I Became a Star After Sex Tape Release- Chidinma
Chidinma |
You remember a sex video that was posted online last month
of a girl that looks like popular Nigerian Singer, Chidinma?
Controversies are still ongoing over the video which went
viral shortly after it was released online.
Some of singer’s fans believe the video was a made-up to ruin
her career and spoil her image, while a few others believe she was actually the
one in the video due to the very close resemblance with the girl on the video.
Recently Chidinma granted Punch an interview on the sex tape
scandal. Here is a brief excerpt of what she told a Punch reporter about the
scandal:
You eventually came
into the spotlight and it opened doors to controversies and scandals
I have been in the news lately. My manager told me that I am
a balloon on top of lots of needles. People want me to drop on those needles
and get deflated. He told me to be careful. The first time was when my nude
picture went viral. I actually went for a photo shoot for my friend. I wore a
tube dress. Some mischief makers actually cropped off the lower part of the
picture and posted it on the Internet. It was as if I was nude. I wasn’t happy
at all. I had that picture. I had to post the real picture on the net and
people now got convinced the nude picture wasn’t original.
I thought that was the end, I didn’t know a bigger scandal
was coming…
You mean the séx
video?
Oh yes. I woke up one morning and I was greeted on the
internet with ‘Chidinma and séx tape’. I was worried primarily because of my
mother. I didn’t let her see the video but I had to show her the photos. I
didn’t want to go out that day. I couldn’t go out. But my mum felt otherwise.
She told me to ignore the mischief makers. I almost took some actions but I
thought against it. I met Sound Sultan on a set. He told me, ‘Babe, you are now
a star. I welcome you officially into the industry.’ I trended for three days.
Even people who didn’t know me got to know me. My fan base grew.
And then, I was happy because more than 90 per cent of the
public didn’t believe I was the one in that video. There were people who didn’t
need to see the video to believe I couldn’t have done such thing. I am just
grateful to everyone who didn’t believe the story. My twitter account was
hacked and the people created another account. They kept releasing nasty
pictures and they were even responding to the tweets as if I was the one doing
it. I was just watching and laughing. It put me in the spotlight. I used it for
good.
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