Controversial Nigerian singer, Speed Darlington, has apologised to his fans following the backlash from a viral video in which he appeared to admit to sleeping with a 15-year-old virgin girl.
In the original footage, now widely condemned across social media, the artist described in unsettling detail a decade-old encounter with a teenage girl, sparking immediate outrage and prompting calls for legal action.
But in a follow-up video posted on his Instagram page on Wednesday, Speed Darlington claimed the viral story was nothing more than a publicity stunt, crafted to promote his latest music release.
He also apologised to his fans and anyone who found the video offensive.
‘’All my followers pissed off about the video I recorded in which I spoke about me sleeping with a 15-year-old, I am an artist. I need controversy to eat. If you are not trending, you are not getting booked. Simple! Nobody is booking something that is not trending.
“I have a new song now. The song is talking about f#ck this, f#ck that. This is my genre. I do not perform Christian music. When I dropped my song, I needed f#ck contents to push it,. That is what I was doing. Don’t give it more like than it is supposed to have.
“If any of you are offended, it’s alright. Apologies.” he said.
See video below..
𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: ‘𝐈 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐲 𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠,’ 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞
‘’All my followers pissed off about the video I recorded in which I spoke… pic.twitter.com/MVwGWlvSef
— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) May 28, 2025
