- Social media actvist VeryDarkMan (VDM) denies allegations of defaming Femi Falana, the father of rapper Falz, amidst a legal threat.
- Falz issued a 24-hour ultimatum to VDM, demanding the removal of all defamatory statements regarding his father.
- VDM’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, emphasized VDM’s respect for Femi Falana and stated that he did not intend to defame him.
- The lawyer’s letter asserts that VDM aimed to instigate an investigation rather than make defamatory claims, referencing a confirmation by Folarin Falana.
Popular social media activist VeryDarkMan (VDM) has denied allegations of defaming Femi Falana, father of Nigerian rapper Falz.
The controversy began when Falz issued a 24-hour ultimatum to VDM, demanding the removal of all defamatory statements made about his father.
In defense of VDM, his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, released a statement emphasizing that VDM respects Femi Falana, a prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist.
The statement reiterated that VDM did not intend to defame Falana but rather sought to initiate an investigation into the allegations made by Bobrisky, which were partially corroborated by Falz himself.
The lawyer’s letter read in part,
“Our client denies defaming Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, a renowned Senior Advocate of Nigeria and globally recognised human rights activist, but asserts that he only published the said communication with a view to getting the relevant agencies, and even your client, to initiate a thorough investigation into the far reaching allegations made by Mr. Okuneye in the said voice recording, especially as some element of the voice recording has been confirmed by Mr. Folarin Falana in his solicitor’s letter of September 25, 2024….”
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In related news, Popular Nigerian rapper, and activist, Falz has taken legal action against media personality, Verydarkman (VDM) over claims that he and his dad attempted to help Bobrisky secure a Federal pardon while he was in prison.
Verydarkman had broken the internet a few hours ago with an audio recording alleging that Falz and his father, Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), intervened in Bobrisky’s case and further sought an N10M bribe from the crossdresser…