- Falz has spoken out about his defamation case against VeryDarkMan.
- VDM claimed that Falz and his father, Femi Falana, helped Bobrisky avoid money laundering charges.
- In a recent episode of the Afrobeats Podcast, Falz shared details about his conversation with VDM.
Nigerian rapper Falz has spoken out about his defamation case against social media figure VeryDarkMan (VDM). VDM claimed that Falz and his father, Femi Falana, helped Bobrisky avoid money laundering charges.
In a recent episode of the Afrobeats Podcast, Falz shared details about his conversation with VDM after the viral video with the false claims was posted.
Falz said, “This guy was instantly defensive from the beginning; I’m like bro, try and listen. What are you instantly fighting about? And he said to me, without minding words, ‘shebi you’re a lawyer; go to court.’”
“I’ll have you know that there’s a criminal angel to defamation, and I chose not to go that way. He could have very well been arrested. What you’ve posted is a load of bollocks, absolutely false and I need you to take it down and offer an apology within a certain amount of time and what did he do? Nothing,” he added.
The rapper pointed out that he never had any conflicts with the social media figure until he mentioned his father’s name in a negative way.
“I no dey find trouble Baba, I dey my dey. You set your ring light and begin dey talk all this nonsense about me, and you expect me to sit down? He trampled on every single thing my father stood for, sticking out his neck for the oppressed. So this level of disrespect ? See our people say that any child who says that any child who says his mother would not sleep, he himself would not sleep,” he said.
Certainly, he added, “So if you say you want to find trouble, trouble is my work; it’s my work. If you say that’s what you’re looking for, let’s go.”
The situation began on September 24, 2024, when VDM published an alleged voice recording of crossdresser Bobrisky. In the recording, Bobrisky stated that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and his son helped him avoid money laundering charges and stay out of prison.
VeryDark Man then accused Falz and his father, Femi Falana, a prominent SAN, of causing Bobrisky’s problems. He also implied that Falz and Bobrisky might be connected in some way.
After the video sparked reactions on social media, Falz posted on Instagram, demanding Verydarkman to take down his video and apologize for defamation within 24 hours. Verydarkman insisted that he did not defame Falz or his father and expressed his readiness to go to court over the issue.
On October 15, 2024, the Lagos high court instructed VDM to retract his defamatory comments about the Falana family, but he refused to comply.
