By Our Reporter
Actress Ruby Ojiakor has clarified rumors of an extramarital relationship with the late actor Junior Pope. Following Junior Pope’s tragic death in a boat accident on set, speculation arose about Ruby being his girlfriend due to her vocal demands for justice on social media. These rumors were further fueled when Junior Pope’s wife, Jennifer, unfollowed Ruby on Instagram after his burial.
In a video message on her Instagram page, Ruby stated that Junior Pope was never her boyfriend and that there was no intimacy between them. She described him as a close friend and a big brother, but not a romantic partner.
Ruby also denied claims that Junior Pope was the father of her child, Royalty, dismissing the suggestion and questioning how people could think that way.
“Junior Pope was never my boyfriend. There’s no intimacy between myself and Junior Pope. We never dated. Junior Pope was never my intimate friend. He was just my friend. He was more than a friend. He was my big brother,” Ruby stated.
“I also see a lot of posts, some persons will just screenshot and send to me and say, ‘Look at what they’re saying, they said he [Junior Pope] is Royalty’s father.’ I just looked at it and I laughed. How can people reason this way? Please and please, Junior Pope is not Royalty’s father. He’s not my daughter’s father. I just want to clarify this.”