The latest celebrity couple is under fire again. Tiwa Savage and
Tee Billz who recently had their white wedding seem not to be able to
even get through a day without people talking about their personal
business.
Ms. Uduak is a blogger who blogs at www.africamusiclaw.com and she
thinks instead of TeeBillz and his wife replying Etcetera’s article,
TeeBillz should be more focused on taking care of his existing children
with another woman in L.A or more drama would unfold.
Read what she said below, she also about Funke Akindele and Mercy Johnson’s marriages too.
Read below: -
In recent times, we have seen highly controversial weddings among
female celebrities. The issue to my knowledge, in the public domain, is
not whether these husbands were “second hand” husbands but rather
whether they fulfilled their responsibilities to their children or
ex-spouses( where a prior marriage was concerned) before attempting to
remarry, okay perhaps Actress Funke Akindele’s marriage might have been
the exception to the rule; but that was justified under Islamic religion
where a man can have more than one wife.
However, more direct non-religious examples of controversial weddings follow:
Take for example: 1) Mercy Johnson who married a man who was
allegedly still married in Italy, his Italian Nigerian wife even
produced valid marriage documents yet Mercy Johnson married him. To
resolve that issue, the man at the time of the wedding, and within
24hours, sought for a traditional divorce of his Italian wife in
Nigeria. The jurisdictional issue whether he was still married in Italy
remained. To date, we are unsure whether his wife in Italy filed for a
divorce. For the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone will say
‘yes’ to a man that has not broken ties from a previous marriage i.e.
he is still married with two kids. Divorce and marry, the law permits
you to do so. Don’t take someone to the altar while you are legally
married to another, especially where your soon to be wife allegedly has
no clue.
The second example is the Tiwa Savage case. Tiwa Savage’s
marriage to T-Billz was controversial regardless of the luxurious
weddings and fan fare. Initially, most were very happy for her. She is
the darling of the industry. However, when a Nigerian-American Los
Angeles based woman emerged on the internet, complete with pictures of
T-Billz with two children he fathered by this woman, and accused T-Billz
of not providing for his children and not having contact with them for
some years now, it became quite embarrassing to watch and imagine that
this was who Savage wanted to spend the rest of her life with. To my
knowledge, there was no explicit denial by T-Billz of the accusations,
rather, he made a statement on how he tries to be the best father.
Meanwhile, you had Tiwa Savage singing praises on how T-Billz
was the best and believed and invested in her when others wouldn’t.
If you all recall, I responded here on AML that, there was
mixing of business and pleasure. Your manager is supposed to believe in
you and invest in you the way that he does, even if you are a female
artist, it is no different than his investment in a male artist.
Anyway, fast forward, these two are now married and a colleague
writes an article that refers to her choice for a husband as a second
hand husband. While he does not name Tiwa and T-Billz, the clear
inference given the facts he cites is that he refers to them.
T-Billz and Tiwa in response are clearly hurt and have taken to
(instagram) to air their opinions. I am not sure Etcetera’s article
warranted a response. There will be many that will hold the opinion that
T-Billz is a”second hand” husband. That is their issue and
prerogative. On the flip side, there will be many who do not hold such
opinion and can appreciate the role a manager has in the career of an
artist and that, but for his business sense and vision, the deals
brokered and the strategic placement of the Tiwa Savage brand,to become
successful would not have occurred. Arguably, that they happen to fall
in love does not make him 2nd hand.
I think the only thing T-Billz should be concerned about is
taking care of his existing children with the woman in L.A. so we don’t
see such spills on the internet making his private affairs with Tiwa one
for dissecting. He does have a duty to protect her, doesn’t he?
-Uduak
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