Dating in the celebrity world tends to come off as scary to so many people. This is because relationships like that are bound to end one way or another. As Nigerians, we have witnessed several relationships, some of which have lasted and survived the test of time and others that have gone through a messy break up processes.
One of such relationships is that of the Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh, and her estranged ex-boyfriend Prince Kpokpogri.
Who is Tonto Dikeh?
Tonto Dikeh popularly known as Tontolet became a breakthrough star from the reality TV series the Next Movie Star. She also became popular after it was alleged that she had dated the Mavin boss Don Jazzy in the early 2000s.
King Tonto has never been the one to shy away from the media, but her relationships have led to a lot of eyebrows being raised as to if she seems to be making the wrong decisions when it comes to men or if men have continued to take advantage of her.
Tonto and her failed relationships. The fact that her recent marriage with Churchill had ended amidst so much controversy makes Tonto’s relationships things people have continued to talk about.
Her marriage with Churchill was viewed as a step to new beginnings for Tonto and as thus it came as a shock to many that after they had managed to have a child together the ex-couple were forced to settle for a divorce.
Fans were shocked and astonished when it was discovered that Tonto Dikeh had been a victim of domestic abuse in the hands of her estranged husband. Fans were happy that she had taken a giant step many other victims of abuse have refused to take which was to leave the relationship.
Tonto Dikeh became a role model to many when she announced in early 2021 that she was already back to dating but mad made no plans to reveal the person that she was dating until the late 2021 this was when she revealed she had been dating a man popularly known as Prince Kpokpogri.
But this relationship was short lived as Gistlover blog opened a can of stinking worms as to what Tonto’s politician ex-boyfriend, had been doing behind her back. It was a can of worms from lies to cheating and deceit which later led to the end of the relationship.
A Big Can of Mess
Gistlover blog had alleged in a post on Instagram that Prince Kpokpogri had taken advantage of Tonto’s kindness and as Nigerians waited for the news to be confirmed by both parties, King Tonto took to Instagram to share her reaction after gistlover had backed their alleged claims with voice notes recording that implicated Prince Kpokpogri.
Tonto Dikeh went on to write: “After listening to these leaked voice note between JOSEPH EGBRI(fake name Prince kpokpogri) and merit, I personally called my relationship off with a man I honestly did LOVE “Now this is not enough for blackmail and lies but it’s all good and great.
“Respectfully, all we are asking is come answer to the law for your illegal recording and release of my private moments (A CRIME) that happened months back before I actually respectfully ended this relationship, extortion (A CRIME), blackmail(A CRIME) amongst other things alleged about you.”
Jemena accusations
Things were said to have spurred beyond control as Tonto went further to drop a bomb that shocked many. She mentioned that a popular dancer by the name of Jane Mena as one of the women her ex-boyfriend had recorded sex tapes of as well as other married women.
She said: “This may be a good time to say @janemena this man has so much of your sex tapes with him in his possession (old and very recent). Not just you but a lot of other married women, celebrities and single girls too.. “If he hasn’t blackmailed any of you yet it’s a matter of time!!”
Jemena Lashes Back
After Tonto Dikeh had gone ahead to make these accusations, Jemena suffered a full blown lash back from the online community which forced her to lock her comment section on Instagram.
This had also prompted her to take legal actions against Tonto Dikeh through her lawyers. She sued Tonto Dikeh for a huge sum of money but the case had later died down until recently.
It was released recently that Tonto Dikeh had allegedly threatened to release the sex tape of Jemena that she had found in her possession. This update from Tonto re-opened old wounds and has the general public in Tonto’s business again.