Gloria Bugie says her phone got stolen — but the timing has everybody raising an eyebrow.
The Ugandan singer dropped the news via a WhatsApp status, telling followers her phone was gone and to hit her up on a “direct call” if it’s urgent. One catch — Bugie says the message itself was posted from a MacBook.
Here’s the deal — this isn’t happening in a vacuum. Just days earlier, Bugie was at the center of a full-blown firestorm after going after fellow artist Crysto Panda, with comments about his late daughter and his parents that a lot of people online branded flat-out heartless. Now, right on the heels of that backlash, her phone conveniently vanishes.
Turns out, the internet’s already playing detective. Tech-savvy fans are poking holes in Bugie’s version of events, pointing out that updating a WhatsApp status from a MacBook isn’t even possible unless your actual phone — with WhatsApp installed — is nearby and connected. In other words: if the phone’s really gone, how’d the status go up at all?
Some convenient timing, or an honest coincidence? Either way, Gloria Bugie picked a rough week to lose a phone.
Bugie hasn’t addressed the skepticism directly, and it’s unclear whether she’ll clarify the WhatsApp/MacBook math anytime soon. We’re watching — we’ll update if she claps back.