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Speed Darlington has publicly apologised to Burna Boy for the pain and shame caused by his comments about the singer’s sexuality.
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In the video, he admits he wrongly assumed everybody vibrates at the same frequency.
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He promises never to comment on Burna Boy’s sexuality, directly or indirectly, or to mention his name, if the charges are withdrawn.
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The feud began in October 2024, when Darlington mocked Burna Boy’s link to Diddy and was arrested.
November 12, (THEWILL) – Speed Darlington has issued a public apology to Burna Boy, owning up to his comments about the singer’s sexuality and begging for peace.
In an Instagram video addressed directly to the Grammy winner, the controversial entertainer said sorry for the pain and shame his words caused.
He explained where he thinks he went wrong. “I made the mistake of thinking that everybody vibrates at the same frequency,” he said, admitting it was wrong of him.
But the apology came with conditions.
Darlington promised to stop commenting on Burna Boy’s sexuality, whether directly or indirectly, if the singer withdrew all charges against him and let the matter die. He gave his word that he will not try it again, and asked for peace to reign.
He went further.
Darlington said he will never “use my mouth to mention Burna Boy’s name again,” and he put a clock on the deal, asking for the charges to be dropped within two weeks.
It is a notable shift in tone from a man who spent months taunting the singer online.
Darlington was arrested in October 2024 after a video mocking Burna Boy’s association with Diddy, and has since traded jabs with the singer on social media and in music, including his diss track “Baby Oil.” He has apologised before.
Soon after his release, his lawyer issued a statement saying his words were taken out of context, but Darlington repeated the same in another video hours later that he did it to get his phone back.
Darlington’s mother pleaded with Burna Boy on camera last time, and Darlington later filed a N300 million suit against the police chief over his detention.
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Burna Boy has not publicly responded to the video, and there is no word yet on whether he will withdraw the charges.
THEWILL has it on good authority that Speedy was arrested recently and remanded in Kuje prison before the release of this apology video.
How the feud started
The feud began in early October 2024, when Speed Darlington posted a video questioning how Burna Boy won his Grammy for Twice As Tall, an album executive-produced by Diddy and Burna Boy’s mother, Bose Ogulu.
The video mocked Burna Boy’s link to Diddy, who had just been arrested by the FBI.
Days later, fans noticed Darlington had gone missing. Burna Boy posted a cryptic “Who’s missing?” on X, and Darlington’s mother begged Burna Boy online to release her son.
His lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, confirmed that Burna Boy had filed the petition behind his arrest. Darlington was held on allegations of defamation and cyberstalking, then released on bail after about five days.
The jabs kept coming.
He released “Baby Oil,” which topped Spotify charts in Nigeria, and demanded N12 million to stop dragging the singer.
Adeyanju later said Burna Boy was behind a re-arrest. In later videos, Darlington kept insisting that Burna Boy was gay.
Gertrude Oby is a writer and journalist passionate about the creative industries. Works span fashion, film, media, art, and culture.
