Music star Omawumi Megbele, Opened up to ThisDay entertainment contributor on why she does not like to talk about the paternity of her daughter
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I never hid my child's paternity but I felt
that since I'm not married, I don't need to come out and say this is the father
of my child. It is always ideal for someone who wants to marry you to be the one
to identify himself. Another thing is that he might not want to identify himself
because he is not an artiste. He might not want that part of my life. He might
just love me and my child. So I like to respect people's privacy. I also
strongly feel that it is my job as a musician to entertain you and if you feel
like my personal life is your business, it doesn't mean I feel the same
way.
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Initially when I got pregnant, I didn't feel
the need to come out and start telling people that this is the father of my
child. I didn't feel I owed it to anyone.
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My family and
my close friends know who the father of my child is because we’re in a
relationship. We have a very healthy relationship and our families are
intertwined. I don't think I need to start telling people all
this.
I felt so bad about the stories people
are writing about my child's paternity because normally, controversies don't get
to me and my daughter don’t have to be part of this. So when people start
putting that kind of stuffs in print and my daughter stumbles upon it when she
is old enough to read, it will hurt her.
Considering the kind of upbringing I had,
I'm not that morally bankrupt that I will now fraternize with a married man that
is like a father figure to me.
You
want to reveal his identity?
I don't feel
that will be necessary. I just want to use this opportunity to tell people that
I will try as much as possible to be a normal artiste and I want to encourage
people to try and enjoy my music. It’s not easy but they should just try not to
be concerned about my private life. They should know that I'm a human being and
they should try to understand that I tried to be a person that people can look
up to.
1 comment:
true talk.....luv u so much Omowunmi
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