Weeks after Kofi Adjorlolo called out Ghanaian movie producers for not paying actors, Pascaline has admitted that she has been facing the same fate and that contributes to the reason why she isn’t seen in new movies.
However, according to the 2002 Best Female actress, she has been sidelined by producers because she's known for challenging them to pay her and that has marred the relationship she has with them. “People still owe me money from 2000. When you challenge them, they don’t like it so they don’t use you. They've blacklisted me but I am happy with it,” she said.
Speaking to Joy News’ Doreen Avio, Pascaline added that colleagues failed to rally behind her back in the day when she demanded fair treatment but rather thought she was roaring and being overly difficult because she had rusted.
The actress added that, “Now you’re (the actors) singing my song, but me I won’t brush you off. I will support you so that even if I don’t get my money, we will correct it so that they don’t owe us again or take us for granted again."
Talking about the Ghana Actors' Guild (GAG) and its purpose to protect the interest of actors, Pascaline said the outfit ever since she joined, has failed to live up to expectations.
She detailed that she became a member of the union in her 20s but is yet to see the impact, emphasizing that she can't fathom why the body would be reserved when unfair treatments are being meted out to members.
Drawing a comparison between GAG and the Film Producers' Association of Ghana (FIPAG), Edwards said FIPAG has been there for its members.
“You see they are a solid team. They produce the money, the script and everything then use us but we can also show them that without us, they can’t work. I don’t have confidence in the guild (but) if now the guild will get up and stand for us, we will make it," she said.