You will get trouble, youre looking for – Falz breaks silence on defamation case with VeryDarkMan

Nigerian rapper cum actor Falz has finally spoken regarding his defamation case against social media personality and critic, Martin Vincent Otse known as VeryDarkMan who alleged that he and his father, Femi Falana, assisted Bobrisky in dropping money laundering charges.

Recall this issue began on 24th of September 2024, when VeryDarkMan released an audio tape in which Bobrisky claimed that the Human rights lawyer, and his son assisted in keeping him out of prison and dropping the money laundering charges filed against him.

In reaction, the rapper had taken to his Instagram page giving Verydarkman 24 hours to take down the audio and apologise for the defamation.

However, VDM stood his ground and maintained that he did not defame Falz or his father, willingly agreeing to go to court.

On the 15th of October, the Lagos high court ordered VDM to retract his defamatory statements made against the Falz and his father but he refused.

Speaking in a recent episode on the Afrobeats Podcast, Falz recollected how the conversation with VeryDarkMan went after he posted the video containing the defamatory claims.

Falz further explained that he never had any issues with the social media personality until he stepped on his father’s name.

He questioned whether the court litigation was an attempt by the activist to gain “heroic status”.

Falz said, “This guy was instantly defensive from the beginning; I’m like bro, try and listen.

“What are you instantly fighting about? And he said to me, without mincing words, ‘shebi you’re a lawyer; go to court’.

“I’ll have you know that there’s a criminal angle to defamation, and I chose not to go that way. He could have very well been arrested. What you’ve posted is a load of bollocks, absolutely false and I need you to take it down and offer an apology within a certain amount of time and what did he do? Nothing.

“… I do not know if it portrays him as a hero. He did not apologise to me. People are trying to peddle me as an oppressor.” 

The rapper said he never had issues with the activist until he mentioned Falana’s name.

“He trampled on every single thing my father stood for, sticking out his neck for the oppressed,” he said.

“… so if you say you want to find trouble, trouble is my work; it’s my work. If you say that’s what you’re looking for, let’s go.”