Nigerian social media personality Tunde Perry has criticised online activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), advising him to exercise restraint and stop involving himself in every public controversy.
Perry made the remarks in a viral video circulating on social media, where he questioned the activist’s repeated confrontations with celebrities and other public figures, including Seyi Tinubu and Afrobeats singer Wizkid.
Addressing VeryDarkMan, Perry said not every disagreement required his intervention and advised him to understand when to remain silent.
He particularly questioned the activist’s criticism of Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, asking whether he would abandon his own father if he were contesting for the presidency.
Perry also challenged VeryDarkMan over what he described as repeated attacks against Seyi Tinubu, asking what the president’s son had done to attract such criticism.
The social media personality further referenced VeryDarkMan’s public disagreement involving Wizkid, arguing that the singer had not done anything to warrant the activist’s repeated attacks.
He also brought up the reported fallout between VeryDarkMan and another personality who had previously joined him in criticising the singer, using the development to caution against building relationships around public confrontations.
In his words, Perry said: “Learn how to keep quiet. You dey fight with man, you dey fight with woman.”
He also urged the activist to recognise that people occupy different positions and that not every public figure should be approached in the same manner.
Perry’s comments come amid a series of public disagreements involving VeryDarkMan and personalities in Nigeria’s entertainment and social media space.
The activist has been involved in several high-profile online exchanges, including disagreements involving Davido, Zlatan Ibile and other entertainers.
More recently, tensions surrounding Zlatan’s song Inferno, featuring Peruzzi and Shoday, generated speculation among social media users about whether some lyrics were directed at VeryDarkMan.
Perry’s intervention has added another voice to the ongoing debate over the activist’s confrontational style, public criticism of celebrities and involvement in entertainment controversies.
However, VeryDarkMan’s supporters have often defended his outspoken approach, arguing that his willingness to challenge influential personalities is part of his public activism.
As of the time of this report, there was no publicly confirmed response from VeryDarkMan to Perry’s latest remarks.
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