Press release from 9ice’s PR Company
Lagos
Nigeria
January 8, 2010
It’s a brand new year of opportunities and possibilities; and we’ll specially like to thank you for your love and support for 9ice and his label this past year.
That 9ice has grown from an upcoming singer-performer, to become one of Africa’s most promising exports, is not just as a result of his talent, hard work and can-do spirit; but because the media in Nigeria (print, broadcast and online) have been extremely kind to him and his music.
9ice and his beautiful wife Toni Payne; with whom he tied the knots last year; are separating.
The couple have agreed to separate for a while, even though they continue to remain good friends and business partners.
Their baby Zion will reside with Toni for now.
This is a very very tough decision for the couple, and it’s a tough, even trying time for the young partnership we all admire so much. And they’re even the more constrained to make this announcement; knowing it will shatter many of their fans, and admirers inside and outside the country.
But they have both agreed to be responsible about the development, and make public what is necessary, to avoid unnecessary speculations, and rumours.
And it is their wish that we all respect their privacy at this period.
Neither 9ice nor Toni will be granting any press interviews on this matter.
Scanned copy of the press release
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Source: thenetng.com
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73 comments:
I KNEW IT...I THINK SHE JUST MARRIED HIM CUZ OF THE PREGNANCY AND THEY WERE JUST NOT A GOOD COUPLE...HE IS AN ILLITERATE AND SHE IS NOT PRETTY...SHE IS ALSO A VERY PROPER GIRL LIVING IN CALIFORNIA...I WAS SHOCKED WHEN THEY MARRIED...NOT SURPRISED THOUGH. DON'T MARRY A MAN JUST CUZ U R PREGNANT BCOS THAT MARRIAGE WON'T LAST...STILL WAITING FOR SULTAN'S MARRIAGE...LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS...FEEL BAD FOR TONI AND 9ICE'S BABY THOUGH
I am not entirely surprised about this due to "sexcapade" of 9ice in recent time. He has variously been described as the Tiger Wood of Nigeria, due to his notoriety for anything in skirts (even though handled in Wood's way). However, this (divorce and separation)really calls for concern,especially among actors and musicians. Fame is fast becoming very difficult to manage. men are finding it very difficult to remain faithful.Do we now say that the blessing of God has become a curse a la Niger Delta oil? God forbids. We need to pray, hard. We really need to!
I KNEW IT...I THINK SHE JUST MARRIED HIM CUZ OF THE PREGNANCY AND THEY WERE JUST NOT A GOOD COUPLE...HE IS AN ILLITERATE AND SHE IS JUST SOMEHOW...SHE IS ALSO A VERY PROPER GIRL LIVING IN CALIFORNIA...I WAS SHOCKED WHEN THEY MARRIED...NOT SURPRISED THOUGH. DON'T MARRY A MAN JUST CUZ U R PREGNANT BCOS THAT MARRIAGE WON'T LAST...STILL WAITING FOR SULTAN'S MARRIAGE...LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS...FEEL BAD FOR TONI AND 9ICE'S BABY THOUGH
lol @ this Preye character sha! just saw u on Bella.
Anyhow I wish them the best, I can only imagine what a long distance marriage feels like. I mean long distance relationships are hard enough, how much more a marriage with a child??
Oh! and then they are in d limelight too? With all these groupies running around naija. Must have been hard as hell sha.
I wish them all d best and hopefully they can resolve things. Sometimes space is really all u need to determine how strong your bond with someone truly is.
On a sidenote, i think I am psychic because I sorta kinda suspected this. She was so love struck when they initially started dating but all of a sudden her fb status became mainly about business and I began to wonder if that's what happens when u get married?
I swear i am soo scared of marriage eh, it is not even funny. lol
who da hell is PREYE,i dont give a damn about anybody but why will you be looking forward to marriage breakup,are you happy with this occurence or what,wetin be your own, and why are you waiting again for my brother's marriage to crash,God wont allow you
Na wa o
This is real sad :-(
I don't even know what to say, bcos i don't know exactly what's going on or went on in their marriage. My only concern from the beginning is the distance. She lives here in LA, and he's all the way in naija. Couples who even live together harldy make it through, now that much of a distance might make it worse. He's a musician, he has all these girls around him, his wifey is rarely around even if she travels to naija every other week, he will mess around at least with one gal, if not two or three, etc. So, i'm not surprise. People have speculation of 9ice and Toni's marriage from the beginning, but people don't always know the truth.
I don't agree with divorce at all, and i don't wish it on anyone. So, I hope they can seriously work it out.
Married for less than a year and it has already come to this? I hope that this is some kind of a hollywood-like publicity stunt. Maybe the separation will help them mend fences.
