Singer Naldo Benny was involved in a controversy this Friday (27), after a video went viral and in it the singer allegedly charged R$50 from a fan to take photos.
After receiving several comments on his social networks criticizing him, Naldo spoke out about the video.
“I never charged to take a photo with anyone or video. That’s a joke, the video really exists, it’s everywhere in the world. […] I already imagined it, but I’m coming here to bring my truth about this controversy”, said the singer.
“[…] Strawberry Shortcake time [esposa], he even shouts: ‘make a pix there’. I have a habit of joking with people: ‘Today is not Saturday, Saturday is R$100 reais, today is R$50 reais’, but it was a joke. The person who made the video knows this is a joke,” she said.
“Out of pure evil, to gain likes and views, he posted the video, cut it at the moment and let it happen, because right after that I said: ‘It’s a joke, bro, you can take the photo right here, there’s no charge’. We had come from another event, had a little drink, were playing with everyone, full of influencers. And this influencer, I think that’s it, wants likes and views”, said Naldo.
“And a video with a public person, with expression, will gain a lot of visibility. This made his ego happy, but this is very bad for me”, he said.
🚨SEVERE: Alleged video of Naldo charging R$50 to take a photo with a fan goes viral on social media and divides the opinion of internet users. pic.twitter.com/6q8iSBVS2R
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Naldo then published other videos declaring that fans who have followed his musical career since the beginning know that he wouldn’t do something like that.
“Anyone who is a true fan knows that I never did that. I have years of career, if I did this it wouldn’t be just this person who would post this video, many other people would speak out now saying: ‘He charged me too’ […] I don’t care about this type of stop, I even think it’s a joke”, he stated.
“So, why do we, who are artists, say that it is bad when there is a comment that offends us, is it a problem or is it being weak? It’s f##k for us who are artists to have to put up with a type of stupid comment like this in a joke video, I’ve already read everything, I don’t even want to repeat it”, said the singer about the accusations he’s been receiving.
Source: CNN Brasil
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