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Tiwa Savage has addressed the shocking accusations leveled against her by (ex) husband Tunji ‘Teebillz’ Balogun.

Yesterday, Teebillz had taken to social media to level allegations of infidelity, neglect and passive torture from Tiwa Savage in their marriage.

He was later reported to have attempted suicide by jumping off the Lekki-Ikoyi bridge in Lagos.

The allegations brought on a lot of heat and discussions on social media, with many polarizing opinions being offered.

But in an exclusive interview with Azuka Ogujiuba, ThisDay Editor, which was obtained exclusively by Pulse TV, Tiwa Savage addressed the allegations, and made emotional revelations about her husband.
Read the edited quotes of her interview below.

1. When I woke up, I thought they found him dead. My first thought was that we need to find him, he is suicidal, and we need to make sure he is alive. I didn’t even know what he had said. Someone took my phone from me, they don’t want me to see what was said online. I was just sacred for his life.

2. At around 10 and 11, Banky W’s Mum and his family were praying, and we got the call that he was found in Lekki, and that he has been taken to Banky’s House.

3. For the past two months, TJ and I have not been together, it was something we were working through, but I knew this marriage would not work.

4. I haven’t spoke to TJ in about a week, and we were supposed to get some passports for my son. He was reading the messages and he wasn’t responding. I begged him to be friends, and let’s be good parents to Jamil. He didn’t respond.

5. I covered up for a lot of hurt in our relationship. Just before I went to Jamaica, I found out that I was pregnant. We were just trying to find out how we were going to manage another baby so soon. I got to London, on a 10-hour flight to shoot a video with Busy Signal (Reggae Artiste). While doing my makeup, I found out I was bleeding and I passed out. I was rushed to the hospital, and we were trying to call TJ to tell him what happened. While we were sleeping at two AM a number called him saved as Edible Catering….I checked his phone, and the number was asking him if she can come to his hotel. She responded that He (TJ) knocked her out last night, that he was a great night. I confronted him, and he said he took another woman to the hotel and said they were just chilling. This happened the period I was in Jamaica, and I was in the hospital. I sent TJ pictures, and he was busy with another woman. I was in ahospital and you couldn’t be bothered find out what happened to me. I packed my stuff, took my son and went to my friends house, her name is Tiwa also. I stayed the night, and she asked me for the next step, I told her I was done.

6. I covered up for so long because I wanted people to believe that TJ is the one that takes care of me, TJ is the head of the house…I wanted him to be the head of the house. I covered up so much.

7. TJ has not spent one Naira, I paid for hospital bills, his flight, his accommodation, we also went shopping for TJ so that he will have new things. His excuse was that Í don’t have money’. I had to pay for everything so that he can go out and hustle, and get the contracts. He didn’t have money for diapers, but he had money to have a bi-weekly haircut, had money to pay for his laundry, had money to take a woman to the hotel.

8. His cooking allegations is a lie. I am not going to say because of my career that I am not going to cook. I work long hours to put money in the house, I work to make sure that we have a roof over our house. I come back home really late, and when I make something for myself, I make some for TJ. I had to hire a cook to cook for me, him and the other people that live in the house, I don’t think that is wrong…Even if it is true, the things he puts me through will not even encourage me to ask him if he is hungry. He goes out and you come home at 7 in the morning, sometime 2pm. He comes back drunk, he comes back angry, and we don’t know what sort of mood he is in. Sometimes TJ will go out and he will not call, and he will not tell him. I am just sacred for his safety, I will be calling him frantically, to find out that he didn’t go and drink. I am even praying that he is with another woman, so that at least I know that he is alive. That’s not the person that I will ask if he has eaten.

9. When I sacked him as my manager – I will never discredit or take away that TJ worked hard, hustled and believed in me. But what I will say is that at one point….he is booking events and he will book shows. The first time I found out that there was foul play was when he booked me for a wedding in London. I have to be paid before I perform. I called one of the organisers, and said I have not been paid. He said that the show has been paid four months ago, he showed me the account were they paid him. TJ declared that the show was for 3M but they really paid 4.5M, out of the 3M he was still receiving the management fee 40%. He took money already, and collected his percentage, and he didn’t feel anything. He was stealing from his wife. I had to perform at the wedding for free. I do get to perform for free when he takes my money.

10. My mum is based in the UK, and when I had Jamil she moved back to Nigeria with us. My mother is not like that (witchcraft), she is a sweet lady, and she’s very British, she doesn’t judge, she is not hung up like that. A lot of times, my mom would say ‘Tiwa you are the wife, be patient, don’t curse don’t shout, build the home.’ She has been nothing but a great support for me. I would love for him to tell me if there is something my mother has done.

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36 COMMENTS

  1. Let’s hear wat tee have to say too coz I think he as’nt committed suicide yet e must say something

  2. Nigeria is a drama country. God will take control. Please God settle this matter. I personally don’t wish then divorce

  3. The worst thing about any marriage is a Woman being the Bread Winner of the Family… All I see here is pride and Ego! #MyCent

    • bros, even if na pride at least Teebills should know his responsibilities and tackle d problems… if i bwife too i go complain kwa

  4. I knew there are two sides to this story.
    I don’t listen to her song n am not a feminist but I must submit that some of the things tiwa said was true n from wat I read from the husband he doesn’t sound matured at heart
    Is good to marry but pray n watch b4 u say I do.
    Tiwa I would advise you don’t talk more no matter the urge to say more, cos u av over talked already . U don’t need to convince anyone that you are a saint . So be happy n live ur life . Above all, give ur life genuinely to Jesus Christ n He will lead u through

  5. If you won marry celebrity, you go make up ur mind and trust d person be4 u enter in marriage, ,,tiwisavage husband know say d girl na celebrity be4 e marry her y e won end d girl career, ,,later now dem go say d celebrity’s no won marry na ppl like dis guy dey cause am

  6. Both of them are not serious and need counseling especially tiwa there is no perfect man and u should no him before jumping into the marriage . Someone U have not seen u already allow interview with the press on some rubbish your husband posted just 3days back (which we are not even sure if he was the one writing them).babe Abeg calm down .i smell pride here jare

    • My dear don’t blame tiwa, who would be with and man that takes drugs or a man that is jealous of his wife success??? Pls think before u talk after all the man started it first by calling her a cheat! She is just defending herself if not Nigerians will take it to another level…. Mtchewww

    • How the guy acted is a clear sign of an addict. He just suffered a major breakdown which indicate she has been going thru a lot secretly

  7. Now now now 21 things don fall out na wa ooo niger. Na so we go do frustrate d woman enter were she no suppose dey. Just leave dem alone media people ah.

  8. This matter need to be settled amicably sha o o abeg Naija in a big mess now many things to talk about , marriage is for better for worst so bear the pain my dear with God all things are possible seek the face of him for happy home

  9. Tee bills may be right u knw, only God knows. For I pray for men to work to there best never to let there wife be the bread winner, in the bible say so.

  10. he only married you because of your fame & money. let him go hustle like other men do. he should be the man hes surpose to be.he did not mean to commit surcide ,if he meant it, he would have taken sniper as tea 5am.

  11. Tiwa, i have a man that never disappoint, whenever you call his line, he’s always available to take your call and does not depend on your fame and can’t cheat on you. His name is JESUS CHRIST. The question is have you made peace with him today? You need him now and ever. Make peace with him invite him into your life as Lord and saviour then ask him on the way forward on this current situation of your home and he will direct you. Do that today, you will not regret it.

    • God bless you Micheal. This is the best comment so far and the best advice. Tiwa, pls allow Jesus to decide for you by submitting totally to Him.

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