@Dith, I thot Toni moved back to naija after the marriage?
at preye how cud u say she married him cos of his fame? they were together long b4 he became wot he is 2day n she helped him alot.
am pretty surprised by this cos he also said she's his one n only love... na wa oo. goodluck to them both sh n he better use a condom when fratanizing with all dem women. n fame doesnt last tooo long.. God does.
I swear, marriage dey scare me o. I guess i will just be part of the single black women out there. Maybe I just have a child, but trying to raise a child in the States, in LA too, with all the hollywood influence is a tough one. My lil bro lives with me, he's a great kid, but i know what i still go through. I don't even know what to do. I've had men who are interested, and even tell me they want to marry, not just date me. I think one of them is a good hubby potential, and he wonders why we are not in a relationship!!! I ask myself the same question, but marriage just dey seriously scare me for real. I'm a pharmacist, own a business, and content with what i have. My parent are shinning their eyes on me like, you know what's next, u beta get to it, even though my older sisters are not married yet. My excuse is I'm still young, 26yrs old, not so young right, but they don't know my real reason.
It makes it worse if infidelity is involved, bcos it's harder to start picking up all the pieces. My parent have been married for 30yrs, they argue, fight, sleep on different beds, but what thing i see is that they are best friends, and not many people involved in their business, except their children, and infidelity is not involved so it makes it easier to stay together.
@dith, I noticed that too. I know someone in her circle, and she even said she stopped talking about her marriage, talked more about her son, and said they became more of business partner at one point. This type of thing can happen to anyone. Even though, I've not been cheated on in the few relationships I've been in, but I know it might happen one day, and it scares the heck out of me. I don't even know, maybe i should turn to a nun.
Preye, people like u really really disgust me sha!
So Toni married him bcos she was pregnant abi?? are u also aware that they have been dating even before he got famous, and that her managerial skills helped make him popular? People just see things and make stupid conclusions. And saying 9ice is illiterate is even more *sigh*....i weak for u sha. I dont know if he got a formal education or not, but whether he did or did not, it doesn't take away from the fact that he is an intelligent man and seems well-read! Formal education isn't the only avenue to obtaining literacy. There are people that self-teach themselves and write books in the process...see McNeil....and self-made innovative billionaires that dropped out of school...see Bill Gates and Carter.
As for the situation at hand, i really hope fame isn't getting too much into 9ice's head o. I heard about his recent sexcapades etc...but u can't really believe everything u read...but its just such a funny coincidence.
A chick that held u down from when u were nothing will be the one to keep it real with u and love u truly! I truly hope he isn't headed for destruction.
I wish the both parties good luck, and wish they will cooperate and raise their child in the best possible way!
It's just too soon to be getting a divorce men!
Do people even give their all and try their bestest to work it out these days? sheeesh.
@ preye, since when did beauty become a core requirement to get married. u r so delirious.
The delusion that characterises Naija mentality is now complete. From Nollywood to Hollywood; from pidgin rap to American hip hop; celebrity separation after less than two years; statement by "publicist"; celebrity child named Zion! And to top it all, both husband and wife still remain good friends and business partners. Holywood could not have scripted a better imitation of tinsel town! Come on Nigerians, wake up to your reality! You cant even find fuel for your cars!!
wonders shall nevea end..bt d got married just last...year..& now so soon are about to seperate..? why did he rush into marriage in the first place....am disappointed in
dis young man..his suppose 2 serve as role model 2 younger ones out there...!! '' bt i hear say d guy get plenty chicks...na wa o..''cheating dat bad...!atleast 4 d sake of their daughter....wish dem luck in their seperated life.!!
gosh preye is a psycho, talk about a bad heart.
in life anything can happen, even if its to ur enemy, just pray for the best and hope its not you.
how would she feel if someone said that about her. very unlady like and evil.
9ice, toni all the best regardless.
Myne! I dont think so. I believe she frequents naija but still resides here in L.A. I don't know tho.
Um on a side note, Please who said Toni married 9ice for fame?
Now that's funny because I knew about him through Toni.
She did her best to promote that guy so all that one na rubbish yans.
People fail to realize that fame does not last.
Every artist/entertainer will eventually become a has been and all the olofofos and runs babes will disappear and move on to the next.
Nigerians make me laff sha. We are sooooo dramatic! The comments I have been reading on this issue got me in stitches. SMH!
@ Toni (cos I know u'll be reading this), This too shall pass!
