{"id":190428,"date":"2024-10-04T17:09:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T17:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=190428"},"modified":"2024-10-04T17:09:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T17:09:40","slug":"seun-kuti-begs-femi-falana-says-he-doesnt-have-control-over-verydarkman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/10\/04\/seun-kuti-begs-femi-falana-says-he-doesnt-have-control-over-verydarkman\/","title":{"rendered":"Seun Kuti Begs Femi Falana, Says He Doesn\u2019t Have Control Over VeryDarkMan"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Seun Kuti, stated that he does not influence Verydarkman\u2019s online presence.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He stated that if he had attempted to prevent verydarkman from posting the audio online, he wouldn&#8217;t have listened.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nigerian Afrobeats artist Seun Kuti has addressed his association with online critic Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan.<\/p>\n<p>Seun Kuti in a recent video, highlighted that he does not have control over VeryDarkMan&#8217;s online activities and cannot influence his opinions or actions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190431\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-190431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Screenshot_20241004-171937.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Screenshot_20241004-171937.jpg 335w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Screenshot_20241004-171937-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seun Kuti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He clarified that he cannot dictate how VeryDarkMan expresses himself. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DAsrXhit-Rh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the video, @theonline.cook wrote: \u201cMoral lesson: when push turns to shove, it becomes every man for himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>@ohghey wrote: \u201cHe has always said people will learn and I guess reverse or the case now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>@mrsdebs wrote: \u201cHow hard is it for VDM to instruct his lawyers to tender a formal apology and retract his statements\/snide remarks made against Falana and Falz?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>@bolanledaji wrote: \u201c..but you advised him to publish and he did so he obviously listens to you!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>@<strong>lady_lameon<\/strong> wrote: \u201cBut you said you gave him the go ahead to release the audio na uncle Seun\u2026 why you dey change mouth?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>@akpajosephine<\/strong>: \u201cAll of a sudden oO but u talk say Na u tell am make he burst everywhere for internet and he obeyed and now u don\u2019t have control over him \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02haa is alright.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recall that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/10\/01\/verydarkman-publicly-apologizes-to-femi-falana-amid-bribery-allegations\/\">VeryDarkMan had publicly apologized to Femi Falana amid bribery allegations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The apology came during VeryDarkMan\u2019s appearance before the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Financial Crimes and Reformatory Institutions on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The activsit faced backlash after insinuating Falana\u2019s involvement in bribery allegations put forth by crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky.<\/p>\n<p>During his testimony, VeryDarkMan expressed his disbelief over the claims and distanced Falana from the accusations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApparently now, some people are taking advantage of what is going to target Femi Falana,\u201d VeryDarkMan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere, I apologise. It\u2019s so sad that his name was inside that audio. I couldn\u2019t believe it as well; that is the part that irritated me more, which I said I refuse to believe that he is a party to something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seun Kuti, stated that he does not influence Verydarkman\u2019s online presence. He stated that if he had attempted to prevent verydarkman from posting the audio online, he wouldn&#8217;t have listened. Nigerian Afrobeats artist Seun Kuti has addressed his association with online critic Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan. 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