According to reports making waves online, African king of R&B, 2Face Idibia has filed a N100 Million lawsuit against Icon Weekly magazine for libel. The Media/Entertainment Law Firm of L & A- Legal Consultants has filed libel proceedings on behalf of 2face, at the Ikeja High Court asking the court to award their client the sum of N100 Million being damages for the libellous publication posted on the magazine’s It can be recalled that in March this year, Icon Magazined alleged that 2Face committed adultery by impregnating a 'Lagos top banker' who is supposedly his account officer in one of the new generation banks and that the lady had every intention of keeping the baby. The story went viral, which 2face later denied.
A source close to the R&B superstar said the story, which was found to be false, made 2face lose a very lucrative deal and caused ripples between him and his wife. Icon weekly is said to have approached 2face’s team for discussions on a possible out of court settlement.