I actually cannot believe someone would be so happy about this and looking forward to the news about this separation. wow
she probably does have a man lol
why would you wait to see what happens to someones marriage? lolllll
Linda, i heard that 9ice, na d naija Tiger woods. Abeg, gist us now. I know the separation has to do with infidelity. I want to know the gist so bad, I've been looking all over the place to hear more. Gosh, that's what thing about American media, you will find the truth one way or the other, they will say it and say it, until u don tire sef.
That razz local boy don land big girl finish, now it's to move back to his Alatika clan. Omo le ni, won ti gbe si ori bed, o ti fi style jabo si le. I really like Toni but women, we need to have some minimum standards. In anything in life, water should find its own level.women, we need to stop picking up riff raffs and cleaning them up all cos we want husband. I am not a big girl o, but for what i have worked for in my life, shit i aint settling for anything below my standards. if that means dying single...so be it. I know my weakness and i will probably quench if a guy uses me to up his game, then bounces....talk about a good reason toget a criminal record cos that mofo is going down. shit i am just mad at this local boy turn celeb. omo ati oko wa ba ile je.
I'm so sad it happened to them!! And so soon too!!
I truly don't want to believe Hollywood's come to roost in Naija.
I pray they reconcile soon again.
And Miss Preye (or Mister), education isn't a criterion for a successful marriage; neither is looks....
Try to be open minded ok. **just my little token**
Linda dearie, hapi nu yr.. It's been a while I cam by your blog. *work work work*; trust u r upping ur game this year..
So sad..but i take it as a developmental sign for naija...like hollywood...these people get bigger pay..massive fame plus personality as well as a marriage too difficult to handle, I guess it's all in the hamper..see it as too much of a good thing..but wt God ALL THINGS are possible.
na wa..this is so sad.Toni pls be strong.The worse pain is one caused by marital distress. Fame, long distance played a major role is this separation.
I've been there b4 (not famous, but long distance marriage). Men are like babies they need attn...u guys need to give it another try..there's nothing too damaged that can't be repaired...plus find a way to live 2gether as a husband and wife. Forget the groupies Toni fame or no fame if u're not there issh will happen...only perhaps its a bit out of control...get on ur knees and pray for ur husband n marriage....if u really love him u'll work it out ..see his infidelity (sha i no even know d tori/reason sef)as a disease..help him get back up...
it is not easy with yall been famous ..but bottom line is that u work it out..marriage isn't a joke at all...as a wife n mother u have to be on full constant guard of ur husband n home.....the devil hates marriage, once he can get the head (i.e husband) everything crumbles...ur husband can be restored....give it another try...for those who say divorce divorce they really no nada about marriage ...the next one u marry will have his qualms too....
REBUILD UR FOUNDATION Toni & 9ice...build it firm so when issh happens u're still standing strong...I wish u both goodluck.
@ Preye, u just copy and paste the exact comment from bellanaija. LOL. We get it sha.
Anywho, wish them the best. Separation is not easy and neither is marriage. We have to take time to make sure we are with those we can work together with forever.
This is really quite sad. I've heard that 9ice really loves (or is it now loved?) her. Men and Infidelity sha! Tufia!
I know they had been dating before 9ice blew up but I cant help but wonder if that helped facilitate the 'shotgun' marriage. I wonder if they had just chilled and not gotten married, maybe by now it will simply be a break up and not a divorce. IMO, we Nigerians seem to think we must get married once there's pregnancy involved...not true!
Say what you will about 2baba but at least we know he's taking his time where marriage is concerned lol.
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@Goonerbabe u said it all!!! Nigerians shld wake up to reality and stop living the life of others...
Who gives a F if they split up it could all be a publicity stunt, because why would you release a public statement to the mass about their separation who gives a F they are nobody special any way
God,i just hope this is one hell of a p.r stunt.my heart is so broken that am sad.i love this couple so much........
WELL,HOLLYWOOD IS IN NAIJA,(LETTER FROM PUBLICIST)
AS FOR PREYE,DEM SUPPOSE LOAD U BETTER SLAP.na so una dey do.so u just kak dey wait for person marriage to finish.do well oooooo
anyways,shit happens.ability to get over it makes u better
seriously, 9ice is a deuce bag and I've always wondered what Toni found in him; as in he's a local Nigerian Gongo Aso one-hit wonder musician. But even if Toni married him for love, which I'm sure she did(no apologies to Preye with her bad belle); it has been all over the Naija entertainment news that this dimwitted 9ice is Naija Tiger Woods; so in essence he's prone to be bringing home sexually transmitted diseases and all of the Alapomeji's gonokukus et al or even getting a woman pregnant...and this "Okoro" 9ice wants his California based business-woman wife Toni to put up with his BS; maybe Naija women can handle this and will let this pass, but I doubt it...if Toni, who is educated and knows what's up, will put up with this 'bush boy' 9ice and his STD's infested behind!
