{"id":177959,"date":"2024-07-05T15:56:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T15:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=177959"},"modified":"2024-07-05T15:56:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T15:56:03","slug":"rita-edochie-reacts-to-allegations-of-verydarkman-being-gay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/07\/05\/rita-edochie-reacts-to-allegations-of-verydarkman-being-gay\/","title":{"rendered":"Rita Edochie reacts to allegations of Verydarkman being gay"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Nollywood actress, Rita Edochie has defended Verydarkman against claims of being gay, arguing that his past mistakes don&#8217;t disqualify him from criticizing similar behaviours now.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> She emphasized repentance and personal growth, citing examples of former thieves and prostitutes turned pastors. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Edochie further doubted the allegations&#8217; authenticity, urging people not to judge based on assumptions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Veteran Nollywood actress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/07\/04\/rita-edochie-reacts-as-boy-gets-caught-trying-to-poison-his-mothers-tea\/\"><strong>Rita Edochie<\/strong><\/a> has come out in support of Verydarkman (VDM) amid allegations of homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after a man alleged that VDM used to be a sex mate to him and his clique and narrated how the activist ran away with their money and suddenly put a halt to the gay relationship.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent Instagram post, she defended his right to criticize and call out others, despite his past mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasized the concept of repentance and personal growth, citing examples of former thieves and prostitutes who turned to preaching and criticizing their past behaviours.<\/p>\n<p>Rita Edochie questioned the authenticity of the allegations and urged people not to judge based on assumptions. She expressed her unwavering love and support for Verydarkman, despite attempts to silence him.<\/p>\n<p>In her words:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;IF WHAT YOU ARE ACCUSING HIM OF IS TRUE, THEN YOU ARE ALSO G@Y AND YOU&#8217;RE EVEN MORE HYPOCRITICAL BY TRYING TO CALL OUT SOMEONE YOU COMMIT SAME CRIME WITH.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>VERY DARK MAN, WAS PLANE ENOUGH TO SAY HE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN NASTY DUE TO THE FACT HE NEEDED MONEY AS AT THAT TIME, BUT NOT ANYMORE, WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE SO BENT ON USING HIS PAST TO HOLD HIM DOWN, JUST BECAUSE HE BELIEVES IN THE TRUTH.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>DOES IT MEAN THE WORD &#8220;REPENTANCE &#8220;EXISTS NO MORE ?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I HAVE SEEN THIEVES AND HIGH WAY ROBBERS WHO TURNED PASTORS, ARE YOU SAYING THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO CAUTION AND PREACH AGAINST THOSE WHO STEAL AND ROB CURRENTLY, TELLING THEM THEY ARE NOT THE BETTER WAYS OF LIFE.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>WHY CAN&#8217;T BY GONE BE BY GONE ?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A PR0STIT\u00a5T\u20ac CAN BECOME A WOMAN OF GOD TOMORROW, AND AUTOMATICALLY SHE WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO CRITICISE OTHER PR0STIT\u00a5T\u20acS AS WELL.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>LET&#8217;S ASSUME WHAT YOU PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT VERY DARK MAN IS TRUE, HOW SURE ARE YOU HE IS STILL LIVING SUCH A NASTY LIFE ?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>HE WAS NEVER G@Y MUCH AS HE HAS CONFESSED ABOUT THE KIND OF LIFE HE LIVED, HAVING REALISED THAT IT WAS NOT THE RIGHT WAY OF LIFE, THEREBY MAKING HIM BE IN THE RIGHT POSITION TO CRITICISE AND CALL OUT THOSE WHO ARE INTO IT AS WELL AS MAKING A PUBLIC SHOW OF IT.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I DOUBT THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS UPDATE ABOUT VDM<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>YOU ALL WANT TO DEVICE MEANS OF SILENCING HIM BUT NONE OF YOU ARE CAPABLE OF SHUTTING HIM UP.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I ADVICE YOU DON&#8217;T LET SUSPICIONS AND MERE ASSUMPTIONS ON PEOPLE&#8217;S CHARACTER GET RID OF THE BETTER PART OF YOU.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>MY LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR VDM REMAINS UNDYING\ud83d\ude18\ud83d\ude0d\ud83e\udd70 \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9a.\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c NWAM OOOOOOOOOO. \ud83d\udc8b \ud83d\udc8b \ud83d\udc8b \ud83d\udc8b \ud83d\udc8b \ud83d\udc8b \ud83d\udc8b<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>CALL HIM G@Y , CALL HIM A SORCERER, CALL HIM A HYPOCRITE, MY LOVE FOR HIM INCREASES DAY AFTER DAY.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See the post below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C9CqG-jo9gL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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She emphasized repentance and personal growth, citing examples of former thieves and prostitutes turned pastors. Edochie further doubted the allegations&#8217; authenticity, urging people not to judge based on assumptions.\u00a0 Veteran 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