- A young screenwriter accused Nigerian artist Davido of using her intellectual property without credit on social media platform X
- The screenwriter claimed she had reached out to Davido’s team multiple times regarding her creative vision for the music video of “10 Kilo,” a song from his 5IVE album.
- The controversy has sparked significant reactions among Nigerian social media users.
Nigerian social media users were taken aback after a young screenwriter publicly accused Davido on Elon Musk’s platform, X, of using her intellectual property without credit.
In a series of posts, the writer explained that she had emailed Davido’s team multiple times, sharing her creative vision for the music video of “10 Kilo,” a track from his 5IVE album, which recently released its visuals.
She revealed that she had sent daily emails, eager to contribute her ideas and help bring her concept for the video to life.
After receiving no response, she eventually stepped back, assuming her script wasn’t strong enough. But when the video premiered shortly after Davido’s wedding, she noticed striking similarities.
According to her posts, much of her original script including key themes and concepts had been incorporated into the music video, albeit with minor modifications.
In her words:
“I wrote a script for @davido‘s 10KILO sometime in April and pitched it to Davido and his team in May. I was sending emails almost every other day because I was determined to be part of the project if they decided to put out a video for the song.”
“The last time I reached out was on the 21st of May, but I never got any feedback. I just told myself maybe the script wasn’t good enough, or maybe they simply didn’t like it. So I stopped sending those emails. I even made posts here on X about the script.”
“That’s why it broke me when the video directed by @directorpink_ dropped this month, and I saw a substantial part of my script: the very core theme and idea, right there in the video (though with a few tweaks).”
See her tweets below:
See some comments below:
@Hybrid_Ola:”Did you even reach out to Davido to express your displeasure or concern? Maybe the same concept you are thinking , is what the director had in mind too that’s why he did not get back to you. Maybe !! But either ways , I’m really sorry you feel this way.”
@Mayorfreshh:”Even tho, have you checked yourself, what you may have done wrong? That aside, was there not a written agreement before this or did he press your neck to do it 😂😂😂This won’t solve anything imo.”
@HEntechnologue:”What I’ve just realized is; that idea you are cooking that you think is better another person someway somewhere also have that idea and even better, what matters is execution, some will release the idea or act it low budget before the original video will come out and use it to rake something and prove themselves to the world about their competence, it happens shaa and i wish you luck next time…keep pushing 🅿️.”
@Hardman_001:”So, you are so little minded that you shared scrip with full details without waiting for approval or agreement?”
@GabrielLaw40232:”Your idea mad like mad. I’m sure no other person will ever reason to use Plus size women for that video. I trust TG Omori, he wouldn’t have agreed to steal ur ideas, just pack men with enough beards come dance to “Orobo 10 kilo”.”
@Symply_Keerahh:”Next time, don’t send them your work. Just reach out to them first to see if they’re willing to see what you have.”
@Trendingtrendsz:”It could actually be a coincidence. It doesn’t necessarily mean they used your idea. Sometimes two people can be sitting together and suddenly start singing the same song at the same time. If that can happen, what are the chances yours can’t?”
@QUEENOFDBLUES1:”Chineke God! Omoh! Na wa o! This life sha and some people will come here to defend Davido.”
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