{
  "id": 20031850,
  "title": "Why I abandoned law for acting – Femi Adebayo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/why-i-abandoned-law-for-acting-femi-adebayo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T19:24:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/why-i-abandoned-law-for-acting-femi-adebayo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2005, Femi Adebayo, a prominent Nollywood actor and filmmaker, decided to abandon his legal career to pursue acting and film production full-time. Adebayo, who was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2003, had practiced litigation for about two years before making the switch. He shared his decision during an interview on the Afrobeats podcast, where he discussed his career and his upbringing in an entertainment family. According to Adebayo, acting was initially a hobby that he had turned into a profession. He felt more passionate about acting than his legal studies, and it paid better as well. Adebayo had appeared in court and handled litigation cases before leaving the profession in 2005. His father, famous actor Adebayo Salami, known as Oga Bello, had initially been pleased with his son's decision to study law because it was a career his father had also wanted. However, the actor revealed that his father was grateful for the path he chose and eventually became happy with his son's transition to acting.",
  "summary": "Nollywood actor Femi Adebayo explains why he abandoned his legal practice in 2005 for acting, citing better financial rewards and greater personal fulfilme Read More: https://punchng.com/why-i-abandoned-law-for-acting-femi-adebayo/",
  "key_points": [
    "Femi Adebayo abandoned legal career for acting in 2005",
    "Actor felt acting was more passionate than law studies",
    "Father Adebayo Salami initially supported legal studies"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}