Nollywood actress, Beverly Osu, has come under heavy criticisms after daring photos and postures of her in a religious habit circulated on the internet.
In the viral photos, Osu, who was the cover star for Taylor Live Magazine’s (TL) latest issue showed the actress smoking a cigarette and held a black rosary dressed in a nun’s habit.
Another photo showed her revealing side boobs also dressed in a slitted black nun outfit with her head covered in typical Catholic style.
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Many Twitter users opined that the postures are offensive and disrespected Catholics who hold their religion sacred.
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Some also opined that Osu was just doing a beautiful photoshoot which is a great work of art that gave her the much-needed attention.
The arguments have also resulted to name calling and degenerated to the Islam and hijab brouhaha.
One Twitter user, Series Abíọ́dún࿐@Engr_Series, wrote,
“Secularly, Beverly Osu actually got a beautiful photoshoot, a great work of art that gave her the yearned attention.
“On the other hand, the attire & rosary is sacred and as a Christian, it’s possible to find it offensive but involving Islam & hijab makes the outrage substandard!”
Meanwhile, the Catholic-born actress said people should rather worry and pray for the thousands of victims who are raped and abused by priests all over the world.
She said the photos are a mere work of art adding that reverend sisters and fathers smoke in real life which is not a sin.
Osu also debunked viral reports stating that she did the photo shoot to gain popularity.
See her posts and some comments:
Damn Beverly Osu, I love your boldness, it takes a lot to pull a controversial stunt. I get the message behind the photo… Hypocrisy. too bad d society z too sensitive.
— Madam Hené (@Madame_Henee) September 11, 2018
Sinners judging sinners.
All of them are maad including their boyfriends/husbands and concubines.
— Angry Lagosian ?♈️ (@iam_Earldian) September 11, 2018
Beverly Osu wanted to trend and she got her wish. I just pity her mom.
What we the youth do for social media fame is outrageous!!!
WTF!!
— Acecubez (@AcecubeNigeria) September 11, 2018
Lol.
We’ve seen Pastors(wth d daylight robbery of their ignorant congregation), Priest(wth d volume of sex crimes against boys) & nuns who buried babies in mass grave in Ireland, abuse their religious rob.
Beverly Osu dressing should be the least of sins.
No outrage from me.— Epum Michael (@MichaelEpum) September 11, 2018
Smh why we keep plunging to the lowest depths of sanity is beyond me. This shoot is grossly despicable
— Erhire petr (@Erhipete) September 11, 2018
This is just like saying bcus we all steal meat from our mummy’s pot,the police should arrest us all cos that’s robbery
— Alao Signal (@AIfelomo) September 11, 2018
My opinion about this Beverly Osu issue is not even about her, cos I don’t care. If the people of her faith are so tolerant that they got no problem with it then who am I to condemn her???
But my problem is with those sayin shit like she should have tried it with a hijab— Angeleyezzz (@Dullex) September 11, 2018
I am Catholic and i dare say that this is the Height of STUPIDITY coming from Beverly Osu.
It’s a slight on what the Nuns Habit and essentially Catholicism stand for.
Why such Blatant disrespect for something that religious.
I mean why so STUPID? pic.twitter.com/t9WlKaiKB6
— AURACOOL (@TWEETORACLE) September 11, 2018
We know Beverly Osu can’t try this with Hijab, but to be artistic enough, sometimes you need to go the extra mile to pass a message. I do not condemn her, rather I’m more concerned about the message she’s trying to pass with this shoot. pic.twitter.com/QmYAJLINAh
— Umeh and 99 others (@UmehOMA) September 11, 2018
Beverly Osu is the definition of what is wrong with society.. Her portrait does not define “woke” it only portrays her Hoeism..
And using the rosary in that concept is frankly disturbing.. A really stupid human being..
Am ready.. Come at me..
— ?Klaus???? (@Nick_k1aus) September 11, 2018
Although people have abused sacred materials a lot including Rosaries.
But what Beverly Osu did in this shoot is outrageously disgusting.
Smoking in a seductive nun attire wit Rosary at hand?
Rosary is meant 4 prayers, Christian wont come after u tho but leave u to ur conscience pic.twitter.com/wifHf1bxPh— King ? (@theDamorela) September 11, 2018
Nigerian HYPOCRITES, leave Beverly Osu alone, religious, holier than the pope fanatics…
If it was lady gaga, it would be considered as, modern foreign art.
I hope to open a church, & scam all you gullible ones someday.
— Makaveli.™? (@King_Govt) September 11, 2018
Just imagine Beverly Osu wore Hijab and other Islamic attires in a lascivious manner and is smoking on top Lol they fit don find am beat her up on something… but Christians will just unlook and rightly hand her matter over to God .
— Akinbosola (@MrAkinbosola) September 11, 2018
