{"id":277031,"date":"2026-02-02T15:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/277031\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:55:12","slug":"create-a-human-and-lets-see-if-you-think-my-wife-is-ugly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/277031\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Create a human and let’s see if you think my wife is ugly’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Israel <\/a>Israel Laryea has defended his wife and responded to critics of his marriage<\/p>\n

Renowned Ghanaian journalist and media personality Israel Laryea has defended his wife, Louisa Laryea, following intense online criticism stemming from a social media post she made in reaction to comments by GHOne TV journalist Lily Mohammed over the issuance of a Ghanaian passport to American streamer Darren Watkins Jr, popularly known as IShowSpeed.<\/p>\n

The controversy began after Lily Mohammed, during a television editorial on January 28, 2026, criticised the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, for granting a Ghanaian passport to the American content creator. <\/p>\n

Mohammed questioned the relevance of the decision, describing it as disrespectful to Ghanaians and an insult to the nation.<\/p>\n

Following the editorial, Louisa Laryea made a cryptic Facebook post, later sighted by GhanaWeb, in which she criticised the journalist\u2019s approach to the issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cJournalism goes way beyond make-up, skin bleaching, BBL, hair and fashion. Journalists ought to research, court the facts, interrogate data, and demonstrate sound reasoning,\u201d Louisa Laryea wrote.<\/p>\n

Louisa Laryea is only relevant because of her husband\u2019s surname – OB Amponsah<\/a><\/p>\n

Her post triggered backlash online and drew a sharp response from Lily Mohammed, who rejected the criticism and questioned Louisa Laryea\u2019s authority to comment on journalism.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026That you are married to a journalist definitely does not make you one. The profession is not sexually transmitted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would have very much been open to a discourse with you but seeing as you have absolutely no substance in that capacity, it would be a complete waste of my time. I hope you take a look at yourself in the mirror the next time you choose to be condescending, as you were with your distasteful post,\u201d Lily Mohammed stated.<\/p>\n

GHOne journalist, Israel Laryea’s wife, trade words over Ablakwa criticism<\/a><\/p>\n

As the exchanges escalated into what many described as a \u201ctroll storm,\u201d Israel Laryea broke his silence on February 2, 2026, addressing the controversy, defending his wife and responding to critics of his marriage.<\/p>\n

In a lengthy statement, Israel Laryea said, \u201cLouisa and I have had conversations about her post that went viral and caused a troll storm and I got her to appreciate a few things – one of them being that there\u2019s one thing about what you say and there\u2019s another about how people interpret it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile you may feel free to say what you wish, you cannot necessarily control how people understand it. There\u2019s also how people would choose to spin it to suit their own narrative.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe however explains that she never meant to body shame anyone. Unfortunately, we can all agree that you can\u2019t control how people choose to interpret a post. Louisa further clarifies that she never sought to infer that Lily Mohammed had bleached or done BBL because she does not know her.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cIf Lily felt offended, sorry but that was definitely not the intention. I\u2019ve also read posts and comments about my marriage. To those people, I\u2019d say focus on your marriage if you have one or when you enter one. There are also those who say Louisa is ugly. Really? This woman right here at 52 years after giving birth to three children, is ugly? Create a human let\u2019s see how you fare.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinally, to the \u201cfriends\u201d who joined the troll or fueled it, what real friends will do would be to reach out privately to obtain some context or seek to correct if necessary. I\u2019ve never trolled or joined trolling of a friend and would never do that. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut hey, we\u2019re all brought up differently, which is why we will always have differences in opinions. Stay well. \u2026and to you, Louisa, I love you always.\u201d<\/p>\n

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