{"id":49244,"date":"2022-01-02T20:09:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T20:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=49244"},"modified":"2022-01-02T20:09:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T20:09:50","slug":"bbnaija-cross-responds-to-speculation-about-him-dating-mercy-eke-after-caressing-her-lap-in-viral-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/01\/02\/bbnaija-cross-responds-to-speculation-about-him-dating-mercy-eke-after-caressing-her-lap-in-viral-video\/","title":{"rendered":"BBNaija Cross responds to speculation about him dating Mercy Eke after caressing her lap in viral video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reality TV star Cross Ikechukwu Okonkwo has made it known to his fans that there is nothing going on between him and former Big Brother Naija winner, Mercy Eke.<\/p>\n<p>The BBNaija Shine Ya Eye star recently took to his Instagram story to reveal that Mercy Eke is just his friend.<\/p>\n<p>He warned his followers not to bother him again concerning his relationship with Mercy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;@official Mercyeke and i are friends&#8230;Pls if u call me again or enter my dm 2022 go rough for you<\/strong>,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>SEE SCREENSHOT BELOW<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/samdave\/2022\/01\/02\/cros.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/samdave\/2022\/01\/02\/cros.png 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/samdave\/2022\/01\/02\/cros-190x300.png 190w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/samdave\/2022\/01\/02\/cros-648x1024.png 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, this reminder from Cross came after a video he posted on Saturday left his fans open-mouthed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/01\/02\/see-trouble-cross-reacted-after-mercy-eke-gave-him-consent-to-touch-her-thigh-at-venitas-party-video\/\">In the video<\/a>\u00a0, Mercy Eke gave Cross the consent to touch her thigh during Venita Akpofure&#8217;s 35th birthday party.<\/p>\n<p>It led fans into speculations that they could be more than just friends. 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