Nigerian music sensation Tiwa Savage has revealed shocking new details about her 2021 leaked tape scandal, disclosing that the incident was not an accident as she was initially led to believe.
In a recent interview, the award-winning singer said her then-boyfriend, who recorded the private video, had claimed he mistakenly sent it out while trying to save it.
“The person was my boyfriend at the time. He said he wanted to save the video but pressed send by accident,” Savage recounted.
However, the Somebody’s Son crooner said she later uncovered the disturbing truth—that the leak was actually part of a bet her boyfriend had made with his friends.
“I later found out it was a bet with his friends,” she revealed, describing the betrayal as deeply painful.
The 2021 scandal made headlines globally, sparking widespread debate on privacy, consent, and cyber exploitation. Savage’s latest revelation has reignited conversations around the incident and the emotional toll it took on her career and personal life.