Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, has revealed the reason
behind her public altercation with Omolara Olukotun, a Lagos Businesswoman
popularly known as Larrit.
Aigbe took to her Instagram stories on Monday, where she
narrated what transpired at the event.
According to the actress, Lara was an acquaintance who
suddenly became an enemy.
Aigbe claimed that the businesswoman had severally insulted
her on social media despite the fact that in the past, she had patronised
Larrit’s business and vice versa.
“I was at a friend’s store opening (@rhemmygold) to
celebrate with her. Larrit was one of the guests,” she wrote
“This woman, for reasons best known to her slanders me
online at every opportunity she gets. She has done many live videos and posts
to this effect. I tried to reach out to her to understand what the issues were,
but she chose to ignore me.
“Lara and I are acquaintances. I have patronised her
business and she also has done likewise. So I was surprised and confused how
she suddenly became an enemy. I sent messages to her on WhatsApp, I called few
people close to her to understand why she would decide to become an antagonist,
all efforts proved abortive.”
The actress also claimed that Larrit also continued the beef
at the event despite several requests from other attendees to stop.
“At the party yesterday, she started with the same energy,
throwing words at me, calling me names and being disrespectful. Initially, I
kept calm, and didn’t respond to her. People around her appealed to her to
stop, yet Lara wouldn’t stop and so decided to stand up for myself and I
retaliated with the same energy.
“It became heated and everyone around tried to broker peace,
but she still wouldn’t stop. At some point, she tried to throw a bottle at me
but it hit a lady sitting in front of her and there was pandemonium. I stepped
out to leave in the middle of the brouhaha but my friend pleaded with me to
stay including the celebrant. I went back in and she started attacking me
verbally again. Eventually, she was taken out of the party, and she left.
“She went overboard with her hate yesterday. The bottle
could have harmed someone and it would become a criminal case. This was an
unnecessary attack. However, I would like to apologise to fans and family who
felt I should have handled the whole situation differently. I’m sorry,” she
wrote.
The said squabble happened at a star-studded event on Sunday
in which Nollywood actresses such as Iyabo Ojo, Eniola Ajao, and Bimbo Thomas
were in attendance.
In videos making rounds on the Internet, the duo got into an
argument that escalated after Larrit threw a bottle at the actress.
Aigbe was later escorted out of the event amidst a crowd by
police officers.
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