French-British rapper Octavian has been dropped by his record label and publicist after he was accused of domestic abuse by a former partner and fellow performer Emo Baby.
Born Octavian Oliver Godji, the rapper is in the eye of a storm after Emo leaked a video that appears to show the rapper brutally beating her. Octavian who was set to release his latest album tomorrow but the backlash because of these allegations has scuppered all that.
In a series of posts on Instagram and Twitter, Octavian’s ex Emo Baby said she had been in a relationship with the rapper for three years. She claimed that he first physically abused her in April 2020 when she became pregnant with his child.
Octavian is trying to silence me on Instagram my evidence taken down so making a thread here starting with the video of him attacking me pic.twitter.com/GuEIXyvRpz
— Emo Baby (@emobaby4real) November 11, 2020
“After pressuring me to get an abortion, he attacked me for the first time, kicked me in my stomach, burst my lip, attacked me with a hammer and threatened to kill me,” she wrote.
She shared screenshots of messages between the pair following the alleged attack in which Octavian described his actions as “bad karma”.
She said that she was later asked but refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement about the alleged incident in exchange for £20,000.
Emo Baby has provided proof to backup her claims. She released a video which she claims shows Octavian beating her. She also released images which she claims shows her bruises.
