Ziggy Marley Dismisses Rumors Of Rift Between Some Marley Brothers: “We Don’t Play Those Games”

Ziggy Marley has dispelled rumors of discord between himself and any of his brothers.

“Yeah, man! Mi talk to dem today… mi talk to dem everyday,” Ziggy said during an interview with K’Shema Francis and Bones on Irie FM’s Ebuzz Live last week. “Listen, wi a family enuh, wi nuh play around. We don’t play that— we don’t play those games… we nuh play dem game deh.”

The speculation had centered around the fact that Welcome To Jamrock singer Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley was noticeably absent from all of the premieres and promotion of the Bob Marley: One Love biopic.

However, Ziggy, who is the eldest son of Bob and Rita Marley, explained that some of the Marley clan members were absent from the premieres because of professional obligations.

“Everybody have dem ting weh dem do: Stephen deh pon tour, Damian deh pon tour, but dem know seh we represent… we united,” he said.

Ziggy, who is a producer of the highly successful project, also addressed criticism of the film during the interview with IRIE FM.

“Yuh have nuff people talk ‘bout it positive, too,” he said.

“Actually, more people talk ‘bout it more positive than negative. So, mi nuh know who mi fi listen to; most people, or di man dem weh a [talk negative]… mi love everyone, even when yuh talk negative. Mi nah fight nobody— mi nuh fight people. Mi love everyone.”

He acknowledged the concern about the chosen lead actor, noting that while he or one of his brothers “could have played Bob,” they “didn’t feel like it was the right decision.”

The film, starring British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir as the late Jamaican icon, shrugged off poor reviews from critics to grab No. 1 at the Box Office for two consecutive weeks, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  It has exceeded expectations, so far earning over $120 million globally against a $70 million budget.

Ziggy encouraged those who have yet to see the film to view it with an open mind. “Mi like di movie… mi feel like yuh haffi watch di movie an’ nuh have a preconception,” he said.

“Just watch di movie like a movie… see if yuh get di story, do joke, di action. Just watch di movie, an’ enjoy the movie, an’ see weh yuh get outta di movie”.