{"id":55607,"date":"2026-04-10T09:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=55607"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:50:12","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignlynn-forbes-defends-nadia-nakai-after-calling-aka-a-ghost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignlynn-forbes-defends-nadia-nakai-after-calling-aka-a-ghost\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynn Forbes defends Nadia Nakai after calling AKA a \u201cghost\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_173234\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173234\" class=\"wp-image-173234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lynn-Forbes-shares-heartwarming-Forbes-Fun-Fridays-memory-with-AKA.jpg?resize=600%2C589&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lynn-Forbes-shares-heartwarming-Forbes-Fun-Fridays-memory-with-AKA.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lynn-Forbes-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-173234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lynn Forbes reacts to Nadia Nakai calling her late son AKA a ghost<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lynn Forbes has weighed in on the backlash surrounding Nadia Nakai after her controversial remark about AKA sparked outrage online.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a recent appearance on L-Tido\u2019s YouTube podcast, Lynn made it clear that she was not offended by Nadia referring to AKA as a ghost.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, she explained that her relationship with Nadia allowed her to understand the remark from a different perspective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNadia and I had a good laugh,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know what the difference is, when you know someone, like how I know Nadz, and we love each other, when you know someone like that you don\u2019t take offence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lynn added that the backlash largely came from people who do not share the same bond with Nadia, saying she understands why outsiders may have taken the statement the wrong way.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lynn Forbes on Nadia calling AKA a ghost \ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S9OvYuimBW\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/S9OvYuimBW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 S I H L E T H E P L U G (@RealSihleIV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSihleIV\/status\/2041908034029437249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The controversy stems from Nadia\u2019s candid response to criticism over moving on with her life following AKA\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>After sparking dating rumours with Toss, she addressed the scrutiny head-on, making it clear she refuses to be defined by grief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gained my freedom from this cloud of stigma that keeps me frozen in time as someone\u2019s widow when I was never married to him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must understand that Kiernan has been gone longer than I was with him when he was alive. I am still Nadia Nakai. I was Nadia Nakai before him, and I will continue to be Nadia Nakai after him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While reaffirming her love for AKA, Nadia stressed that she also has to choose herself and her future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the Megacy, but I also love myself, and I know I cannot spend my life alone. I cannot spend my life loving a ghost. I will always love him. He has a special place in my heart, but I am ready to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Lynn #Forbes #defends #Nadia #Nakai #calling #AKA #ghost<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Lynn Forbes reacts to Nadia Nakai calling her late son AKA a ghost Lynn Forbes has weighed in on&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55608,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55607\/revisions\/55608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}