Adekunle Gold Shares Near Arrest Experience in US

Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold recounted an alarming experience while living in the United States, where he nearly faced arrest due to his use of an unauthorized streaming platform. In an interview on the 90’s Baby Podcast, he revealed that while watching a show on a bootleg website, he received a warning from telecommunications company AT&T.

The warning was communicated through both email and a physical letter, informing him that AT&T had detected his internet activity and that he had violated their rules by accessing the unauthorized platform. Adekunle Gold noted that AT&T treated this incident as his first offence and cautioned him against continuing such activities.

This warning significantly changed his approach to using similar websites, as he realized the extent to which his online activity was being monitored. He stated, “I almost got arrested in America when I was using a bootleg site to watch a show I liked.”.