‘I Accept Your Apology’ – Ruggedman Bares His Mind In Open Letter To 9ice

Talented rapper, Ruggedman, has
finally weighed in on 9ice publicly
apologizing in an open letter, following
9ice, publicly apologizing to him and
ex-wife, Toni Payne.

Recall, Ruggedman was accused of
sleeping with Toni Payne while still
being married to 9ice, an accusation,
the rapper vehemently denied.
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Read his letter below:

In 2010 9ice released a song that
made a lot of people wrongfully drag
me into a terrible situation. People
who misconstrued the song and it
created a rumour ..

A terrible false rumour that was
fueled by journalists and bloggers who
were only after hits on their sites.

Bloggers and journalists who did
not care to investigate and confirm a
rumour,but chose to print and post it
anyways not caring who got hurt in
the process.

I remember pleading my innocence
and that of Toni Paynes but social
media people being who and how they
are,chose not to listen.

I remember calling 9ice on the phone
CIA style to talk to him about it and
he was clearly heard admitting the
song was not about myself or Toni
Payne, but social media people being
who and how they are, chose not to
listen.

I remember asking 9ice to publicly
clear the air on the terrible
rumour, but was shocked when my
friend said he would not because he
was busy and didn’t have time for
such. Again nobody wondered why.
Fast forward 2016. six years later and
I was surprised when i heard that 9ice
has finally come out to say i never
slept with his wife and the song was
not about me and even apologised on
top.That he has finally come out to
say the truth about the issue that cast
a negative shadow over my head and
that of his ex wife for six years.

All i can do is smile because I know
me better than anybody out there who
insulted me over the matter. I said it
then and i say it now, Michael
Ugochukwu Stephens will never sleep
with his friends wife.

Families and husbands you can now
relax. Your daughters and wives are
safe around me hahahahaha!!
To 9ice, bro you left it a bit too late.
You had your chance to clear this
matter up 6 years ago when it really
mattered but you did not take it. I do
not know why and exactly what it was
that made you keep quiet all that
while. I did my best to clear my name
without you and moved have moved
on since.

Anyways I accept your apology and
thank God we are all alive.
To bloggers and journalists: You will
be who and how you are,but the best
and most successful ones amongst you
will be the ones who actually get
professional about with their work
and try to investigate stories before
putting it out there. I really hope you
all realise its not all about the hits. Do
not lose your humanity all because
you want to be the first to break
news..

On a lighter note,if you want to break
news,kindly break the news that my
new song ft Olamide titled Seyi Shay
will drop on cloud 9music and mtn
plus tomorrow 5th February 2016.
I wish you all the best and I
appreciate everybody who has been
there for me.God bless us all.