Ruby Ojiakor Denies Relationship with Late Actor Junior Pope

Nollywood actress Ruby Ojiakor has denied rumors that she was in a relationship with the late actor Junior Pope.

Speculation arose after Ruby repeatedly demanded justice for Junior Pope, who died in a boat accident while on set. The rumors were further fueled when Junior Pope’s wife, Jennifer, unfollowed Ruby on Instagram shortly after his funeral.

In a video message on her Instagram page, Ruby stated that Junior Pope was never her boyfriend. She also dismissed claims that the late actor was the father of her child, Royalty.

“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,” she said.

“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.”