WHAT?! Akon Admits To Using His Brother As A Body Double When Overbooked!

perezhilton.com:

If you ever met or saw Akon perform, you might want to double-check your photos because it may not have been him at all!

While appearing on The Morning Hustle show last week, the musician, whose real name is Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, admitted his brother Abou Thiam used to fill in for him when he was overbooked and couldn’t attend certain gigs!

Wanting to “clear some things up,” the Locked Up singer dished: OMG! Related: Chris Colfer ‘Triggered’ At The Thought Of Seeing Lea Michele’s Funny Girl! The radio personalities then wondered why Akon chose to do this, to which he replied: On one occasion he sent his brother to perform a big show an LA radio station wanted the singer at — even though “Bu can’t sing.” The way they pulled it off was to have Bu in a hat which Akon normally didn’t wear.

When on stage and lip-syncing, nobody could tell it wasn’t the real deal. LOLz! But wait, it didn’t stop there! There was a “sequel” with Akon’s other brother, Omar, who “would do it without getting permission.” Hah!!