Popular Nigerian rapper and actor Falz, born Folarin Falana, has publicly denied rumors alleging he was romantically involved with controversial crossdresser Bobrisky.
The clarification comes following recent legal drama involving activist Verydarkman (VDM), who claimed to have recorded a phone conversation between Falz and Bobrisky while the latter was in detention. The situation led to intense public speculation, particularly regarding Falz’s sexuality.
In response, Falz initiated a defamation lawsuit against VDM. During a recent appearance on Arise TV, he gave an update on the case and took the opportunity to shut down the circulating rumors.
In the interview, Falz explained that VDM has yet to submit a defense in court and instead tried to dismiss the case on procedural grounds — a move that has since been overruled by the court.
He further emphasized that the conversation with Bobrisky was not born out of any relationship but rather a compassionate response to a plea for help, similar to the many requests he receives regularly.
Falz said:
“Update on the court case, very much still in court. There’s a substantive suit which myself and my dad are alleging defamation. We filed the case and ever since we filed the case, they have never entered the defense. Instead, they entered a preliminary objection saying the court doesn’t have jurisdiction to hear the case or something.
“As at the last date, I was in court. The court has thrown out that preliminary objection. Now they have to enter a defense or the court will just go on to rule on the case. So that’s the update. I can’t really say much about the subject of current litigation, so I will leave it there.
“I never had any relationship with Bobrisky prior to that phone call. He messaged me on Instagram and said, ‘I’m in this case and I want to speak to you about how you can help.’ And you know, thousands of people messaged me about similar stuff like that. This is not a special case; it’s not exceptional in any way.
“In a lot of those cases, I will give them an audience, like what is the P, how can I help? Compassionately. Little did I know. Anyways, as they say, once bitten, twice shy. At the end of the day, I’m not going to, maybe I’m not going to help anyone again in my life, but maybe I will be much more conscious.”
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