Popular Nigerian media personality Adesope Shopsydoo has called on the public to show empathy towards artistes and entertainers.

He noted that they are humans with emotions and should not be held to unrealistic standards.

Speaking in an interview on TV3 on December 30, 2025, Adesope said that social media has become a space where people seek attention by expressing extreme opinions, either positive or negative.

“Social media has become a tool where people come to speak, whether it’s positive or negative. The only way people get attention is by being at the extreme ends, whether extremely positive or extremely negative,” he said.

According to him, most people artistes interact with online are individuals they may never meet in real life, making comment sections the primary avenue for engagements, often without empathy.

“99.9% of the people you interact with on social media, you probably never meet in your life,” he stated.

Adesope stressed that the success of individual artistes contributes to the overall growth of the entertainment industry.

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“The only opportunity for them to engage and interact with you is through comments. It’s obvious that the bigger picture is if everyone wins, then everyone wins.

“The more success stories we have, the more opportunities are being created. The more superstars we have, the bigger the industry gets,” he shared.

He also touched on the sensitive relationship between artistes and their fans, explaining that entertainers are constantly exposed to public opinions just like everyone else.

Adesope further disclosed that he makes a conscious effort to be fair on his platform and to advocate for creatives.

“An artiste and his fans will always be sensitive. We are human beings and we get information just like everyone does but I try to be as fair as possible. I make sure everyone get their fair shots on my platform and I always advocate for them,” he said.

Calling for compassion, he urged the public to lower the unrealistic expectations placed on entertainers.

“Give a little bit of grace to artistes as well, they are human beings, they have emotions and we hold them to this high standard that we ourselves can’t live up to. We expect entertainers to be the perfect human beings and it’s impossible,” he added.

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