Good riddance Toni!!!
ppl wateva sha toni and 9ice have split if u like listen...if u don't like that's ur problem...i don't care about nigerian men....far away from that...
Preye,u ve got Big Mighty issues,God help u!!!!Modele,i say amen to ur prayer 4 urself to remain single,u ll only die a miserable witch if u dont change ur attitude and ur thot line,ki le gbe te''n gbin?pple,i suggest u dont aportion blame to noone ,marriage is not like that only the 2 pple involved can say where it pinches,i ve been married {very happily}for 10 yrs and i know wot i m talking bout,im so so s o sad,i really admired this couple,Tony if u really u re reading this,dont mind them o,there s nothing like sticking with ur 1st love ,the next man is probably worse off,no mountain is insurmountab le,u will scale thru in Jesus name.Titi
Preye,u ve got Big Mighty issues,God help u!!!!Modele,i say amen to ur prayer 4 urself to remain single,u ll only die a miserable witch if u dont change ur attitude and ur thot line,ki le gbe te''n gbin?pple,i suggest u dont aportion blame to noone ,marriage is not like that only the 2 pple involved can say where it pinches,i ve been married {very happily}for 10 yrs and i know wot i m talking bout,im so so s o sad,i really admired this couple,Tony if u really u re reading this,dont mind them o,there s nothing like sticking with ur 1st love ,the next man is probably worse off,no mountain is insurmountab le,u will scale thru in Jesus name.Titi
Toni looks like she's over it, cuz she even still updates her facebook status. The thing is there's no way 9ice won't have women like that. I tell u, the quiet ones are the worse. it's hard for some women to keep up with all that, so if it means divorce, they will do it. I can't blame 9ice for everything, it takes two to tangle. Just bcos men are the ones who cheat most of the times, but women and their nagging ways can add to more problems.
Their marriage was a suspect to me from the beginning, but it is what it is. I'm waiting on Ini edo, bcos her hubby is in houston, and she's in naija. All the fantasy will only last for a short period, until reality kicks in, and then they can't handle it anymore, so divorce is an option.
Preye is like a shark, waiting to smell blood amd pounce.Get a life U, I'm sure ur life is devoid of excitement so this kinda news make ur blood boil and ur PP wet.
I love tony payne, and see how much she loves nice. Let her go to God to touch the heart of her man if she really loves him and wants him back.
9ice, u fall my hand o. Wts dt I'm hearing bout u distributing ur thin thingy to everything in skirt. Since u av a publicist, I bet He is reading this now. Publicist, tell ur guy mr. Alapomeji to get his priorities right, God will fight for that woman bcos she stood by you when your best attire was faded tshirts and sagging jeans.
Thats it! I aint gittin married wtf! I tot they were tyt nd cool, well @least she has a baby. NEED A SPERM BANK!!! But so 9ice is now tiger woods, chei! Me wey dey look am with innocent eyes, ha!!! No man is innocent oo. Now i am having second tots bout waiting nd struggling with my poor boyfriend. Yeye men!
Linda, Do not be surprised if they get back together tomorrow. I heard from a very reiable source close to couple that 9ice left Toni Payne for some older woman who lives in Abuja and that he is under the influence of Voodoo placed on him by his manager Oladeinde to break the couple up for his finacial gains. The truth will come out soon enough I blieve becos those kinds of things do not last because my friend that told me is very very close to them and I Heard the manager also used Voodoo to turn 9ice against Cabasa. NAWA o.
@ All .. make una leave preye alone its her opininon oo she is entitled to it ooo .. i personally didnt see the marriage lasting long cos i was frds with dem when the whole thing started and 9ice did actually marry toni cos of the pregnancy then marriage sharp sharp . moreso we knew he was dating the other lady at that time as well ....pls the relationship was just to in the open all thanks to toni and her blogs and fb status haba! there shd ve been some privacy but no she wld rather be abusing those who wanted to steal her man all over the media na wah oo. 9ice must have his shortcomings but i totally blame it all on Toni simple. thank God for zion she has something to hold on to and make her happy .Good luck to the both of u .am sure if u guys were meant to be u will resolve if not then ...
9ice left Toni, that's why the press release is from him. Toni hasn't said a word publicly about their temporary break. I have no doubt that he'll be back when these new people have rubbished him thoroughly, its just that I think that Toni will have moved on by then. For the people who think Toni married him because of the pregnancy, not true. They were already engaged and planning their wedding for December that year, introductions were done before she could have even realized she was preggers. As far as using him for fame... 9ice was relatively unknown till she forced him down our throats, besides she'd dated more famous people and better pedigreed too.
