Ntsiki Mazwai Accuses Vusi Leeuw of Ruining Her Career: “I Will Happily Tell My Story”

Ntsiki Mazwai Accuses Vusi Leeuw of Ruining Her Career: “I Will Happily Tell My Story”

  • Ntsiki Mazwai accused music executive Vusi Leeuw of exploiting her, alleging that he ruined her career and benefited from her work
  • Mazwai claimed that Leeuw manipulated her into joining his label after being fired from EMI
  • In response, Vusi Leeuw denied the accusations and threatened to take legal action against her

Ntsiki Mazwai has opened a can of worms on social media. The outspoken media personality recently put popular music executive Vusi Leeuw on full blast on her page.

Ntsiki Mazwai blasts Vusi Leeuw
Ntsiki Mazwai has accused music executive Vusi Leeuw of exploiting her. Image: @miss_ntsiki_mazwai and @leeuwvusi
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Ntsiki Mazwai says Vusi Leeuw exploited her

South African musicians are tired of working hard and having nothing to show. The recent death of talented singer and guitarist Zahara started the debate about how stakeholders in the music industry are exploiting artists.

Singer and poet Ntsiki Mazwai joined the conversation and told her own story. The Moya Podcast host accused music executive Vusi Leeuw of exploiting her. She said Vusi ruined her career and benefitted from her work. She wrote:

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"You ruined my career and got for my work...I will happily tell my story.. you got fired from EMI and then manipulated me to come with you to start your label. And then sold my product to Gallo....getting paid for MY WORK."

Vusi Leeuw threatens Ntsiki Mazawi

Vusi Leeuw did not take Ntsiki's accusations lightly. He debunked the allegations and accused Ntsiki of gaslighting him. He also threatened to take the uWrongo hitmaker to court.

"Oh, that’s how u remember it now… The 1st concession u WILL make is that I was fired from EMI. I RESIGNED‼️ Receipts are there for proof. And the rest of your spew is in-factual garbage for sensationalism & gaslighting… see you at your 1st home, the High Court. Happy Festive."

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Vusi Leeuw's lawyers shared a statement with Briefly News stating that Leeuw was denying the allegations and Ntsiki had been slapped with a cease and desist letter. The statement read:

"My client denies Ms. Mazwai's claim and all basis for this denial will become apparent once we issue legal papers. We have already served Ms Mazwai with a cease and desist. Our client is looking forward to defending and clearing his name."

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In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that South Africans continue to mourn the death of the legendary singer Zahara. The remarkable singer passed away last night due to liver issues.

Zahara's fans direct their pain towards Kelly. While tributes flooded social media to remember the iconic Loliwe hitmaker, a dark cloud of controversy hovered over the condolences.

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.