Simi’s Apology Was A Pure And Simple Coincidence

Popular Nigerian music artiste and the wife Adekunle Gold, Simi earlier offered an apology to the LGBTQ community for her homophobic comment that homosexuality is “not natural”. The apology was first accepted until her apology was said to be done for a selfish reason due to the post on his husband page.

Simi’s husband Adekunle Gold has finally reacted after his wife Simi was called out for the timing of her apology to the LGBTQ communit. Simi’s comment angered the LGBTQ community but she didn’t address it. She finally addressed it on August 4 by apologizing but it coincided with the time her husband Adekunle Gold took to Instagram to promote his feature in a magazine that promotes LGBTQ creative.

Initially, Nigerians accepted her apology and said it was sincere. However, when people noticed Adekunle Gold’s post, they felt betrayed and accused Simi of only apologizing to prevent a backlash from the LGBTQ community. The backlash came eventually and members of the LGBTQ community tagged the editor of the queer magazine and demanded that Adekunle Gold’s feature be taken down because his wife is homophobic and his views don’t represent them. It appears the feature was eventually taken down because Adekunle Gold soon deleted the caption that was directing people to the link to his interview.

Responding to the backlash, Adekunle Gold said his wife’s apology was “a pure and simple coincidence”. He added that:

“she had no idea about this or any interview whatsoever.”

Furthermore, Gold sings the appraisal of his wife’s qualities, pointing out that she’s “a beautiful, kind, and a loving person.” He added that people make mistakes and he begged people to consider her apology and give her a chance.

See his apology below.