Actress and fashion icon Nana Akua Addo said on Monday that she will let the court decide the domestic abuse case involving her husband, Harold Norman, and will not discuss the matter in the media.
She told Graphic Showbiz that she prefers the legal process to run its course rather than trade words with her husband on social media, especially since the case involves their children.
"Anytime an issue comes up, everyone wants to know who is right and who is at fault. I don’t want to go down that path, so I will leave everything to the court, please," Nana Akua said. She added that social media is not the appropriate venue for such matters.
She denied accusations that she had been abusive and said the matter should be decided by the court. She also appealed to the public to remove videos of her children that have circulated online, saying they needed to be protected from the attention the case has attracted.
According to a police report, Nana Akua has been in a legal battle with her husband for several months. She petitioned the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service in August 2026, alleging physical, emotional and economic abuse by her husband. Videos purportedly showing her being abused subsequently spread on social media, triggering public outrage.
In a statement on Wednesday, October 7, the Ghana Police Service said Norman had been arrested to assist with investigations and was later granted police enquiry bail with two sureties. Norman’s lawyers have disputed aspects of the public narrative and made counter‑allegations concerning an earlier incident in 2021. The claims and counterclaims remain subject to the legal process.
Norman was scheduled to appear in court on October 7, 2026, but the police said he could not attend because he was receiving treatment in hospital. He will be arraigned after his discharge. The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has also held separate meetings with Nana Akua and Norman.
Focusing on her children, Nana Akua said, "What matters to me now is the privacy of my children, as the minister requested. That is what I will comment on. Everything else is with the court."
