Williams Uchemba has distanced himself from ongoing conversations surrounding the private life of late Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo, saying it is not his place to speak on issues relating to the actor’s marital status or alleged children.
Uchemba made the remarks during a recent interview while reacting to growing public speculation on social media following Ekubo’s death.
The actor explained that he chose to respect whatever decision Ekubo made regarding keeping his personal affairs away from public attention.
“Though I do not think I am in the place to say because if Alex did want it like that, I think I would respect it. I would respect his will and he wanted it that way,” he said.
He maintained that any information concerning the late actor’s personal life should only come from his immediate family.
“If anything would come out from that, it would be his family. People have their decisions, some people would not want it out there or in the public. So, it is still best for his immediate family to say anything on it,” he added.
The comments come amid sustained online discussions over whether Ekubo had children or deliberately kept parts of his family life private.
Ekubo’s family had earlier announced that the actor died at Evercare Hospital in Lagos after battling metastatic kidney cancer.
The family also appealed to the public to respect their privacy during the mourning period.