Toni was warned to leave this unknown alone from the get go, but she no wan hear word. She just wanted to put her head where it had no business being in the first place. Love ko, feelings ni? How many people told her he was just using her to promote himself in life, from getting his business & music together, to getting green card... I guess his papers must've just come out now, 18 months is about the time it take from filing to getting approved isn't it? 9ice maintained a million and a half girlfriends, some who are stupid enough to be running around saying that he left Toni for them...lmao! Toni the best thing you can do to anyone who decides to take your man, is let her have him. After all how you get your man is how you lose him isn't it... but come to think of it, wasn't he with someone before when got together, hasn't she remained a 3rd, 4th or 5th wheel in your union?
9ice sef, mumu squared! So he wants all the useless women who didn't have his time until they see he had a little bit of money. Olodo, claiming that your happiness is key on Facebook, tccchiiieew sit your bongafish looking azz down abeg, who dash you internet? Shebi now you've left Toni you think it will make you happy? because your wife doesn't want you to sleep with all these women that's making you unhappy ba? You want to go the way of Fela abi? Sleep with millions of women, and go home with who knows what disease.
Stories will come out about how his family didn't like Toni and she was disrespectful to them etc. There's some truth to that sha, because they thought he spent too much money trying to make her comfortable, money I guess they thought should have been going back to them and not his wife & child.
Stories will also come out that Toni liked to spend money, always insisting on maintaining a lifestyle he couldn't keep up with. Didn't he know he was marrying a pampered princess who never really worked for anyone but herself a day in her life... he should've checked levels first.
Others will say she trapped him with pregnancy, but 9ice never said she kidnapped his sperm & was proudly following/carrying her all around Lagos. Others say she tried too much to control his career & money, considering she helped create the minimum success he reached with his 2nd album, i'd say she needs to keep her hands on his career, because look at how Tradition has flopped with her being less involved. 9ice sha loses alot in this breakup, Toni has just gotten disgraced and I know her ego has suffered a major blow, but if I know her (& I know her well) she will eventually hand his balls back to him.
Anyways, I know one of her exes is thrilled at the news of her breakup and will be making himself available to her as soon as it's publicly acceptable to court her again... he was always the one she should've have ended up with anyways. And I'm sure 9ice & Bola will end up together again.
who the hell is dis PREYE ? what kind of human being are ? looking 4ward 3 the break up of peoples marriage,i dont think u are married or u know anything about marriage and let me kill ur ignorance, u said 9ice he is an illiterate, pls can u define who an illiterate is or what illitracy means, what happened 2 dem is a test of faith and celebrity issues, its better we pray 4 dem rather than been here to condem..............baba
Oh no....i hope Nigeria isn't going to catch the "80% of Hollywood marriages coming to shreds" virus.
I don't know about these two's relationship but..they look good 2geda.
Dang @ Lawz. Dude/Dudette you seem to know the front, middle, and back story.
Lord help us in choosing people that will rejoice and cry with us ... without the need to share our story with the outside world.
As for Nice and Toni ... life goes on:)
9ice is a fool for leaving his wife and an even bigger fool for releasing a press statement about it. What is he feeling like? Shows how egotistical he is. Their case looks simple from his facebook update he probably wanted to fuck around and she wasn't giving him the freedom to. This day and age of STD I can't say I blame her. I'm a guy and married and even though there is temptation I try not to, my guess is 9ice is not a strong xtian or morally grounded.
Well at least this explains a few things like anon above said, his album must have flopped because he is an ingrate. A le fi ibi sho olore, they are both on my FB and I used to admire the passion she used to have for his work. She should not see herself a loser because many men would appreciate a woman like her. A friend of mine has a serious crush on her.
I hope at the end he doesn't regret because all these girls will leave him and move on to the next money maker once things dry up..
My only concern is I hope he is taking care of his son financially. I also hope corporate bodies won't shy away from him because he is looking very irresponsible to the public eye.
Linda, I trust you to carry this, was hoping to read more on your site because she is not saying anything on her FB and he is just rambling on about garbage. I gurss his happiness is more important than that of their babys. Selfish Vagabond
Lawlz...awon iya aiye. Mechionu gi...go and sew your own pant..cos i am sure it has holes in it. Anuofia!
you said some good stuff there..makes a lotta sense..marriage is hard work, not child's play..i hope they both find the wisdom to build it back and find happiness in what they once cherished..
