Popular Yoruba actor Emmanuel Austine has opened up about his past friendship with fellow actor Ibrahim Yekini, widely known as Itele, and the reasons behind their fallout.
In an interview on Debbie Show TV, shared on the show’s official YouTube channel, Austine clarified that he never took Itele’s wife, contrary to rumors. He also revealed that Itele had assumed he was dead, which led to their estrangement and his exclusion from Itele’s films.
In his statement, he said, “I never snatched Itele’s wife, I didn’t kill his child, but I believe he thought I was dead. It’s been long since he saw me, and he did not bother to look for me. His actions towards me show that he wants me to know that he is having issues with me. If I die today, I’m sure Itele will post about me, but he never celebrates me on my birthday, and when I celebrated him on his birthday on social media, he didn’t even acknowledge it.”