Nollywood actress Ruby Ojiakor has responded to rumors suggesting that the late actor Junior Pope was involved in an extramarital relationship with her.
Speculations arose linking Ruby as Junior Pope’s girlfriend, especially after she passionately advocated for justice following the actor’s tragic death in a boat accident on set.
Adding to the speculation, Junior Pope’s wife, Jennifer, contributed by unfollowing Ruby on Instagram shortly after her husband’s burial.
In a video message posted on her Instagram, Ruby clarified that Junior Pope was never her boyfriend.
She also dismissed allegations that Junior Pope is the father of her child, Royalty.
“Junior Pope was never my boyfriend. There’s no intimacy between myself and Junior Pope. We never dated. Junior Pope was never my intimate friend. He was just my friend. He was more than a friend. He was my big brothboyfriend”.
“I also see a lot of posts, some persons will just screenshot and send to me and say, ‘Look at what they’re saying, they said he [Junior Pope] is Royalty’s father.’ I just looked at it and I laughed. How can people reason this way? Please and please, Junior Pope is not Royalty’s father. He’s not my daughter’s father. I just want to clarify this,” she said.