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Sarkodie Finally Reacts to Yvonne Nelson’s Allegations of Abortion
Award-Winning Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie, has responded to the allegations made by actress Yvonne Nelson, who claimed in her memoir “I Am Not Yvonne Nelson” that he pressured her to have an abortion after impregnating her.
‘He said no’ Yvonne detailed in a chapter of her book where she said “I wasn’t the only one responsible for the situation, so I called the man whose potent seed had germinated in me. His name is Michael Owusu Addo, a renowned Ghanaian musician who is better known as Sarkodie”.
“Sarkodie was a budding musician with the potential to become one of the biggest artists in Ghana and beyond. At the time, however, the future looked uncertain, and his way through the maze of life still appeared too foggy to predict. Success was not guaranteed. He was still living with his mother and was not ready to carry a burden while he was being carried by his mother,” she added.
In his song titled “Try Me,” Sarkodie addressed the issue, stating that he was not the one who insisted on the abortion, although he admitted that he was not financially prepared at the time. He revealed that Yvonne Nelson had made the decision to terminate the pregnancy because she was pursuing her education.
“I never thought I was going on this wave, cause I was ready to take a couple of things to my grave. First of all, let me clap for you baby you are brave but you can’t pick and choose what to say pls behave, nobody sent you so Ohemaa if you want to talk, you have to tell the world every n*gga that you f*cked” Sarkodie rapped.
He continues that “I am not going to sit here and lie we had a thing, first I thought we were cool till I had a hint… You told me you were pregnant and I was the one to be blamed … yes I wasn’t ready but I told you to keep it and you explained that you have to complete your school.”
Yvonne Nelson took to her Twitter account on Wednesday to express her disappointment with Sarkodie’s response, stating that he had undermined the emotional distress she experienced during her younger years.
She said: “In my book, I narrated how you got me pregnant , how you couldn’t wait for me to get rid of it. How you drove me to have an abortion. As usual, you want to use rap to rubbish a pain a young woman felt. We both have daughters, let see what life throws at them.”
In my book, i narrated how you got me pregnant, How you couldn’t wait for me to get rid of it. How you DROVE me to have an abortion. As usual, you want to use rap to rubbish a pain a young woman felt. We both have daughters, lets see what life throws at them. #triedyou
— 𝓨𝓿𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓮 𝓝𝓮𝓵𝓼𝓸𝓷 (@yvonnenelsongh) June 28, 2023