This fight had nothing to do with the fact this guy is gay. He said: “This was just a fight with someone who f**ked with us, not a hate crime. Ninja however, denied that Die Antwoord are homophobic. The clip saw the group being canceled as headliners from a number of festivals. However, towards the end of the clip, Yo-Landi is seen crying, with Ninja telling her that her “performance” is “Oscar-winning”. Ninja then attacks Ben, referring to him with a homophobic slur and spitting in his face. In the clip that dates back to 2012 taken at the Future Music concert, Yo-Landi accuses Andy of “groping her vagina” in the bathroom. In 2019, Die Antwoord was accused of an alleged hate crime against gay artist Andy Butler of band Hercules and Love Affair. In the video interview between Ben Crossman and Tokkie, the latter reveals that as a child, both Ninja and Yo-Landi permitted him to be in the company of a convicted killer gangster: Andre Gideon aka “Anies”.Īccording to reports Anies – who belonged to the “Numbers” gang in prison, and “Ugly Americans” gang outside – was dating Yo-Landi in 2013.Īnies – a self-confessed hitman – was killed in a drive-by shooting.Īccording to Tokkie, Die Antwoord encouraged him to befriend Anies, whom he spent extensive time with. DIE ANTWOORD’S CONNECTION TO VIOLENT GANGSTERS Ninja claimed both accusations were “false”. Someone can’t just be told goodbye, they have to be buried in some way.” He told the publication: “The behaviour is ferocious, it’s unrepentant, it’s unremorseful. The band’s former manager Jay Savage also slammed the groups toxic behaviour. He added: “They were trying to come up with the dance moves for the song and Yolandi was not getting it right and Ninja hit her really hard”. He was choking her.īen also recalls Ninja assaulting Yo-Landi ahead of their appearance on The David Letterman Show in 2012 in New York.

He recalled one particular incident of Ninja meeting a local band who was their support act in South Africa.īen told Sydney Morning Herald: “Ninja grabbed her by the throat backstage, held her up against a wall and told her how whack she was, how hard she was trying but she wasn’t s**T.

He said: “I can’t believe that the media is spending its time pursuing these wild and unsubstantiated stories from people who have an obvious agenda and animus against me”.ĪLSO READ: Die Antwoord: Inside the controversial duo’s rise to fame HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, INCLUDING BEATING DIE ANTWOORD’S YO-LANDIĪccording to former Die Antwoord videographer Ben Crossman, Ninja had a history of being violent towards women. He puts his hand under my shirt dress, into my stockings and literally tries to put his hand inside my vagina”.Īccording to the publication, Ninja denied the accusations once again. I said ‘Get off of me, get off of me’, and he’s grabbing my breasts. She recalled the incident, stating: “He’s grabbing my t*ts while I am trying to push him off.

The singer told Sydney Morning Herald how Die Antwoord invited her to watch them perform at their Padova concert in Italy. GzQ9UGFtkv- magdalena 🪐 JGROPINGĪ year later, Ninja was accused of sexual assault again this time by Italian-American singer Jade Carroll – who is known by her stage name Dionna Dal Monte. she also dropped a whole song about him including a video with all the receipts. let’s not forget that ninja (from die antwoord), sex trafficked zheani and r-worded her. While we’re on the topic of famous people sexually assaulting and taking advantage of their fans.

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