Am so sad about all this bcos toni love nice passionately due to what i read on her blog. is better to marry a christian that have the fear of God bcos Christ really makes the difference and a life without him is full of crises. Am happily married and if i come back i will marry my hubby all over again. i doubt if she marries him for fame cos she is famous herself. i wish her all the best
lawlz,u said it all....u sim to know the couple as much as i do...9ice has bitten d hand that fed him buh at the same tym,toni is not a wise woman,she was busy concentrating on d unnecessary tins..i dated 9ice before and i know a whole lot...hes a very gud man and all buh hes prone to gettin influenced...
i was happy he got married to an intelligent woman buh i will always say dis...toni is nt a wise woman...she was busy being a paparazzi wife dan taking care of sum tins in d home front...
even after they got married,i knew 9ice wasnt happy cos he went on and on about issues...
He respected and loved her buh she neva did in return....
its rily sad....&to tink that he now slips around?????i jus wanna cry cos dats nt the man i knew......lets pray 4 d couple,i hope they can work tins out atleast becos of d stone they laid in zion.......
heard his new girlfriend pushed him to release the press statement to prove he was serious about her. she lives two streets from us and we saw 9ice there two days ago. From the way it looks, I think 9ice now lives with her at her crib in Abuja because we always see him around now.
Whether we agree with the idea of divorce or not; at least they are being honest.
They have chosen not to sweep things under the carpet or pretend to be 'happily' married for the next twenty years while bitterness twists them up inside.
If they are brave enough to admit they've made a mistake and want to retrace their steps then kudos to them.
Marriage is not a defence...it doesn't solve all problems neither will it change people over night...if someone never loved you, marriage will not make them do so.
Let's respect their decision and learn from it...marriage is not the be-all and end-all. If it's not right; it wouldn't be right.
what's with nigerian girls and getting pregnat before the wedding...then ppl go ahead and say they had done other things..toni was clearly about 5 months or more pregnant wen she married 9ice, now that has ended....adaeze igwe is also heavy and she is married to yobo...sultan's wife was also pregnant and is married to him...my question is...WHAT WERE THE GIRLS WAITING FOR BEFORE THEY GOT PREGNANT....it is higly rubbish and unacceptable to be pregnant on ur wedding day...and because it is wrong...GOD curses such marriages that's why there are always cracks...GIRLS SHUD MAKE BETTER CHOICES IN RELATIONSHIPS...GOD nigerian women have fallen in terms of class....AND FOR ALL OF U INSULTING ME...WHY DON'T U ADVICE UR SISTER OR UR FRIEND TO MARRY SOMEONE LIKE 9ICE...OR BETTER STILL ASK THEM TO BE 5 MONTHS PREGNANT ON THEIR WEDDING DAY WITH A BULGING STOMACH....FOR THE RECORDS TONI PAYNE IS UGLY....NOBODY CAN CONTEST THAT AND THAT IS MY OPINION...AND 9ICE IS AN ILLITERATE...THE ONLY PPL I FEEL BAD FOR IN SUCH MARRIAGES ARE THE CHILDREN...I HAVE NO SYMPATHY FOR PPL WHO KNOWINGLY MAKE MISTAKES HOPING TO CORRECT THEM AT A LATER TIME....
@Nat am just curious, did you date him before or after he became a star. Mymother always has this saying, a mans true character does not show till he has money and I feel this is what happened with 9ice. Now the fame and money are there and his true character is coming out. Most poor people remain humble till they hit small cash. Her mistake is not marrying someone that has been socialized like her. I wont be surprised if he starts impregnating women left and right, after all did he not say his father has 5 wives, look at the example he has to go by. What a shame. I though he was different but he has proved to all his fans he is just another immoral cow
ILL said...
@lawlz...dis is toni payne am so sure of dat nt stop faking lawlz dnt worry we know.
anyway for all the novice that are just commenting here without a good fact,the truth has been revealed ,yeah we found out what happened,go and listen to track 8 "once bitten twice shy"of his new album tradition,the message in the song was directed to his wife,thats the truth
Preye, noisemaker, please sit down somewhere let us hear word. Ask your mother if she was pregnant on her wedding day, chances are she was. You act as if till today people don't encourage pregnancy before marriage to prove fertility, go and sit down and shadditup. As far as she only married him because she was pregnant, weren't the engagement rumors swirling around them at least a good six months before their wedding pictures surfaced? So they were talking marriage before conception at least.
Na wa for you waiting for people marriages to crash... clearly you're too miserable to have a life other than wishing people ill. Instead of you to pray that everything ends well for everyone, you're here letting bad belle fill your stomach... sorry for you
@nkem!.I met&dated 9ice in hs certificate days..dat was b4 he bcame a supa star...he's a gud person&there's no contesting dat..even after he became a star,we still see&he hasn't changed...toni made a lot of mistakes..I wish dem luck thou!..
