Nollywood actress Rosy Meurer has publicly refuted rumours that her husband, Olakunle Churchill, physically abuses her, declaring that “my husband is not a woman beater.”
Taking to her social media platforms, Meurer addressed the allegations circulating online, emphasising the importance of telling one’s own story rather than allowing false narratives to take hold.
“If you don’t tell your side of the story, they will tell it for you in ways that suit them for the world to believe,” she said. “It is the world we find ourselves in. You must speak for yourself.”
While acknowledging that debunking rumours had never been her approach, Meurer explained that she felt compelled to speak out for the sake of her family, particularly her children and those who look up to her.
“No one is allowed to tell my story. It is my story, not yours. Only I can tell you what is happening in my life,” she wrote. She criticised those who speculated on her marriage, calling them “amateurs, jobless, idle minds” and claimed the rumours were attempts to stir drama during a lull in entertainment news.
“My husband never fit talk wetin dey him mouth finish, let alone beating a woman,” she added. “My husband is not a woman beater. They just want to permanent the lies of the past which they generated. Kudos.”
Churchill had earlier responded to the rumours in a light-hearted tone, joking that his critics would have to wait until menopause for a possible divorce. He noted that he and his family were currently on vacation at Disneyland Paris.
“I hear say I dey trend, who cook am? My family dey Disney Paris dey enjoy summer life. Una go wait until menopause come,” he wrote.
Meurer, a Gambian-born Nigerian actress and producer, is best known for her role as Kaylah in the 2014 TV series Oasis and as Kemi Alesinloye in Ayo Makun’s 2018 film Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons. The couple married in 2019 and have two children together.
(NAN)