming platforms.
He also promised to ensure that the song was taken down from all platforms within 24 to 48 hours and contact the distributor to prevent any further copyright claims.
However, responding to the apology on Instagram on Tuesday, Ademoye dismissed his explanation and said she remained furious over the incident.
She questioned how someone with about 250 subscribers could claim to be helping her reach a wider audience when her channel reportedly had almost two million subscribers.
The actress also challenged Enemuo to explain why he selected the particular soundtrack instead of other songs featured in the movie.
She wrote, “You specifically took the song I didn’t properly copyright of all the songs in the movie. Why didn’t you take Hammerboi’s song? If anything, that’s the viral one I’d have loved to go even more viral.”
Ademoye further questioned why Enemuo allegedly attempted to claim earnings from the movie if his intention was only to promote the soundtrack.
She warned that she would pursue the matter, stressing that she would not tolerate actions capable of undermining her work.
The filmmaker also dismissed suggestions that she was using the controversy to generate publicity or had failed to protect her intellectual property through copyright registration.
To support her position, she shared screenshots of messages from individuals who allegedly contacted her after their YouTube channels were affected by copyright enforcement actions involving her projects.
This is not the first time Ademoye has raised concerns over copyright infringement involving her YouTube productions.
In January 2026, the actress expressed distress after an individual reportedly filed a copyright claim against a song featured in her YouTube movie, Where Love Lives, resulting in the demonetisation of her content.
