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Ayra Starr apologises following backlash over disrespecting Sunny Ade at recent event
Ayra Starr has publicly issued an apology after a video surfaced on Twitter showing her cultural disrespect during a recent event.
The controversial video captured the singer shaking hands instead of kneeling when greeting the legendary Fuji musician, King Sunny Ade, and other dignitaries.
Taking to her social media accounts, Ayra Starr promptly addressed the controversy, expressing regret for the cultural lapse.
She acknowledged the mistake, attributing it to initial nervousness upon entering the event, which momentarily clouded her judgment.
Her words, “😭😭 I’m so sorry , I had just walked in and all the lights and nerves didn’t let me see but i came back around to greet everyone properly, I have never been that girl to be disrespectful, I’m a proper Yoruba girlllll and the video didn’t start until after I’d greeted burna’s mom ! I’m very sorry to the legend, uncle and King Sunny Ade”
Watch the video that sparked the reactions:
Excuse me for one moment.
The man in suit is not who I think it is. Please tell me it's not who I think it is.
Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, @ayrastarr you stretched your hands to shake that man?
Omo 2002? Egbami. pic.twitter.com/oGXG2DlK9l
— 👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 (@UnkleAyo) January 26, 2024
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