Nigerian Afrobeats star Tiwatope Savage (also known as Tiwa Savage) has revealed how her infamous 2021 leaked sex tape was leaked.
The sex tape surfaced after she reportedly refused to pay off a blackmailer.
However, in a new interview with ‘The Breakfast Club’ released on Tuesday, Savage reflected on how the scandal affected her life and mental health, describing it as one of her most painful experiences.
She also disclosed that she has not had sex for three years.
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Tiwa Savage explained that she initially tried to cope with the incident, but looking back, she believes she did not fully deal with it.
She said, “When I talked about the sex tape, that was how I tried to get through it. But in hindsight, did I really deal with it? I don’t think so. I was hurt. I was a victim.”
She revealed that while her ex-boyfriend claimed the video was leaked accidentally, she later found out it was “shared as part of a wager among his friends.”
She said, “He said he pressed send by mistake, but I found out it was actually a bet.”
The artist also addressed speculation that she leaked the video for publicity.
She said, “People thought I did it for PR because I wasn’t relevant anymore. I was like, if I wanted to do that, I would’ve at least had better lighting.”
She also noted that legal action against the perpetrator was abandoned because the process became “too traumatic.”
Tiwa Savage said that the backlash she received was more hurtful than the leak itself, especially when people attacked her motherhood.
She admitted, “They dragged my son into it, saying he would grow up disappointed in me. That hurt more than the actual incident.”
She added that the experience still affects her music, stating, “There were times I cried while recording, especially on the first record. Even now, I skip those songs when listening.”
She credited her family, particularly her mother, for standing by her. Her mother told her, “‘Don’t listen to them, I’m just happy you’re enjoying yourself!’ That gave me strength,” she said.
Additionally, the singer revealed she has been celibate for “over three years,” stating it is “not something I’m really crazy about.”
She said, “I’ve gone maybe like three years without sex. Yes, 365 days, 365 days. I have to be in love to even think about it.” She also joked about not owning intimacy aids, adding, “I don’t have toys. Maybe that’s what people should get me for Christmas, but imagine me opening boxes of roses at my show, checking them like bombs.”
The article also references earlier interviews. In a 2021 interview with Angie Martinez, Savage had said the leak was an accident by a close ally who “posted it by accident, but he quickly deleted it,” and that “someone got it before he could delete it.”
She said at the time, “It is a very short video, but it is me. It will be out there, and I can imagine the memes. I just found out yesterday. I could not sleep last night.”
In more recent interviews, she has also been open about her love life, stating in August that her son is the “only true love she has ever experienced as a woman” and that a past relationship with a “fellow celebrity” was “disrespectful” and emotionally draining.
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