The #BringBackOurGirl movement is slowly fading away... Our Government did little to help,however, our Talented Singer Waje took to her Instagram page with this emotional outburst
“It’s long but it inspired me ….. This is one of the SADDEST stories ever told in Hollywood. His name is Sylvestar Stallone. One of the BIGGEST and Most famous American Movie superstar. Back in the day,Stallone was a struggling actor in every definition. At some point,he got so broke that he stole his wife’s jewellery and sold it.
Things got
so bad that he even ended up homeless. Yes,he slept at the New York bus station
for 3 days. Unable to pay rent or afford food. His lowest point came when he
tried to sell his dog at the liquor store to any stranger. He didnt have money
to feed the dog anymore. He sold it at $25 only. He says he walked away crying.
Two weeks later,he saw a boxing match between Mohammed Ali & C. Wepner and
that match gave him the inspiration to write the script for the famous
movie,ROCKY. He wrote the script for 20 hours! He tried to sell it and got an
offer for $125,000 for the script. But he had just ONE REQUEST. He wanted to
STAR in the movie. He wanted to be the MAIN ACTOR. Rocky himself.
But the
studio said NO. They wanted a REAL STAR. They said he “Looked funny and talked
funny”. He left with his script.Few weeks later,the studio offered him $250,000
for the script. He refused. They even offered $350,000. He still refused. They
wanted his movie. But NOT him. He said NO. He had to be IN THAT MOVIE.After a
while,the studio agreed,gave him $35,000 for the script and let him star in it!
The rest is history! The movie won Best Picture,Best Directing and Best Film
Editing at the prestigious Oscar Awards.
He was even
nominated for BEST ACTOR! The Movie ROCKY was even inducted into the American
National Film Registry as one of the greatest movies ever!And do You know the
first thing he bought with the $35,000? THE DOG HE SOLD. Yes,Stallone LOVED HIS
DOG SO MUCH that he stood at the liquor store for 3 days waiting for the buyer
of his dog. That is just for a dog in America. What is the value of a Girl in
Nigeria?”
hmmmm......well said
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