Afrobeats singer, Obi Lawson, AKA Obidiz has reacted to the lawsuit gospel artiste, Mercy Chinwo slammed on him over unauthorised use of her name.
Mercy had dragged Obidiz to court for mentioning her in one of his songs.
For compensation, the Gospel Singer demanded the sum of two billion naira from the secular musician.
In the suit filed on March 23, Chinwo’s lawyers also accused Obidiz of n using her photo in a ” derogatory” way.
He was also warned to cease further usage of the gospel star’s name or image on any of his promotional content and music.
Obidiz was therefore asked to take down all photos, promotional content, and music he posted from all streaming services bearing Mercy Chinwo’s name and pictures.
Failure to comply with their requests would result in him being dragged to court and the legal system ordering him to pay 2 billion naira in damages.
The suit had read in part:
“DEROGATORY AND DEFAMATORY USE OF THE NAME AND IMAGE OF MINISTER MERCY CHINWO IN A SECULAR MUSIC AUDIO AND VIDEO: NOTICE TO CEASE AND DESIST.
“The above subject matter duly refers.
“1.0 INTRODUCTION
“1.1 We are Solicitors and Attorneys-at-Law to Minister Mercy Chinwo (hereinafter referred to as “Our Client”) on whose instructions we write with respect to the above subject matter.
“1.2 Our Client is a renowned Gospel Artist who through her ministration has built a respectable brand and spiritual reputation for herself as she is renowned for the promotion of the Gospel of Christ and spreading positivity around the world through her music.”
However, Obidiz has denied using the gospel singer’s name or image in the song.
The up-and-coming singer made the denial via his Twitter.
He claimed that the song titled ‘Mercy Chinwo’ was about a lady he met.
He said:
“Na song I sing I no kill person. Mercy Chinwo for church, but in the club she’s Cardi B set’ you want to crucify me, I only Talks about a lady that I met, na she I sing about.”
