Rachel, the sister of the past due Rebecca Ikumelo, has slammed famous musician, Asake for a tribute made to the deceased for the duration of his Sunday live performance in London.
Rebecca and a safety guard, Gabrielle Hutchinson, each died after maintaining accidents throughout a crowd surge at a display held through Asake in December 2022.
On Sunday, Asake held any other live performance withinside the metropolis and paid tribute to his deceased enthusiasts earlier than starting up his performance. At the display, he displayed snap shots and movies of Ikumelo and Hutchinson. He additionally entreated everybody with records approximately the incident to touch the police.
Taking to X, previously Twitter to explicit her displeasure, Rachael, @Rachaeliku tagged the tribute as a “sorry excuse”.
According to her, the singer became but to talk with their own circle of relatives because the incident happened.
She wrote, “What a sorry excuse of a ‘tribute’ from @asakemusik. My sister misplaced her lifestyles at your display and also you haven’t spoken to a unmarried member of my own circle of relatives for the reason that. But you could preserve every other live performance in London much less than nine months later and play her movies as a ‘tribute’? RIP Rebecca Ikumelo”.
After the tragic incident, Asake had issued a declaration to explicit his condolences to the own circle of relatives.
“I am devastated via way of means of the information that Rebecca Ikumelo, who become in important situation on the grounds that Thursday, has alas surpassed away.
“My sincerest condolences to her cherished ones at this time. Let us please preserve her own circle of relatives in our prayers. I actually have spoken to them, and could keep to do so,” he stated withinside the release.
When Twitter customers talked about to Rachael that the singer had, consistent with his declaration, reached out to her own circle of relatives, she clarified that Asake did now no longer are trying to find her own circle of relatives’s consent earlier than sharing films of Rebecca.
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“My factor is, he ought to now no longer be the usage of her motion pictures or giving a ‘tribute’ with out speakme to my own circle of relatives in advance for consent. I wish you’re getting paid to trip for Asake like this,” she wrote.
Asake became compelled to cancel his December’s sold-out display at O2 Academy Brixton, after crowds of humans, a lot of whom did now no longer have tickets, tried to benefit access.
According to reports, ticketless enthusiasts attempted to breach the venue doors, forcing the display to prevent halfway. Unfortunately humans died and numerous others have been hospitalised because of the surge.
