The actor has admitted that they indeed are in court but it has nothing to do with the surname. He also released a press statement which made it clear that he only has TWO children with his ex-wife and not three, as people believed.
Saheed Balogun made it known that he did not father Fathia Balogun's first child.
Read his statement below;
Yesterday I was accused of lying to
the press on a recent rumor that has been circulating. I separated from my
ex-wife Fathia Balogun in 2006, over 7 years ago. Since we were LEGALLY MARRIED
IN COURT, we had to LEGALLY DIVORCE IN COURT to finalize the issue. The public
is welcome to go to the Lagos High Court to verify these records. This has
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY NAME! I AM NOT ASKING OR FORCING FATHIA TO
STOP USING THE NAME BALOGUN, as it is one of the most common Yoruba names.
Furthermore, to set the record straight,
Fathia and I had TWO children together NOT THREE. Fathia's first child is from
a different husband that she later divorced before we were married.
I never lied to anyone. Journalists
presented me with a rumor that had no basis in fact, so I simply stated that I
DO NOT WANT MY PRIVATE LIFE MADE PUBLIC. IT IS MY PRIVACY AND CONCERNS NOBODY.
I decided to stay quiet as the two parties involved in this issue are over 40
years old, and I think we are old enough to handle this issue MATURELY instead
of turning our private matters into a public gossip debate.
I hope this issue is now clarified
for the public, as I SAIDI BALOGUN am divulging the true facts myself instead
of using a MISINFORMED publicist to do so for me. There are so many positive
aspects of Nigeria's entertainment industry, we would rather focus on negative
meaningless noise instead of these positive components.
PLEASE GIVE ME THE RESPECT OF KEEPING MY PERSONAL LIFE PRIVATE AND OUT OF THE PUBLIC EYE. I AM FOCUSING ON MY WORK. THANK YOU!
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