Men Not Built For One Woman, Commitment Is Different From Faithfulness — Akon

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Senegalese-American singer Akon has shared his controversial views on relationships, arguing that men are not naturally wired to remain committed to just one partner.

The Grammy-nominated artiste made the remarks during a recent interview with The Shade Room, where he explained that, in his opinion, biology plays a major role in male behaviour.

“Men aren’t committed. We’re not built to be committed,” he said.

“We’re natural breeders by nature, right? Okay. We populate because that’s how God created us. So we can’t be committed to one, two, three. That’s not ours; we’re not wired to be committed.”

While making this argument, Akon drew a clear distinction between commitment and what he described as “faithfulness,” suggesting that a man can still maintain emotional loyalty even while being involved with other women.

“But faithfulness is something totally different. I could be with a chick and be with her forever through all the problems. No matter what, I can find the baddest chick alive and have my main chick, and I’m just using this as an example,” he explained.

“I could be in a hotel, and she busts down the door, and I’m knee-deep in there, and I’m going to jump off and be like, ‘Babe, I don’t even know her.’ She’s out of here. Like, I wouldn’t even know her. She means nothing to me because this is what I’m faithful to.”

He further argued that many men are willing to fight for their primary relationship despite engaging in what he described as mistakes that hold little emotional value to them.

“But just hear me out. How many men do you know who will fight for that one because of the mistake they made with something that didn’t matter to them? That’s faithfulness. That’s creating that energy to fight for it. Now commitment, we are guilty. We’re not committed. We’ll be with multiple women.”

“That’s just who we are. We can’t; that’s nature. Nature created that. We didn’t create that. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a coincidence that every single woman on this planet, if they have a problem with their spouse, it’s over another woman. Think about it.”

Akon’s comments come months after his wife, Tomeka Thiam, filed for divorce in September 2025, bringing an end to their 28-year marriage. The couple share a daughter together.

The singer, whose real name is Aliaune Badara Thiam, has consistently spoken about his support for polygamy over the years. In previous interviews, he revealed that he has nine children and has maintained relationships with multiple women.

His latest remarks have reignited conversations about relationships, loyalty, and societal expectations, with many people reacting differently to his views on commitment and faithfulness in modern relationships.

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