Music executive and artist manager Ubi Franklin has spoken publicly about battling depression and past suicide attempts tied to the collapse of his marriage.

In a video shared on his Instagram page, Franklin said he went through a difficult period despite having a thriving career, and disclosed that he attempted suicide several times before being rescued by his cousin, Omini Stitches.

"I went through some crazy, depressing periods. I remember one time I bought a red CL, and I drove that car to the Third Mainland Bridge to go and commit suicide," he said. "The only luck I had was my cousin brother Omini Stitches, who came to save me. Several times I had tried to commit suicide; Omini saved me."

Franklin said embarrassment compounded the pain at the time, especially given his professional success.

"Because I was so embarrassed, I didn't know what to do. I felt like, what have I done to deserve all of this? I have a good career going for myself. I have like the biggest artist in the country at the time. Everything was fine, so I just felt like it was time for me to settle down," he said.

He connected the period directly to the end of his marriage, though he said he still can't fully explain what led to the split. He and his ex now co-parent and maintain a friendly relationship, he said.

"Till today I can't really explain exactly what transpired, but we're now very good friends. We co-parent very well; we celebrate our son's events," he said. "Regardless of all the pain, the best result that I got from that was my son."

Franklin closed the video urging people not to hold onto resentment toward others who've hurt them. "I don't want you to think that when something happens sometimes with a human being, you have to hate the human being," he said. "Sometimes it is just an opportunity for you to learn from the process and keep it moving."

Franklin was previously married to Nollywood actress Lilian Esoro, with whom he shares a son, Jayden, born in 2016. He has spoken about this period of depression before, disclosing in 2017 that he struggled for roughly nine months after the marriage ended, and again in 2020 while responding to a public suicide note shared by a Nigerian social media user.