Tiwa Savage also narrated how she lost a major Pepsi endorsement deal to Seyi Shay.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Ace Afrobeats star, Tiwa Savage, has revisited her long-standing feud with fellow singer, Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua, aka Seyi Shay, saying the much-publicised 2021 salon confrontation emanated from a false allegation.
Speaking during an interview on the latest edition of ‘Off Air’ anchored by Gbemi O and Toolz, the mother of one offered a new insight into the rift.
In 2021, a salon altercation which later became a viral moment, saw Tiwa confront Seyi Shay over their strained relationship.
The tension between the two artists, which began in 2017, has simmered for years marked by subtle jabs and public drama.
However, while addressing the conflict, Tiwa explained that it stemmed from a diss track and false allegations that she had attempted to sabotage the careers of other female artists.
She went on to dismiss the claims, stressing that she has always been committed to uplifting and supporting women in the Nigerian music industry.
“I would never do that — I’m so pro-women,” Tiwa said.
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“If you do something to me, I will let you know. I don’t have to let you know online. Like the whole shade thing, I’m not going to pretend like you and I are cool in a salon when you did a diss track,” she stated, referencing the tension sparked by Seyi Shay’s verse in the 2017 *Fvck You* Challenge by Kizz Daniel.
Tiwa expressed shock at hearing rumours that she had allegedly “blocked bags” for Seyi Shay and Victoria Kimani.
She said, “That was painful, and I didn’t know where it was coming from. Till today, maybe I need to have a conversation with Shay.
“I heard that they thought I blocked their bag. How? If you’ve heard from anybody that I tried to block your bag, mention the person so I can address it”.
In an attempt to prove that she didn’t sabotage her female colleagues, the ‘All Over’ crooner recounted how she lost a major Pepsi endorsement deal to Seyi Shay.
“When I got pregnant and had Jamil, I was taken off a Pepsi campaign, Longer Throat, and Shay was booked on it.
“Go back and check it, Shay was a brand ambassador; I wasn’t.
“I was taken off because I couldn’t snap back in time. So how am I stopping other people’s bags? I wasn’t even mad. I got in the gym and got my body back,” she added.
