A Nigerian journalist, Kachi Offiah, has said that Afrobeat star Burna Boy snubbed her during the 2023 Met Gala in New York.
OsunDaily News recalls that Burna Boy made his debut at the world’s most prestigious and glamorous fashion event, Met Gala on May 1, 2023.
Speaking on meeting the superstar, Offia said she was the only Nigerian reporter at the event but when she approached Burna Boy for an interview he totally ignored her.
The journalist stated this during an interview on Arise 360 music programme recently.
She lamented that she was hurt by Burna’s actions and felt like crying.
She said, “I’m not gonna lie, at that very moment [after Burna Boy’s snub] I was gonna cry. First of all, I tell you why, I looked hello stupid calling this man Odogwu [laughs]. And then he just walked right past me like I was some crazy lady from Africa that doesn’t understand who he was.
“I’m sure people were probably thinking, who in the world is odogwu?”
However, in the video clip, Burna Boy smiled at her when she requested to interview him.
Burna Boy said, “Honestly, I have got to go.”
After the singer walked away, the journalist said to the camera, “Guys, we got to remember this one, Burna Boy really snubbed Nigeria like don’t forget that.”
