HARARE – Comedian Mama Vee, real name Admire Mushambi, has demanded a retraction or the payment of US$100 000 by Holy Ten for his claim that the actor is a homosexual who is a bad influence on Zimbabwean society.
During a highly-publicized interview with DJ Ollah 7, Holy Ten claimed that Mama Vee had homosexual tendencies that were having a bad influence on young children in Zimbabwe.
In a letter sent by his legal representatives, Mama Vee also claimed that this was not the first time that Holy Ten had referred to the content creator as a “ngochani”, a derogatory term used to refer to homosexual persons in chiShona.
“On the 4th of March 2025, on your Instagram page handle @holytenmusic, you published a video where you uttered a statement to the effect that he is a homosexual.
“To be specific you mentioned in vernacular whilst recording a video that our client is a “Ngochani”, which translates that our client is a homosexual. Furthermore, on the 18th of March 2025, you were interviewed by Owen Madondo aka DJ Ollah 7 on the DJ Ollah 7 podcast show.
“The Interview was published to the general public. During the interview, you uttered a statement to the effect that our client is homosexual, had bad influence on young people and for that matter he did not deserve the NAMA awards.
“You even had the audacity to great our client by saying in vernacular (hesi ngochani), when you fortuitously met on a plane on your way to Zimbabwe from South Africa on 10 of March 2025, which encounter, you alluded to during your interview with DJ Ollah 7”.
Mama Vee demanded a retraction issued publicly within 48 hours and US$100,000.00 being damages for defamation.
“We advise that our client’s reputation have been damaged pursuant to your false, malicious, reckless and defamatory statements, to the extent that some of the partnerships and brands which he has been working with have since withdrawn their working relationship with him.
“He has suffered financial loss as a consequence. Our client has also been affected emotionally, if one considers the negative comments that have been passed via several social platforms,” the letter read.
Discover more from Nehanda Radio
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
