Purple Aki. A modern-day folk-devil, looming (at about 6ft 5”) over Liverpool and its surrounding satellite towns (Manchester included) for the best part of three decades now. When I was a lad, ...

BBC Three has today launched a new documentary about the mysterious Merseyside figure Purple Aki. The Man Who Squeezes Muscles: Searching for Purple Aki explores the the real-life story of Akinwale ...

A restaurant has backpedaled after taking the unorthodox step of naming a new burger after a man who was jailed for 15 counts of harassment. Solita Bar and Grill, which owns four restaurants in the ...

Police are investigating a complaint from “modern-day bogeyman” Akinwale Arobieke that a documentary about his life was racist. The BBC3 film, The Man Who Squeezes Muscles: The Search for Purple Aki, ...

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Streaming platforms for The Man Who Squeezes Muscles: Searching for Purple Aki haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.