@nkem!.I met&dated 9ice in hs certificate days..dat was b4 he bcame a supa star...he's a gud person&there's no contesting dat..even after he became a star,we still see&he hasn't changed...toni made a lot of mistakes..I wish dem luck thou!..
Another dimension has been added to this saga.
According to the information, Toni was having an affair with Abbey George who happens to be 9ice's distance relative living in the UK.
Could this be true?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9ice
Toni looks like she's a little full of herself tho, and materialistic.
There's some truth to what Preye is saying. Eventhough, Toni is not in the pretty girl category, a lot of guys will admire her work ethic, and other things, so it's not always about a pretty face.
I've read all the papers and certain site on this issue and as a councelor whose main focus is marriage I don't think the couple know why they are no longer together. Their issue seems more external than internal. One name that keeps popping up is 9ices manager ola fajana, maybe if 9ice gets rid of him and starts with his woman on a fresh plate they will last years and years. Iv seen it happen tons of times, we call it the single friend syndrome. A single male friend with little or no moral fibre is bound to lead you astray. I hope he understands that his child is his future, not the groupies and surely not his manager. God see them through
@Wale, am confused, I dont see Toni's name there, but I see a Beth Gaga. How did you come to your conclusion?
Green Towbarred: ithink we should all stop been judgemental cos its obvious the couple aint happy with whts goin on around them. what makes u feel its the guy that broke his home? do u know how many wifes ruin their homes mentally with their lousy attitude and nagging? why do you think a man will rent/build a house, furnish it with all he likes and yet go out to sleep in a cheap hotel? its cos the woman at home aint making him happy. happiness is a two way train ticket, love is friendship and fire. if the fire dies and the friend becomes a fiend then its all gonna go down.i will be glad if we all ask questions like:when/why did de decide to call it off? why did de rush into what they both knew wasnot proporous? why did they get "FORKING" married?
i really think this year is gonna be full of suprises for all of us??? very soon we go heAR say person catch person with person for person house
Toni ain't all that innocent either. She updates her facebook page like nothing happened, to cover up for her embarrassment. I knew their marriage wasn't gon last. I don't think she was really ready to be a wife and mother, she just wanted to be 9ice's girl, and have the spotlight on herself.
I mean, she's all the way here, he's in naija. My thing is how you gon have a marriage that the distance is that much. Why didn't Toni just move back to nigeria, and come to LA once in a while for her business. Or 9ice comes here, i don't even know. I wasn't surprise at all.You can tell she's very demanding, wants the high life, and wants to be treated like a princess. Marriage ain't about fantasy, it's real life. I used to just laugh when people will leave comments on her page, i felt like they were kissing up to her, just bcos she was married to 9ice. I've seen her at some events in LA, and she just seems very full of herself. It takes two to tangle, so they both have themselves to blame. If they get back together, good for them, and if they don't, life still goes on. I'm sure they were both cheating on each other. One lesson learned, never marry for superficial things, bcos it will backfire on you, sooner or later.
@anon u are obviously a woman because its women that envy each other like this. you jus itted stalking her facebook for signs of her being misrable so she dissapointed you by keeping herhead up. you sound jealous of the girl, im on her facebook too and i know she lives in naija not la. iv always admired her zeal but now i respect and admire her more for the way she is handling this.
you "see" her at parties and just by seeing you know she is full of herself? I met Toni and 9ice in Maryland during his show, sat wit them briefly in the wait room and she was very cheerful and down to earth, nothing about her said wot you just described. I envied 9ice for having such a woman behind him, its a pity he did not see her worth, but judging from her profile, finding another man.me inclusive, should be easy. i wish them both the best
Linda, I digg your blog, how can I start one? or should I send you an email? pls reply
it's a sad situation.. but the breakup was imminent.. Folks shldn't marry for fame... Toni was in live with superficial things.. she love fame.. just like alot of LA girls...9ice used her influence to woo the world with his talent... Now Gongo ti so... and both have to face their own level... Marriage can be fun but what make it hard is lack of compromise in the relationship... marry fame u marry fake...
Linda, I just read on some forum that 9ice's parents caused the marriage to crash because they were demanding more money from 9ice than he was giving his wife. pls confirm for us because we know you know whats really going on. The person who posted it wasnt too clear but she claimed that 9ice's brother was stealing from him and the wife caught him and he turned the parents on her. Some yoruba site also made mention of the parents always coming to their house to trouble them so maybe its true. My sister had the same issues with the man she married, they also seperated but lucky for my sister, her husband realized he could not marry his parents and amended things. My brother inlaw is also like 9ice, comes from a poor home and made plenty of money and the parents were vicious about it. My sister went through hell but now they are stronger and the parents cant even step 5 feet from their house. Poverty is plaguing our society and destroying homes but we are more concerned about who is cheating.
