Nigerian singer and songwriter Simi has addressed recent comments made by Samklef and Brymo in an interview with Angela Yee on her program “Way Up”.
Simi expressed confusion and amusement at the comments, stating that she doesn’t understand why they continue to talk about her. “I don’t know why they keep talking about me, but when you really look at what they are saying, you can’t even pick out anything. I am confused and feel like it doesn’t matter to me,” she said.
The comments in question were made by Samklef, who revealed that he had feelings for Simi in the past but chose not to pursue them to maintain a professional relationship.
He also labeled Simi and Ric Hassani as “the two most ungrateful artistes” he has ever worked with. Adekunle Gold, Simi’s husband, responded defending his wife and urging Samklef to stop disrespecting her.
“Simi does not owe you shit, and it is about time you stopped calling her name every 3 market days. If anything, you owe me! Stop fooling around and act your age!” he said.
Brymo also made comments recently, sharing an audio clip in which he requested sex for a music collaboration from Simi, which she disapproved of.
Adekunle Gold warned him to “stay away” from his wife and “stop disrespecting” his family. Simi downplayed the situation, stating that it didn’t impact her and that her husband was always in her defense”.
“My husband is speaking out for me as he would. I even told my friend that I didn’t feel anything about it because it didn’t impact me, and I didn’t have anything to hide,” she said.
Simi emphasized that she deserves respect regardless of her marital status. “The only thing I will say though is that I saw a lot of people coming to my defence, saying ‘why would he be talking to her like that?’ So, I’m just like, you don’t respect me because I’m married, but respect me because I deserve to be. Don’t do that to me,” she added. “I don’t owe you anything, and I don’t have anything to prove to you,” Simi declared.
