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“What Would Make Me Want to Take Picture with Ayra Starr?” – Jaywon
Nigerian singer Jaywon reveals that he’s not on good terms with his colleague, Ayra Starr.
Their fallout started from a viral photo where Ayra Starr is seen subtly holding Jaywon’s hand as though to keep him from touching her waist.
This picture have become fuel for online trolls who began mocking Jaywon, sparking an issue he believes could have been handled better.
In a recent interview with News Central, Jaywon opened up about his disappointment with how Ayra Starr and her team responded, or rather, didn’t respond, to the situation.
According to him, he didn’t expect things to spiral like this, especially as his intentions were simply to show support for Ayra, who he admires for her contributions to Nigerian music.
“People don’t understand it. What would make me, Jaywon, want to take a picture with Ayra Starr?
She’s been making us proud as an artist, and I just wanted to celebrate her,” he explained.
He pointed out that he, too, gets supported by fans and peers, so extending that goodwill to a younger artist like Ayra seemed natural to him.
But after the photo went viral, he felt abandoned as the jokes and negative comments piled on.
Jaywon expressed frustration that neither Ayra Starr nor her management tried to step in and address the situation.
He felt they could have made a statement to clarify things or at least denounced the trolling, but instead, he noticed they kept promoting the image repeatedly, keeping it in the public eye.
“They knew how it was affecting me, yet they kept quiet.
All they did was promote the picture back to back.
Nobody is dumb,” he said, emphasizing that the silence felt intentional.
He shared that Ayra’s silence on the matter showed him how things operate behind the scenes.
He concluded, “They feel like if they speak up, they’ll stop the picture from trending.
And that’s fine; everybody has their time.”
Nigerian model and actress Annie Macaulay Idibia has made it clear that her daughters are the most important people in her life. Annie, who recently parted ways with her husband 2Face Idibia, shared this while speaking with a reporter at the Headies Awards in Lagos on Sunday.
When asked about her family, she pointedly said that her two daughters, Isabella and Olivia, are the only family she has, describing them as her “backbone.” Speaking in pidgin, Annie said, “You mean my children? My children dey kampe. The first one dey Yankee, she dey go school. No play with that girl o. I don’t play with my kids. Na them be my backbone.”
Annie also grabbed attention on stage when she introduced herself as single, jokingly correcting her name, “My name is Annie Idi—oh sorry, Annie Macaulay. Hey, single ladies!”
Nigerian artist Shallipopi has said he will no longer attend future editions of The Headies after an awkward experience at the 17th edition held in Lagos on Sunday.
Shallipopi, who was nominated for the highly competitive Next Rated award but lost to his close associate Odumodublvck, seemed to get a bit of hope when his track ‘Cast’ was announced as the Best Rap Single of the Year.
However, when he got on stage to accept the award, the presenter simply shook his hand without giving him the actual plaque. Reports later revealed that the organisers had run out of plaques midway through the event.
Taking to his X page on Monday, Shallipopi expressed his frustration and said he would be boycotting the event going forward. He added that he didn’t even want the Best Rap Single award because he doesn’t see himself as a rapper, suggesting it should have gone to one of the real rappers in the category. “The next one if una see me make I bend,” he posted.
Nigerian Singer Speed Darlington sparks reactions with his behavior after hearing Burna Boy’s song in a club.
A viral clip has made its way online as Speed Darlington is seen threatening to leave the club for hearing Burna Boy’s song.
In the video the singer shouted ““I go go,” causing the DJ of the house to quickly change the song to appease to Speed Darlington.
It can be recalled that the two singers have an ongoing beef going on, Speed Darlington always criticizes and speak about Burna Boy online.
In which Burna Boy has reacted to, it was also rumored that Speed Darlington was once arrested for a statement he made against Burna Boy.
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