9ice Replies His Ex-Wife's Claims On Their Crashed Marriage

9ice’s estranged wife Toni Payne had earlier blamed her ex husband’s former publicist, Adekunle Ayeni, for being instrumental to the break-up of their marriage, but the singer doesn’t seem to agree with her.

In a chat with Saturday Beats, 9ice said Ayeni is not responsible for what happened between them:
“I saw the report that my ex-wife, Toni Payne, blamed my former publicist, Ayeni Adekunle, for our marriage failure. Ayeni did not break my marriage with Toni Payne. He was acting based on my instructions at the time. I don’t think he should be brought into this matter.

"I have apologised to my ex-wife and the public for what transpired six years ago and I have been forgiven by all parties. I really wish this incident doesn’t linger further because I have since moved on and I beg all parties involved to do the same. I am being careful and would not want to comment much on the issue of my previous marriage so that the matter would not escalate further than this. 

"Once again, I would really appreciate it if all parties forget the past and forge ahead as there is still so much we can achieve through peace, love and happiness,” he said.