Against the backdrop of earlier
reports that actress Nadia Buari has rejected a juicy $75,000 endorsement deal
from French cosmetic company, Avant Claire Grande, because they deal in skin
bleaching product, facts has emerged that Nadia turned down the deal for a
different reason than what was reported earlier.
It was reported last weekend that
the pretty actress has rejected a whopping $75,000 deal from Avante Grande
because she is against bleaching and product she was supposed to market is a
skin bleaching product.
Nadia was said to have called off
the signing at a board meeting in Paris after discovering the Claire product
contained compounds of hydroquinone (a chemical used for skin whitening and
bleaching).
The story was contained in a press
statement released by Nadia’s PR but according to General Manager of Avant
Claire Grande Afrique, Christopher Owen, the award-winning actress did not
reject the offer because it was a bleaching product but, she rather wanted
$75,000 instead of the $60,000 they were willing to offer her as a brand
ambassador.
Owen said, he has come out to refute
rumours concerning the $75,000 endorsement deal rejected by Nadia Buari as
speculated in many quarters.
He said, his company offered the
actress they chose out of many a total sum of $60,000 which she turned down
after Avant declined a $15,000 raise she and her management requested for
during negotiations, adding that Nadia’s refusal had nothing to do with the
said bleaching chemicals.
According to Owen, his company is
still interested in penning Nadia Buari because her brand remains relevant and
is in demand by the market.
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