Temilade Openiyi, a popularly known as Tems in Nigeria, has caused a stir on social media for the way she hugged her co-performer Wizkid at a recent concert.
The highly anticipated “Essence Fest” took place on Sunday, July 2. The Afrobeat sensations, best known for their hit song “Essence,” performed together.
Wizkid took some time after their spirited performance to express his gratitude and make a speech for Tems, who is 28 years old.
At this point, Tems’s close grip on Wizkid and the way he affectionately rubbed his arms before giving him a warm embrace caught everyone’s attention. Wizkid remained silent the entire time instead of returning the hug.
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A flurry of comments have been made in response to this single incident on social media, with many criticizing Tems for touching Wizkid inappropriately and disregarding his personal space.
Some reactions read;
@wurd_bishop wrote, “Now if this was wiz hugging and touching her, umu uwa will say he is sexualizing her, so now that it is the other way round what will you term it?”
@realshadollz wrote, “Why is tems sexualizing my big wiz 
”
@kingstepheneniv wrote, “Women are not talking now ooo. I thought they refer to this as harassment?”
@opromotus wrote, “That year she comot wizkid hand we no hear word….be like conji don hold am at this moment…maybe den nack sef later”
