‘Stop this crime,’ Funke Akindele refutes Pasuma’s despicable claims

The full video clip contradicts previous claims on social media made by filmmaker Funke Akindele
Disgraced Fuji star Wasiu Alabi Pasuma also appeared on the same platform.

The controversy started after an X user posted a short edited video showing Akindele ignoring Pasuma at a busy public event in Lagos recently.

However, the actress strongly denied it and described the claims as false and rooted in negativity amplified online.

“Insults? No. Please stop the negativity. I saw her, greeted her, danced with her. Pasuma is my egbon. Please you all must stop this evil,” Akindele wrote in response to the claims on Sunday.

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The viral clip, which is covered in attention-grabbing text, only shows a brief moment where Akindele appears to be greeting other guests while Pasuma sits nearby, giving the impression of being deliberately insulting without showing the full sequence of events.

However, extended footage from the same meeting paints a different picture, showing Akindele warmly greeting Pasuma, smiling and interacting with him before continuing his tour of the event.

Participants and fans who circulated the longer video argued that the original post relied on selective editing to shape a misleading narrative, an increasingly common pattern in viral celebrity content.

The event itself, held in honor of actress Fathia Balogun and attended by several public figures, has become a case study in how quickly incomplete visuals can spark controversy—coming just weeks after a similar online debate involving Akindele and actress Toyin Abraham.