Laide Bakare Explains Viral Altercation with Eniola Badmus
Actress Laide Bakare has addressed the viral altercation with her colleague Eniola Badmus, which occurred at the premiere of Owambe Thieves in Lagos.
In a video shared on Instagram, Laide accused Eniola of betrayal, provocation, and deep-seated bitterness, asserting that the confrontation was deliberate and staged for the cameras.
Laide explained that Eniola intentionally provoked her despite efforts to ignore her.
According to Laide, she had previously refrained from responding to Eniola’s insults and direct messages but was compelled to speak out after the recent incident.
In her video, Laide expressed her dissatisfaction, stating, “I want to first and foremost apologise to everyone who feels disappointed about the reaction in that video. It was like planned to come out like that from Enola’s side because she saw clearly that a lot of people, a lot of paparazzi, were there, the camera was facing, and she kept truncating me back to back; she kept coming after me. She was giving me serious body heating.
She continued, “So, guys, I’m really not happy. I’m really not happy doing this. And I have to do this so quickly because I know a lot of my people would not want me to do this. But I have to do this because you can’t assassinate my character. Number one, Eniola Badmus, you’re a devil. You are a devil; you are not okay. You are not all right.”
Laide further revealed that she and Eniola have known each other since 2000 and expressed her hurt over the situation.
She added, “In my own career spanning over 25 years. This video is for you. I have known you since the year 2000. I didn’t just know you. I’m not just knowing you, it’s way back. There was a time you even pretended to have admission in University of Ibadan. We were in that school together. We’ve known each other since teenage years, since, since we’ve known each other since under 20. Someone like me, I can’t operate where there is hatred.”
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