Contractual Dispute: VeryDarkMan accuses Mercy Chinwo of deceit, emotional blackmail

• Popular Nigerian critic Vincent Martins Otse also known as VeryDarkMan shared his thoughts on the contractual dispute between Mercy Chinwo and her former record label boss Ezekiel Odinakachukwu
• VDM accused Mercy Chinwo of lying and using emotional blackmail in her public address, citing inconsistencies in her video
• He also highlighted three flaws from the video, claiming it made her look manipulative 

The ongoing contractual dispute between Nigerian gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and her former record label boss Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, also known as EeZee Tee, has taken a new turn as social critic Vincent Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkman, shared his thoughts on the drama. 

Following the gospel singer's public address in an attempt to clear the air from misconceptions concerning her dispute with her former manager, VeryDarkMan claimed to have seen some flaws in the video which he termed manipulative.  

In a video posted on Sunday, February 2, VDM confirmed that after watching Mercy Chinwo's public address, he came to the conclusion that she was telling lies and using emotional blackmail to gain sympathy.

 "When I watched her video, a lot of people were sympathizing with her, but I went through her video, and all I saw was lies, deceit, emotional manipulation, emotional blackmail, pretence from her part," he said.

VDM, who claimed to have been in the church for 10 years and has an understanding of the gospel music industry, alleged that most gospel artistes, including Mercy Chinwo, are dishonest. "Most gospel artistes and the people that are generally into gospel and Christendom, especially when they are popular, they lie a lot, they pretend a lot, and they fake a lot," he stated.

VDM highlights 3 flaws in Mercy Chinwo's video

VeryDarkMan highlighted three flaws from Mercy Chinwo's video in a bid to justify his stance on the issue. 

He pointed out several inconsistencies in Mercy Chinwo's video, including that it was cut and joined multiple times, indicating that she was not sincere. 

"Watching the video, you would notice that there were lots of cuts and joins, meaning they recorded the video more than 15 to 20 times," he observed.

“If someone is expressing their emotions, they don't cut it. The cut and join was off and her words were not aligning,” he added. 

VDM also questioned Mercy Chinwo's claim that EeZee Tee forged their contract document, alleging that it was a lie. He believed that a correction was made on the document, and both parties were present when it was done citing the protocol being observed in the banking industry.

He stated: “This does not look like a case of forgery, it looked like they were both there. This is off.”

Furthermore, VDM asked Mercy Chinwo to provide proof of her claim that EeZee Tee paid bloggers to report that her child Charis looks like gospel singer Nathaniel Bassey. He wondered why she waited until the drama between her and Eezee Tee became public before speaking out.

In addition, VDM questioned Mercy Chinwo's decision to mention Pastor Jerry Eze, the convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD), in her video. He believed that she was trying to gain sympathy from Eze's followers by claiming that Eezee Tee hated Eze.

Netizens weigh in on VeryDarkman's opinion

Following VDM's opinion over the gospel artiste's contractual dispute, many individuals have weighed in on his conclusion. 

Here are some reactions below;

@ms_chiomzi commented: “I actually thought this guy was an activist just realized he gets paid to talk”

@williamslois9615 commented: “Remove sentiment and hate and see what he is trying to say”

@the_hair_police commented: “I can never be on same side with this man.”

@fireboy. lord commented: “Dr. Roy, Judikay and Mercy Chinwo all spoke out against EezeeTee. That's not a coincidence!”

@kallykuhn commented: “Why are you guys crying over someone's opinion and he clearly said he could be wrong, Abi una no go school?”

@funloh commented: “Paid by desperate manager’

@blaccclooove commented: “This guy is spitting fact!!”

@amyshined commented: “Very manipulative dark man! REST! Odem*,”

@thelmadin1 commented: “He took long enough to get involved in this issue or he was waiting to receive alert lol The case is in court your opinion isn't valid mr activist.”

@riskr2020 commented: “This is the reason why I like this guy he's always making sense”

@olu_billion commented: “Original gospel singers don't chase money.... they chase souls for Christ”

@mr_dude210 commented: “VDM Fans knack this comment aggressively”

EeZee Tee fires back at Mercy Chinwo, denies allegations of bullying

Meanwhile, TheRadar earlier reported that EeZee Tee denied Mercy Chinwo's allegations of bullying, claiming it was Mercy who took him to court in 2023. 

The record label boss accused Mercy of insincerity, stating that she was the bully herself and also revealed that the feud with Mercy led to his arrest by the EFCC, where he was locked up for nine days.