Ghanaian musician KiDi has opened up about why artists and public figures rarely pursue defamation lawsuits.

On Metro TV's Entertainment review show, the 'Sugar Daddy' star explained that the legal process and its associated stress deter artists and industry figures from pursuing defamation cases in court.

“We live in a country where, to be honest, if we say we are being honest, a lot of our systems are quite strenuous. Okay, somebody has done something to you, want to take it to court, you come out of the court even more stressed than you went in. And considering the circumstance of what I was also going through at that time, coming to add this legal issue was going to be stressful.

“But like you said, I contemplated the idea of taking them on because for how long are these people going to get away with publishing some of these things that are false? But I leave it to God. Yeah, I mean, it was tough for everybody.”

His remarks follow the debate surrounding his absence from the public spotlight and health-related rumours.

In March, reports emerged suggesting that Kidi had experienced a stroke and required hospitalization, leading to the cancellation of his North American tour due to health concerns. However, his manager, Richie Mensah, promptly refuted these rumors, affirming the artist's good health. Kidi also personally confirmed his well-being in a subsequent statement.

Speaking about the experience, Kidi disclosed that his vacation was caused by the need to take a break from the strain of show business and the performance.

“In that moment, I don't think anybody will even figure out what to the right thing to even do because there's so much happening. Like from left, right, everybody's pulling phone calls. It was just so much happening.

“I had to make all of that simmer down, digest everything going on before coming out…. there were other things that I was trying to figure out and deal with. That is why I had to cancel my tour because I wasn't myself 100%. There was so much going on. Like I said, I don't want to go into detail… But yeah. Just know that I'm glad to be back. I'm happy.”

When asked why it took him so long to put an end to the rumours, he responded that he wanted to be ready before returning to the spotlight.

“I wanted to take a little break because there were a few things happening. So once that was resolved, I was ready to come out because if I had to come out because of that and I would have come out a day that thing came out, I was like, I don't have to until I'm ready to.”