Bobrisky: Seun Kuti apologises Falana, distances self from VeryDarkMan
Afrobeat artist, Seun Kuti has apologised to human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, over the bribery allegation made by social media critic VeryDarkMan, against him.
Recall that the social media had earlier shared an alleged audio conversation where controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky claimed he spoke with rapper and son of the human rights lawyer, Falz in prison, and that he and his father, Femi, were involved in trying to secure him a presidential pardon for N10 million.
VeryDarkMan further sparked controversies by questioning Falz’s sexual orientation.
Amidst the controversy, Seun Kuti revealed that VeryDarkMan told him about Bobrisky’s alleged bribery plot in the audio before he published it on social media.
However, in a new video, Seun denied influencing VDM’s actions or issuing approvals before he takes actions.
The singer further clarified that VeryDarkMan only verbally informed him of the Bobrisky audio and that he never heard the content firsthand.
He apologised to Femi Falana, emphasising that he never intended for VeryDarkMan to defame or insult Falana who was his late father, Fela’s lawyer.
The singer said, ‘’I wasn’t conniving and I did not have any ulterior motive because I am the one that still came out to say he told me before he said it. If I was the one pushing him, I would never have come out to say he told me. I would have been in the shadow. The matter did not concern me and I told him to go and say what he wants to say.
“I am sorry deeply if that offended Uncle Femi, it is really not my intention. I will not in any way, shape or form want to join anybody even VDM to fight Uncle Femi Falana. We have been through a lot. We have come a long way. Left to me, the one that matters to me is the institutional lapses of EFCC taking money to drop money laundering charge. I will never join issues with anybody to try and denigrate, insult or defame.
“When people are talking and involving me in VDM’s post, am I VDM’s producer? Does he write what he wants to say to me for approval? This thing is surprising to me. In fact, I did not know that when he was going to do his video, he would ad the innuendos…that’s his style. He did not tell me he was going to do all that. Even if I tell him do not do it, he would have done it.”