Nigerian parent, seriously need to stay away when their son/daughter is married. Honestly, I've seen so many marriages break or struggle just bcos of parent involvement, and this nonsense needs to stop.
They seem to have been working well together, Toni was always on cloud 18, whenever she talked about 9ice in the beginning, and I'm sure he loved her too, so hopefully they can work it out. But at the same time, if they are not feeling the love anymore, it is what it is, bcos true love can't be forced or faked. It's better to be separate, than live together miserably. So, they should both move on, and learn from their mistakes, and experiences.
Hmmmm, no wonder in marriage insitution anymore... Now the hottest Hollywood umarried couple Bragelina are going their seperate ways...
9nice and Toni make up with each other,settle your differences if you love Zion.we respect 9nice more than this.please for God sake.tel the whole world yours is different.Adeola
this is funny i had to chime in on this one real quick, especially the one that called 9ice an Illiterate okay he definitely can read and write so i guess you must be slow since that was incorrect. and marriage is complex and we need to realise that no matter your status famous or not you have your work cut out for you, wish them luck cos i feel their pain due to experience, also i thing we should let them do them and for all the 9ice haters out there he is exeptional beleive that and i have just started listening to his music and i know music .... even if the are separated due to infidelity on both parts she always be his ride or die chick believe that. and to all the LA naija chicks that think they have high standards....you have to open your eyes status is not s standard its how you cope with love, pain and life that you should set your standards on i have seen relationship where the girl cleans up the guy and he makes it and take her places she never been before .... love is hard
Toni Payne is independent, and used to that kind of lifesyle. She's in the entertainment/fashion industry, and she always wanted to be with someone famous, and 9ice was an up and coming artist who has great potential, and she just jumped on it. She rushed into it, and had no idea what she was getting herself into.
9ice is like, why not? I mean she's gonna help me with my career, right! They both thought money and fame will keep them together especially Toni, but they found out the hard way. Toni is from a well to do family, she has her own business, grew up in LA trying to do "miss hollywood", with all of that said, she was with 9ice who's barely making it, and expected to live a certain kind of lifestyle. So, from the beginning I knew it wasn't going to last because she will not be able to handle reality once it kicks in. The great lesson to learn here is, don't force yourself on anybody, money and fame can't buy love. I don't feel sorry for Toni at all, because she got herself into it.
I really don't have much to write but from the summary of details available to me especially from comments made on this blog and the Track 9 of 9ice's 'Tradition Album(once bitten twice shy)', 9ice gave a kind of prelude to the cause of the marriage breakup. He gave some very important details about how Toni was helpful in his struggling days by providing him with money and 3 square meals but at the same time emphasized her unfaithfulness even in those survival days. I think the most emphatic cause of the breakup is as a result of Toni's flirt with one of 9ice's friends and he also said Toni made a tattoo of this flirt with the guy on her body. I refrain from making judgment here because a good judge have to listen to both parties before passing judgment. That nonetheless,I think there is still a solution if both parties are willing. My own personal viewpoint to all this is that Life is 10% what happens to a person and 90% of how s/he react to it.
For those who doesn't know Toni and are passing judgment,you need to ask God to forgive you. I know Toni and 9ice before she moved to 9ija to be with her husband and have been to their house at Abule Taylor several times. for your info Dehinde Fajana(9ice's)manager is the reason behind their breakup. Toni was trying to protect her husband's career and financial well being by advising him not to spend money lavishly. Toni did not like Dehinde's galavanting with many women and this guy has a baby mama with 2 kids and also dating 3 girls on the side. He is for sure jazzing 9ice with something and also in co-hoot with 9ice's half brother by cheating 9ice out of his money. I heard that Toni noticed what was going on with her husband financial sabotage by Dehinde and 9ice's half brother, i heard that she advised him for future sake to manage his money but Dehinde and his partner in crime didn't like what Toni said to her husband,because 9ice took his wife's advise for a while. One of 9ice's manager former gilfriend revealed how Dehinde is using Juju to manipulate him and promised to make sure the marraiage will be over no matter what it takes. I heard the manager and 9ice's girlfreind persuaded 9ice's PR to do the press release...I believe God will vindicate Toni and she should please move on and focus on her business. She is a very hard working woman and am impressed by her friendliness. For those who are saying she is very arrogant is not true,you need to meet her to know that she is a very pleasant and funny person to be with. How i wished she listened to her friends and family not to marry a public person. Well! God knows best.
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