I Needed Controversy To Promote My Song – Speed Darlington Break Silence, Apologises After Viral Video Sparks Outrage

Following heavy backlash, controversial Nigerian singer, Speed Darlington, has apologised to his fans following 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 fuck this, fuck that. This is my genre. I do not perform Christian music. When I dropped my song, I needed fuck 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.