I Waata Confirms That He Has A Newborn Baby, Says Pretty Pretty Has Left Him
Dancehall deejay I Waata is denying that a photo of him holding a baby alongside a woman is a publicity stunt.
The photo surfaced on blog sites today, less than 24 hours after his birthday, which he spent partially on Instagram Live with his longtime girlfriend and dancer-cum-artiste Pretty Pretty, also known as Mimi.
“Dem send mi picture over Stinkwall zeen, a mi son,” he said. “Mi love mi son and the world know mi love Mimi don’t? A fi mi Mimi enuh, all if Mimi feel like seh she a nuh fi mi Mimi, a fi mi Mimi and unno know that.”
He continued, “Bredda mi nuh live fi media…a one real life something and mi nah diss mi youth and mi nah diss mi babymother and mi nah diss Mimi. A unno a dweet and unno fi just hold out and gwaan cause some a unno a do bare f**kery and a hide. Mi know seh she hurt and ting but some a unno fi go suck unno madda.”
Social media influencer Twep Twep had posited that it is a publicity stunt for a music video, while other online users claimed the woman was his sister. The PR stunt angle isn’t far-fetched; social media scandals have pervaded the online space in recent weeks, from comedian Majah Hype’s personal life becoming public spectacle, to Spice being accused of underhand rituals by spiritual advisor Nardo ‘RT Boss’ Smith.
Plus, there’s an accompanying track for the saga. I Waata had the record on replay throughout the Live, which reiterated the lyric “nobody nuh perfect.”
Talk dem a talk but mi deven care
My side a story, no, mi nuh share
Anything happen done happen already
Longtime mi ready, hmmhmm, mi prepare
Cause nobody nuh perfect, a suh di Earth set
Mi see one bagga screenshot a come to mi phone but none a dem nuh worthy…
Don’t tell me how fi live fi mi life cause you a live dirty
As he made his case of human imperfection, he also urged people not to harass Pretty Pretty. She has deleted her social media content and profile photo since the photo’s release.
“Lowe Mimi alone, weh unno a try bring dung di girl fah?” he asked.
“A whole a unno inna dem seh situation deh. A just true me a artiste unno waan fling it and Mimi a artiste and dancer unno waan fling it everywhere.”