Nigerian singer and songwriter Simi has responded to the controversy surrounding some of her old social media posts, saying they were misinterpreted and had no connection to any wrongdoing.
The reaction came after renewed online discussions following her recent comments condemning r@pe during conversations linked to a viral TikTok case involving Mirabel.
Her stance — where she said men should stop r@ping women and that offenders should be severely punished — sparked heated debates and backlash from some users on X.
After days of criticism, Simi shared a statement explaining that the resurfaced tweets dated back to 2012 when she was living with her mother and helping at her daycare while pursuing her music career.
“I haven’t been on twitter today – but someone brought a few of my old tweets to my attention and I can’t not address it,” she wrote.
She added:
“In 2012, I lived and helped out at my mom’s daycare while I was hustling my music.
I tweeted everything that happened in my life, as we all did at the time.”
Addressing the content of the posts, Simi explained that they reflected casual observations about children at the daycare and were never intended to suggest anything inappropriate.
“Kids can be mischievous. If a child did something I found funny, I tweeted about it.
Kids are cute and lovable. I want to hug, kiss and cuddle them. I tweet about it.
Nothing I tweeted was from perversion,” she stated.
The singer also said she would not allow her past comments to be twisted.
“What I can’t let anyone do is twist my story to fit false narratives,” she said.
She disclosed that some tweets had been deleted due to the sensitivity of the situation for her family.
“My team has been deleting some of my tweets because of how sensitive it is for my family.
To be honest, I did not want to,” she added.
Reaffirming her stance, Simi emphasized that she has always spoken against sexual violence.
“I’ve never been depraved in my life. I have always spoken against r@pe and s*xual assault, even before you knew I existed.
It’s not a costume I’m wearing, it’s who I am. I said stop r@ping women. I stand by it,” she said.
