Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, popularly referred to as Falz, has spoke back to fresh allegations made through social media influencer Martins Otse, referred to as Verydarkman, insisting that the claims in opposition to him are baseless and defamatory.
Talking at the topic on The Afro Beat Podcast revealed on Wednesday by way of YouTube, Falz distinguishable that earlier than the debate, he knew modest about Verydarkman’s activism.
“I don’t know much of it. I’ll be honest with you,” he mentioned, acknowledging that he had distinguishable one of the crucial influencer’s early content material, specifically alike to problems just like the sale of unregulated bleaching merchandise.
“At that time when I saw some of those clips, I was like, okay, this person seems to be doing something right. This is a good cause,” he added.
The talk started when Verydarkman made severe allegations that Falz and his father, Femi Falana, had colluded with sure folks to control justice.
In keeping with Falz, VeryDarkMan accused him of getting a gay dating with pervasive crossdresser Bobrisky, wondering the rapper’s credibility as an activist.
Addressing the allegations, Falz expressed his trauma, pronouncing, “How would anyone feel? These are horrible things to say. Absolutely no proof.”
He criticised the influencer for making unfounded claims with out proof.
He stated, “All these things are false, basically. So now you have to defend yourself because he who alleges must prove. I’ve gone to court for defamation of character because that’s clearly what this is.”
Falz additionally addressed fresh misreporting, clarifying that generation incorrect monetary agreement have been ordered through the courtroom, there was once a ruling for Verydarkman to shoot indisposed the defamatory video.
He stated, “Now, just lately it was once reported that the courtroom has ordered N500 million to be paid, blah, blah, I cruel, that’s fake. The case of defamation remains to be very a lot in courtroom. Sure, now we have instituted lawsuits for defamation as a result of, in fact, that’s what that is.
“This is very a lot nonetheless ongoing. On the other hand, there’s one thing referred to as period in-between programs, which you’ll do generation a substantive case remains to be ongoing. You’ll be able to observe to the courtroom for an injunction as a result of this defamation nonetheless subsists.
“This video I speak of is still very much on his page, on his pages. He has not taken them down.”
“The ruling that the court gave was to take this down and desist from any further defamatory remarks pending the determination of this substantive suit. That is what that is.”