Summary: Nollywood powerhouse Funke Akindele has shut down a nosy netizen who questioned her decision to keep her twin sons’ faces off social media during their Paris family vacation. Here’s what she said.
If there’s one thing we know about Funke Akindele, it’s that she does not take nonsense lying down — and a recent exchange on social media has proven that point once again.
The A Tribe Called Judah director has been treating her fans to beautiful snippets of a family vacation in the city of love, Paris, alongside her ex-husband, Abdulrasheed Bello, popularly known as JJC Skillz, and their adorable twin boys, Zack and Zion. The pictures and videos have been giving us all serious travel goals, and Nigerians online have largely been living for the wholesome co-parenting energy.
However, as is the way with Nigerian social media, where there is positivity, someone must come to scatter the peace. A netizen decided to slide into the comments with a question that clearly rubbed Funke the wrong way — asking why the actress consistently hides her children’s faces in the photos she shares publicly.
And of course, Funke Akindele, being the sharp-tongued, no-nonsense woman we all know and love, was not about to let that one slide without a response.
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“My Children, My Rules”
Funke’s reply was sharp, direct, and dripping with the kind of energy that has made her one of the most respected — and feared — figures in Nollywood. She made it clear that her decision to protect her sons’ identities online is a deliberate and conscious one, and she owes absolutely no one an explanation for it.
And honestly? She is absolutely right.
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The Internet and the Entitlement Problem
This situation raises a very important conversation that we Nigerians need to have. There is a growing culture of entitlement on social media, where people feel that because a celebrity shares parts of their life online, they are obligated to share everything — including their children.
But here is the truth: celebrities are parents first. Zack and Zion did not audition to be public figures. They are children who deserve the right to grow up with some level of privacy and normalcy, away from the scrutiny of millions of strangers on the internet.
Many top celebrities worldwide — from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to global stars like Beyoncé — have chosen to shield their children from the public eye, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. In fact, it is the responsible thing to do in today’s digital world, where children’s images can be misused in ways we cannot even imagine.
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Co-Parenting Goals, Abeg!
Beyond the clap back, let us also appreciate the bigger picture here. Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz, despite their very public and painful split, are putting their children first and showing up together for Zack and Zion. Taking their boys to Paris together? That is maturity. That is love for their children rising above personal grievances.
In a society where co-parenting is still heavily stigmatised and bitter separations often leave children as casualties, this is genuinely refreshing to see.
Funke Akindele continues to show us that she is not just a box office queen — she is also a mother lion when it comes to protecting her cubs. And if you come for her children, even with a simple “question,” she will remind you very quickly to mind your business.
As she should.
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