Actress Anita Joseph has reacted after May Edochie’s former lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, accused her of staging fake awards and ambassadorial titles for May.
Naijaonpoint reports that the controversy began when a video of Emeka surfaced online, where he alleged that Anita arranged such recognitions for May.
His allegations came shortly after May filed a lawsuit against him, accusing him of defamation and cyberbullying, with reports suggesting the case is worth about N1.5 billion.
Reacting through Instagram on Tuesday, Anita dismissed the allegations and defended May, insisting that every award she received was earned.
She asked why Emeka continued to attack May after their professional relationship ended and expressed disapproval over the way he spoke against his former client.
She said: “What did May do to you? Did she do wrong to hire you as her lawyer?
“Don’t call my name again. You said I organised an award for May. Every award May got, she merited it, she deserved it. Why are you so angry? Why are you so bitter?
“You worked with somebody, she said she doesn’t want again. Is it by force?
“This woman has survived, she has conquered. You people are just looking for ways to make May nothing will happen to May.”
Emeka had been part of May’s legal team during her marriage dispute with actor Yul Edochie before withdrawing his services.
The disagreement between him and May deepened after she replaced him with new lawyers who also issued a cease-and-desist letter against him.
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