Nollywood actress Ruby Ojiakor has addressed rumours suggesting she was in an extramarital relationship with the late actor Junior Pope. These rumours surfaced after Ruby persistently used her platform to demand justice for the actor, who tragically died in a boat accident while on set.
The speculation was further fueled when Junior Pope’s wife, Jennifer, unfollowed Ruby on Instagram shortly after the actor’s burial.
In a video message shared on her Instagram page, Ruby clarified her relationship with Junior Pope:
“Junior Pope was never my boyfriend. There’s no intimacy between myself and Junior Pope. We never dated. Junior Pope was never my intimate friend. He was just my friend. He was more than a friend. He was my big brother.”
Ruby also debunked claims that the late actor is the father of her child, Royalty:
“I also see a lot of posts, some persons will just screenshot and send to me and say, ‘Look at what they’re saying, they said he [Junior Pope] is Royalty’s father.’ I just looked at it and I laughed. How can people reason this way? Please and please, Junior Pope is not Royalty’s father. He’s not my daughter’s father. I just want to clarify this.”
