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| Lydia Forson |
On
Friday, a Ghanaweb.com report described
the bubbly actress as someone
“who sees nothing wrong with kissing everyone who is kissable in public places;
with reference to the last Ghana Movie Awards where she kissed Adjetey Anang
and on GH and Beyond when she (almost or did she) kissed the ‘Grandpapa’ Reggie
Rockstone on television”.
The
report captioned, ‘Lydia Forson goes 'Gaga' on Social Network...calls fans,
media gullible’, dealt extensively with a rumoured marriage tale between Lydia
and comedian Funny Face, which started
from twitter.Lydia
Forson, in a statement yesterday, said the report “defamed her and portrayed
her in the public eye as a harlot”, describing the report as falsehood. She
said she had never kissed Adjetey Anang at any Ghana Movie Awards and Reggie
Rockstone as the website claimed. She
was rather on stage with Adjetey Anang at the Ghana Music Awards to present an award.
An audience of over a hundred persons, she said, witnessed that the event and could attest that they did not kiss.
The
beautiful actress has therefore called on Ghanaweb to render an apology to its
readers who were misled by the report.
“I
respect the freedom of the press in the hope that this respect would be
reciprocated. In the bid to provide their audience with up-to-date information,
they have a responsibility to the public that this information is true.
Unfortunately, some reporters have chosen to fabricate stories in a desperate
attempt to popularize their sites.
“One
said example is Adeyemi Victor of Ghanaweb, who resorted to a lazy form of
reportage, by copying stories from other sites, adding untruths and presenting
it as his own. First he claimed that I had kissed Adjetey Annang on stage
at the Ghana Music Awards, which was shown live on television and online to
millions of viewers, and they all witnessed that nothing of the sort happened.
Also, he goes on to write that I did the same thing to Reggie Rockstone; that
also isn't true.
“In
the case of Funny Face and I, this was for a filming of a programme, but in his
true lazy fashion, he didn't verify this information before putting it out
there. But rather decided to write libelous statements about me, and at one
point stating I’ve been known to kiss people in public. This is what occurs
when unqualified persons are given the opportunity to operate as reporters.
“Even
more sad was the fact that social network has become a reliable source of
information to most media houses, without making an effort to authenticate
these stories. Sadly, now anyone can put out false information and call it the
truth. I am highly disappointed in Adeyemi, and even more disappointed in
Ghana web for allowing such a person to operate with them, where a writer
copies stories from other sites without any knowledge and presents it as their
own. It is about time reporters, especially those who haven't had any form of
education in that area, be made more accountable for what they write,” she
added.
“Henceforth
I demand that no one rely on any information this person puts out unless he
admits where he flawed, and be more responsible and stop being lazy,” the
statement concluded.
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