Reports that Afrobeat star, Femi Kuti disowned two of his kids with claims that they aren't his as reported by Encomium magazine has gone viral over the past few days. However, Femi Kuti has reacted via his Twitter page and now, Chocolate City - the record label that signed the artiste early this month has released an official statement concerning the issue.
See it below:
Official Statement On Purported Recent Paternity Scandal Involving Afrobeat Legend Femi Kuti.
News published about Afrobeat Legend surfaced on the Internet on Friday about two of his five children not belonging to him after a paternity test was not a recent occurrence but actually happened 8years ago.
Encomium Magazine recently published an interview with Femi Kuti 8years ago where he spoke about his music, career and personal life. During the interview, he spoke on the identity of his 5 children and then revealed that two of these children were not his and that he had since making the discovery returned the children to their mother.
Report labeling this story as recent is false, this old interview was simply rehearsed by some blogs and newspapers in a bid to steer up controversy and have something to sell, some blogs even went as far as publishing pictures of his legitimate children in a bid to pass them off as the affected children.
Femi Kuti is a loving and responsible father who takes the privacy of his children very serious and so we request that blogs, newspapers and magazines kindly take off the pictures from their platform as this is an evasion of their privacy as well as a security risk for the children.
Thank you for your cooperation.
I hope with this statement, the issue can now rest.
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