Nigerian rapper and lawyer, Folarin Falana better known as Falz has addressed the issue between him and self-acclaimed controversial activist and social media critic, Martin Vincent Otse better known as VeryDarkMan (VDM)
Recall that Falz and VeryDarkMan are in a legal battle after the latter released a voice recording where crossdresser, Idris Okuneye better known as Bobrisky revealed to a friend how Falz and his father, Femi Falana, who is a human rights lawyer, allegedly contacted him over a N10 million presidential pardon during his six-month jail term for naira abuse.
While the voice note generated mixed reactions from Netizens, Falz disclosed that Bobrisky reached out to him to seek financial assistance.
In a recent interview on the Afro Beats podcast, Falz stated that VeryDarkMan lacks evidence to support his allegations.
The singer, visibly displeased with VeryDarkMan’s refusal to offer a public apology, warned that he would give him the trouble he seems to be seeking.
“This guy was instantly defensive from the beginning; I’m like bro, try and listen. What are you instantly fighting about? And he said to me, without mincing words, ‘shebi you’re a lawyer; go to court,’” Falz recounted.
Falz also revealed that he had the option to pursue criminal charges for defamation but chose not to. “I’ll have you know that there’s a criminal angle to defamation, and I chose not to go that way. He could have very well been arrested. What you’ve posted is a load of bollocks, absolutely false, and I need you to take it down and offer an apology within a certain amount of time, and what did he do? Nothing.”
The rapper expressed his frustration, not only over the false claims but also over the disrespect directed at his father, Femi Falana, a lawyer known for advocating for the oppressed.
“I no dey find trouble Baba, I dey my dey. You set your ring light and begin dey talk all this nonsense about me, and you expect me to sit down? He trampled on everything my father stood for, sticking out his neck for the oppressed. So this level of disrespect? See our people say that any child who says his mother would not sleep, he himself would not sleep,” Falz said passionately.
“If you say you want to find trouble, trouble is my work. If you say that’s what you’re looking for, let’s go.”
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