- In a recent interview, singer Ruger has address the viral videos capturing a Kenyan young man who’s been boldly impersonating him and making appearances at various shows to perform his songs.
- The Fake Ruger, who also wears an eyepatch with his hair dyed pink, has been repeatedly spotted gracing stages, where he performs with his dedicated team at shows.
The Afrobeats sensation, Michael Adebayo, who goes by the stage name Ruger, has disclosed his thoughts on Kenyan fan who’s been leveraging his image and songs to generate income and amass followers.
In a viral video online, a man who would easily be mistaken for the singer, was seen wearing the same eye patch and pink hair, performing to an eager and excited crowd.
The fake Ruger was also singing the Nigerian singer’s songs all through his shows. He also seemed to have studied Ruger’s method of performance and had dancers on stage with an entire team at his beck and call.
During an interview with the British digital radio station BBC Radio 1Xtra, Ruger was grilled about his thoughts on the imposter’s performances of his songs.
In his response, Ruger acknowledged that he had been alerted to the situation through messages from concerned individuals, who urged him to put a halt to the imposter’s acts.
However, Ruger expressed that he doesn’t view the imposter’s performances negatively, instead, he considered it a means of promoting his music.
He emphasized that he genuinely wishes the imposter success in his endeavors.
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This is coming few days after Ruger was recently caught unawares on camera without his famous eye patch.
The music star trends online after a clip of him hanging out with his sisters and a video of them leaked online.
In the clip, the Jonzing World artist was caught without his black eye patch but quickly tried to cover it up once he noticed he was being recorded.
Jonzing World recently unveiled a new artist, Gdzilla, who was seen with a Dinosaur mask on, and it led to a major conversation online.