‘People ignored that I was the victim in the sex tape scandal’

When Tiwa Savage’s sex tape was leaked in 2021, the Nigerian singer was not only betrayed but also forced to endure public backlash.

According to her, instead of being treated as the victim of blackmail, she was shamed, criticized, and accused of using the scandal for attention.

In an interview with American radio station Hot 97, the Afrobeats musician talked about the trauma she went through at the time and the way people responded to her ordeal.

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“I was bashed for that video… A lot of people think that I was just trying to get sympathy. Not just regular people, people with platforms were quite horrible and blamed me,” she said.

Tiwa Savage explained that many disregarded the fact that her trust had been betrayed and that she had been blackmailed. Instead, she was blamed for the video and labeled a bad example.

The singer noted that while conversations around the scandal focused on judging her character, little attention was given to the trauma of being violated and the harsh reality of public slut shaming.

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“I don’t know how they couldn’t see that I was a victim in this. People said I was doing it to be relevant. If I were doing that, I’d have used better lighting, lingerie, and my facial expressions would have been on point. I would have been intentional about it,” she added.

Watch Ajagurajah’s interview with GhanaWebTV below:

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