Highlife musician, KK Fosu has responded to backlash regarding his absence from the funeral of publicist John Claude Tamakloe, who passed away a few weeks ago, in an accident involving KK Fosu and ‘Chocho Mucho’ singer K Bless.
KK Fosu and K Bless, have since the incident, come under flak for not attending the funeral which was held on Saturday, July 20, 2024 to commiserate with the family.
Some friends of John Claude Tamakloe including Eric Toscar, Elorm Beenie and music producer JMJ, took to social media to call out the two musicians.
However, speaking to DJ Slim on Hitz FM, KK Fosu said he was not invited to the funeral.
“I didn’t know about his funeral. None of the family members told us about it. I also sustained injuries and I am still receiving treatment so it was not compulsory for me to attend the funeral. I was not the one that killed the boy. It was just nice they were all came together but if you are angry with me, I don’t know what will happen to me I come to you. I would never allow any of my team members to represent me,” ‘Anadwo Yede’ singer added.
He also debunked reports that, he took late Claude to the event.
KK Fosu explained that, he only met the deceased on their way to the said event.
The accident occurred on Saturday, May 25, 2024, on the Accra-Apam Highway road when KK Fosu, K Bless, Claude and others were going for a wedding event.
John Claude Tamakloe was laid to rest at Tema Community 2 on July 19, 2024.