By Seyi Babalola
Ruby Ojiakor, a Nollywood actress, has finally addressed accusations that the late actor Junior Pope had an extramarital affair with her.
Rumours circulated that Ruby was Junior Pope’s lover when she persistently used her position to demand justice for the actor, who died in a boat accident on set.
Jennifer, the late actor’s wife, reinforced the suspicions by unfollowing Ruby on Instagram immediately after his burial.
Ruby responded to the rumours in a video message posted on her Instagram page, insisting that Junior Pope was never her boyfriend.
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Ruby also addressed and disputed accusations about the paternity 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 brother,” she said.
“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.”