Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage has spoken about how she overcame the 2021 leak of her s*x tape, which caused widespread controversy after she disclosed she was being blackmailed over it.
In a YouTube interview with Zeze Mills, Savage called the tape’s release and her father’s de@th the lowest points of her career.
She said: “My dad d!ed and my s3x tape was released. The only way I could have survived was not to think about it.”
She explained she survived the ordeal by refusing to dwell on it, expressing gratitude for the chance to share her story.
She added: “Being here on the couch with you is such a blessing. Just the fact that you even want to talk to me, people want to hear what I want to say after how many years. It feels good.
“I’ve gone through so much, but have I really enjoyed the moment?”
On her love life, Tiwa Savage said she has never experienced true love despite her age and past relationships.
“I don’t think I’ve experienced true love apart from my son. Because every time I look back at all my relationships, I’m like, nah, that wasn’t love.
“I was just infatuated. At that time I thought I was in love. I don’t think I experienced true love even when I was married,” she said.
“When my Dad died and my sex-tape was released… that was the lowest” – Tiwa Savage pic.twitter.com/bIF045BzKx
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