Yvonne Nelson To Sarkodie: Insults Won’t Work, Respect Womanhood

Award-winning Ghanaian musician, Sarkodie, has denied claims that he forced his former girlfriend and actress, Yvonne Nelson, to terminate a pregnancy back in 2010.

The actress revealed in her memoir – I am not Yvonne Nelson – that she was impregnated by the famous rapper in the harbour city of Tema, but he refused to take responsibility for the pregnancy.

In Page 93 of the book, Nelson said the decision to abort the pregnancy haunted her for many years, adding that it was one of the biggest mistakes in her life.

“Having an abortion is one of the regrettable mistakes in my life,” she wrote in her fast-selling memoir. “If the clock of life could be rewound to my younger self, I would keep it. But the benefit of hindsight is sometimes not useful because the lessons learned cannot be retrospective.”

“I don’t know how others who have been through it feel, but my abortion haunted me for many years,” Nelson added.

Try me

Telling his side of the story in a newly released song titled – Try Me – which has gone viral since its release Tuesday 27 June 2023), Sarkodie disclosed that even though he wasn’t prepared at the time, he wanted her to keep the baby, but Nelson refused on grounds of being in school.

He mentioned that he didn’t want to disclose that side of his life till death, but has been forced to come out since Nelson told a story, which favours her.

“I’m not going to lie, we had a thing. First, I thought we had a thing until I had the hint that there were many guys,” the lyrics of the song said. “I tried to stay away but then you came that you were pregnant. But then I wasn’t ready but I told you to keep it.”

“You told me you were schooling, so you needed to complete it but till today, I don’t believe it. I told you to let my doctor take care of you and you sent a text later that your friend has recommended one of the best doctors…” Sark, as he is affectionately called, added.