Afrobeats sensation Tems has opened up about facing death threats after false rumors circulated that she was pregnant with American rapper Future’s child. The speculations arose from a video showing what appeared to be a baby bump, but Tems clarified that it was untrue. In a recent interview with The Beat 99.9 FM in Lagos, the Oscar-nominated artist shared that she received direct messages on social media criticizing her alleged involvement with Future. Despite collaborating with Future and Drake on the Grammy-winning track “Wait For U,” Tems clarified that she had never met Future in person.
She said:
“When I heard [the rumours] that I was pregnant, I didn’t actually think anybody believed it. I didn’t know it was serious until I started getting messages like death threats, like, ‘How dare you? Of all the people in the world, Future, really?’ And I’ve never met him in my life. So it’s crazy.”
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