By Patricia Uyeh

Popular Yoruba actor, Yomi Fabiyi, got backlashed by his fans for ‎ obliging the request of a female fan for a kiss. This gesture by the actor who is married to Fran, a Briton,  did not go down well with many of his followers. They opined that the gesture was inappropriate and disrespectful to his wife. He shared the photo of the kiss on social media and wrote:

‘‘I respect my fans. She requested for a “FRENCH KISS” and I obliged her. Rachel is a beautiful young Lab scientist. She couldnt hide her joy when she first saw me, she loves my acting and movies. This was in a bus stop you know. I APPRECIATE MY CORE-FANS(Followers), THEY ARE MY BREATHE. Some fans are FOLLOWERS and some are just ordinary SUPPORTERS,’’

Yomi in response to the criticisms said:

‘‘Only hypocrites will attach respect to wife or partner when ordinarily the message here is that a fan made a request and it was granted. Do you know hundreds of people like you that will not look my way. Do you expect me to consider how you feel or how someone like her feel.’’

He continued: ”It is normal for any woman dating or married to someone in the public eyes,  to wear a thick skin. Stop condemning people from your own perspective, it’s uncultured and uncivilized. A fan asked if he could hug Beyounce on stage and she allowed him. The guy invested much emotion and it is understood. Most of these things don’t go beyond that,’ he said, adding that it’s just a ”small stuff.”

Image credit: @yomifabiyi