Without the woman in the video's knowledge or consent, the sex film leaked online in February 2022.
Public indignation over it compelled Oxlade to apologize to both his fans and the video's subject.
In a judgement dated January 24, 2023, Justice Olalekan Oresanya described the action of the singer in secretly recording and releasing the tape online as “despicable, horrendous, distasteful and classless.”
The affected woman, John Blessing had filed a suit before the court on March 15, 2022, seeking N20million damages and a declaration that Oxlade’s act of recording the explicit sexual acts without her knowledge and consent amounted to flagrant contravention of enabling laws and a gross violation of her fundamental rights to dignity, privacy and freedom from discrimination guaranteed under Sections 34 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended); and Articles 5 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement), Act, CAP A9, LFN, 2004.
The judge had scheduled for judgment when the parties decided to settle their dispute amicably through a consent judgment after hearing from the claimant's attorneys, E. T. Idemudia and O. S. Mabekoje, and U. R. Michael representing the respondent.
But Justice Oresanya warned Oxlade not to repeat these behaviors in his future relationships with people of the other sex.
The judge further criticized Oxlade for disrespecting the legal system and claimed that his attorney helped Oxlade insult the court.
According to the consent judgment, Oxlade must pay the claimant N5 million in damages over two payments of N2 million and N3 million each.
The judgement forecloses her perpetually from initiating any further legal process or any process in respect of the facts and matters giving rise to the suit, and from instituting or discussing the issues constituted in the claim on any platform, and before any third party.
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