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Peruzzi responds to public apology, set to sue influencer over fake scandalous tweet involving him and Chioma

Peruzzi expresses intent to pursue legal action against Twitter user for spreading false information

idowu by idowu
February 23, 2024
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Peruzzi expresses intent to pursue legal action against Twitter user for spreading false information
  • Nigerian singer Peruzzi threatens legal action against a Twitter user for creating a photoshopped tweet implying a scandal with Davido and Chioma.
  • Peruzzi disowns the fabricated tweet and issues a warning to the creator, @belikebaddy, who later apologizes and promises not to repeat the act.
  • Despite the apology, Peruzzi insists on legal action and calls for support to raise funds for the court case.

Nigerian singer Peruzzi has threatened to sue a social media influencer who stirred controversy online with a fake tweet implicating him in a scandal involving his record label boss, Davido, and Davido’s wife, Chioma.

The controversy erupted when a Twitter user, @belikebaddy, created a photoshopped tweet allegedly from Peruzzi’s account, suggesting that Davido had severed ties with him due to an alleged affair with Chioma.

Peruzzi promptly distanced himself from the fabricated tweet, asserting that it was entirely false and manipulated.

Peruzzi.

In response to the doctored tweet, Peruzzi issued a warning to @belikebaddy, cautioning him about the potential legal consequences of spreading false information.

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Subsequently, @belikebaddy publicly tendered an apology and acknowledged responsibility for the fabricated tweet.

“I apologize for posting an edited tweet which involved @peruzzi and @davido. I take full responsibility for all my actions have caused, and I promise it’ll never happen again. My apologies to DMW Management,” he wrote.

However, Peruzzi remained resolute in his decision to pursue legal action.

Expressing his determination to seek legal recourse, Peruzzi called upon his followers to support the cause, urging them to spread awareness and assist in raising funds for the court case.

The singer wrote;

“Y’all retweet this, so he can have money for court. God forgives, I do too. But not this time. F**k that.”

See below;

In related news, A social media influencer identified as @belikebaddy has issued a public apology after fabricating a scandalous tweet, falsely attributing it to Nigerian singer Peruzzi.

The tweet alleged an extramarital affair with the wife of Grammy-nominated artist Chioma Adeleke, popularly known as Chioma.

The influencer took to the microblogging platform X to compose a tweet, pretending to be the former DMW records artist Peruzzi.

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