Fame is not all glitz and glamour, as more celebrities have begun sharing their personal stories of sexual harassment, often at the hands of fans or overly obsessed admirers.

These encounters have escalated beyond online harassment and objectification to troubling physical interactions, with some fans even committing acts of sexual misconduct in public spaces.

While it's true that many celebrities project a sensual image that attracts admirers, it is vital to understand that this image is often a performance for "show business" and doesn’t necessarily represent their true selves.

Several Ghanaian celebrities, both men and women, who have endured such disturbing experiences, have courageously come forward, describing these incidents as among the most traumatic in their lives.

Let’s take a look at their stories below:

Mzbel

Mzbel

Mzbel has often shared her experiences with sexual abuse throughout her career. During a live performance in October 2005 at KNUST, the singer faced sexual harassment from some students. She described how, in a disturbing incident, students groped her, inserting their fingers into her private area and fondling her breasts. This left her with bruises on her face and body, causing severe pain.

Although the case went to court, a subsequent report by a student fact-finding committee cast doubt on her account, suggesting that provocative behavior by Mzbel and her dancers on stage might have influenced the students’ actions.

A year later, Mzbel revealed another traumatic event where she was again robbed by armed robbers who broke into her home.

Mzbel said she was rapped twice by armed robbers on the night in the presence of her son, John.

Sefa

Sefa also shared a distressing experience during her performance in Kasoa, where she was assaulted after leaving the stage.

The singer said although she has experienced verbal abuse from netizens on social media a number of times, the assault in Kasoa left her terrified and shaken.

Sharing a vivid picture of the incident, she said in her case, both men and women touched her breasts and private parts.

“Yes, I have been harassed sexually,” she stated. “After performing at a show in Kasoa and I left the stage, I felt hands all over me…my breasts, my private parts…like men and women touching me. It was so frustrating … That was where I really felt it,” she stated in a recent interview with Accra FM’s Nana Romeo.

KiDi

While sexual abuse in the showbiz industry has predominantly affected women, men have also become victims.

Singer, KiDi, also shared his experience from an obsessed female fan.

In May 2022, during an interview with AJ Sarpong, the Ghanaian singer recounted an incident at a birthday party hosted by popular photographers, ‘Twins Dnt Beg’, where the assault took place.

“I went to a birthday party, I wasn’t planning to perform but there are my brothers so I did a couple of things so when I got down, this girl approached me and said she wanna take a picture with me.”

“Obviously she wasn’t from here (Ghanaian), I was like cool 'cause I am a nice guy. When she was crossing to the side she stood in front of me. She was taller than me, I was looking at her and she just grabbed my manhood. After she laughed and said she’d heard things about me,” KiDi narrated.