Amapiano pioneer Mr JazziQ has released a media statement addressing the allegations of sexual assault levelled against him by YFM drive-time show producer Ngcebo Mcobothi.
Mcobothi took to X and initially did not name JazziQ, real name Tumelo Manyoni, claiming she had been sexually assaulted after rejecting his advances.
When pressed by her followers, Mcobothi admitted that the “fave” in question was MrJazziQ, who was at the YFM studios with Robot Boii and their teams to promote their new collaboration.
In his statement, Mr JazziQ shared his reaction to the news and the steps that were taken by his team, such as requesting CCTV footage from the station to disprove the allegations against him.
“The basis for this request was for Mr JazziQ to offer a detailed response to the damaging allegations by providing irrefutable evidence that they have no basis in truth or fact.
“Four days after the footage was initially requested, YFM has responded, stating that the said lift has no cameras,” the statement reads.
The radio station, in their response to Mr JazziQ’s legal team, distanced itself from Mcobothi’s allegations, stating she is a freelancer and that the station does not support any of the claims she made on social media.
After not being able to get footage from the radio station, the amapiano producer opted to release footage shot by his videographer that shows the moments around the lift, but not inside, where Mcobothi claimed the incident took place.
The clip, which has been edited, shows Mcobothi entering the lift ahead of the DJ, as he is busy taking pictures with a fan.
The fan then takes pictures with Robot Boii as JazziQ enters the lift.
There is no footage of the inside of the lift, only of when they exited and headed into the studio.
Mcobothi in her tweets claimed the DJ tried to forcefully kiss her inside the lift. Her X account has since been deactivated.
“This guy literally grabbed me by the waist trying to kiss me the way I had to push him away from me,” she tweeted.
MrJazziQ has denied these allegations.
“Three points are important to note. Firstly, at no point was Mr JazziQ alone with Ms Mcobothi in the lift – they were in the presence of at least five other people at all times.
“The second is that Mr JazziQ and Ms Mcobothi were never in close proximity, as she entered the lift before him. Him being the last to enter means he was also closest to the elevator doors – with no less than five other people between them.
“Finally, the lift was travelling just one floor up – a distance that took a few seconds at best.” – IOL News
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