ERUDITE Nigerian filmmaker, Charles Novia has addressed the rift between him and late reggae music star, Majek Fashek.
Recall that between 2016 and 2017, both celebrities were in a war of words, as they both dragged each other through the mud in the public.
Following a fresh round of rehab in the United Kingdom (UK), Majek Fashek who died on Monday, June 1, 2020, accused Charles Novia (his business partner) of cheating him and profiting off his sweat. He went as far as accusing Charles Novia of conniving with singer Timi Dakolo, to steal his song, Send Down the Rain.
Responding to the allegations levelled against him, the veteran filmmaker got upset, saying Majek Fashek was determined to tarnish his image, and “must be high on stupid weed.”
Speaking on their differences after the reggae singer’s demise, Charles Novia said, “Ours was a fallout between brothers; it was just a misunderstanding. One of my personal rules is that I would never exchange words with someone I had taken as a brother. Majek was coming from a place of mis-communication. We later talked when the whole thing was over and he told me to let everything go. He knew it was just blown out of proportion. We spoke before he fell ill and I tried to reach him when I found out that he was hospitised last year but I couldn’t get across to him. We were fine and had settled our differences. I think he must have died a very happy person, even if he was ill.’’
On what he knows about the late singer, he added, “Majek Fashek was a true artiste. He was a positive enigma and kind-hearted person, in spite of people’s perception of him. If he saw people starving on the street, he would give them all he had to help them. He was a very compassionate person who didn’t like to see people suffer, even when he was going through his own difficult times.
“He was not a materialistic person and didn’t care about flashy things. That kind of humility comes from a deep creative. He was a very spiritual person. Majek was a ‘deep’ Christian; he could pray for 24 hours. He had a strong spiritual background and never wavered from it despite a few things that happened. Anytime I saw him, he was always with his Bible opened.”
