Cape Town - After performing a show in the Democratic Republic of Congo where he trapped himself in a plastic bubble, Akon is left having to defend himself against the media and public scrutiny.
The Locked Up hitmaker has been receiving a lot of backlash from people who are saying he performed his show in that fashion to isolate himself as a means of protecting himself from contracting Ebola, a deadly disease Africa is currently battling with.
But Akon took to Instagram to set the record straight and tried to vindicate himself from the claims.
Check out his post:
LoadingIt's sad how the media spin everything so negatively. I would never intentionally isolate myself from my African people. This bubble has been apart of my show for years. Way before Ebola existed. My aim now is to find a way to stop Ebola before it spreads. Let's all come together and make that happen
And this is what Twitter users had to say about his performance:
#Akon performed in a bubble at a concert in Republic of Congo to avoid the Ebola disease. Lol its… http://t.co/HMiqNXGaC0
— COOL PAPA (@JayAustin_) October 2, 2014
Innovation at its best.#AKON performance in a bubble in the DRC @BebeCoolUG @gagamel_phamily pic.twitter.com/1uix31Ikuj
— abbey kaddu (@abbeykaddu) October 3, 2014