Ebony Life TV has reacted to the segxwal assault allegation leveled against one of its staff, Andre Blaze Henshaw who is one of the hosts of Men’s Corner on Ebony Life TV. The allegation is coming from a lady, Olutimehin Adegbeye, who took to social media to allege that Lagos socialite, Pretty Mike raped her at a night club when she was only 16 years old. She also mentioned Andre Blaze Henshaw whom she claims segxwally assaulted her.
Olutimehin wrote:
The BBC has assured me that they are very sorry about the distress they unwittingly caused, and also that they will not be doing anything to mitigate it. Andre Blaze Henshaw, as far as I know, continues to deny that he assaulted me despite there being witnesses of the assault.
It is hypocritical and callous to expect survivors of segxwal violence to navigate their trauma AND do the work to eliminate segxwal violence alone and unsupported. As long as powerful people & institutions do nothing in the face of allegations, abuse will continue with impunity.
I am disappointed but not surprised by the BBC’s actions, in much the same way that I expect to be disappointed but not surprised by the responses I will receive to my words. But I am not afraid. I am not alone. And I am certainly not powerless. #MeToo indeed.”
Ebony Life TV responds to segxwal assault allegation against Andre Blaze Henshaw
Andre Blaze tweeted:
“I’m issuing a brief statement in light of the allegations made against my person. The things being said about me, those that know me can attest are not the actions of the person they know as a friend, son, brother and father.”
Another tweet from him reads:
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