L-R: Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale Sarkodie
Controversies in the entertainment industry were more epic in 2023 as issues emanating from showbiz concerts and personalities generated conversations in the country.
Some of the much-talked-about controversies include; Yvonne Nelson’s book detailing her relationship with Sarkodie, thugs' invasion of UTV, Mzbel son’s ‘There is no God’ comment that sparked an outrage, Stonebwoy’s clash with Shatta Wale over stadium booking and others.
In this piece, GhanaWeb brings you a list of controversies that generated conversations in the year 2023
1. Yvonne Nelson and Sarkodie
Sarkodie trended for the better part of the year when he was mentioned in a past relationship with actress Yvonne Nelson in the latter's memoir titled 'I am Not Yvonne Nelson.'
Yvonne detailed her version of how Sarkodie impregnated her but asked her to abort the child because at the time he was young and not ready to become a father.
She also spoke about being driven to the clinic where the procedure was undertaken but abandoned to deal with the associated pain all alone by Sarkodie.
A little over a week on, the rapper posted a track titled 'Try Me' on his official YouTube page telling his side of the story.
The track had a mixture of English and Twi rebuffing Yvonne’s narrative about the pregnancy and what ensued after she disclosed it to him.
"If you don’t love me, leave me. Why are you pestering me? What is meant for me you have gone to give to Kwame. I have become teary. If you don’t love me, leave me let me be. Someone else is longing to be with me, when you were leaving me you failed to notify me. Baby girl don’t try me,” the chorus goes.
Barely hours after Sarkodie gave his account through the audio track posted on his YouTube page, the actress cum author replied via Twitter.
"Insults won't work Michael. Respect womanhood, I’m happy the world gets to see how you are playing this and the real you. Young women get to learn from this. You would get the applause for a rap. still doesn’t change the TRUTH," one of her tweets read.
There were divergent opinions shared by members of the public concerning Yvonne Nelson’s claims and Sarkodie’s reply.