Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, who has been trending for some days now after her husband-reveal, has finally reacted openly to the scandalous rumour circulating about her marriage.
The actress, in an interview with Saturday Beats, stated that she did not break Funsho and Adeoti’s marriage as described in the media.
She said the marriage was already in shambles before she came into the picture.
Aigbe also stated that the throwback picture was from Adeoti’s 40th birthday years ago and she was just a guest.
The mother of two said the two families were never friends and her husband, who is a muslim, is liable to marry more than one wife.
She said, “They were never family friends as speculated by Funsho and what is been peddled on social media. The picture (in question) was taken in 2013 during Adekaz’s fortieth birthday, and I was still married to Gentry then.
“I attended the event with my then husband. My husband is a Muslim and he is allowed to have more than one wife. I did not break his marriage to Funsho.”
A source, Angela Tolulade, who claimed to be a family friend from the U.S, has given an insight on the troubling matter. She gave her own side of the story to Saturday Beats.
According to the source, Funsho, who is the first wife, was aware of a new wife before it got to the media.
She said, “Adekaz and Funsho got married 20 years ago in the US. A licensed mortgage broker, Adekaz relocated to Nigeria to start a movie production business.
“He came to Nigeria with Funsho, who later went back to the US, saying she did not want to stay in Nigeria. The marriage was on until Funsho refused to come over and her husband kept pushing for her to be around.
“It is important to note that this matter had dragged on for almost two years. He (Adekaz) told her (Funsho) point blank that he would marry another wife if she did not return as agreed.
“Till date, Adekaz still carries out his duties as a father. He pays the school fees of the children and foots their other bills.
“Funsho cannot say he neglected her because she was the one adamant about not returning to Nigeria.
“It is on record that Funsho bluntly told Adekaz that she would not return to Nigeria because she can’t live in Nigeria anymore.
“She told him that if he chooses to marry another wife in Nigeria, he can go ahead but once he does that, it would be over between them.
“She gave her husband an ultimatum to choose between coming back to the US or staying back in Nigeria, marry another wife and everyone would go their separate ways.
“Funsho cannot deny not knowing that her husband was taking another wife as she was fully informed.
“If Funsho wanted her marriage to work, she would have returned many years ago. But she stayed put in Minnesota. Their first child is in a private university in the US, and Adekaz pays her fees.
“Their other kids are also not abandoned. Meanwhile, Adekaz is a Muslim and he has the right to marry more than one wife.”
