- South African rapper AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes spoke about his troubled relationship with fiancée Anele 'Nelli' Tembe during an hour-long sit-down interview with journalist Thembekile Mrototo on Saturday.
- Anele fell to her death from the 10th floor of the Pepperclub Hotel in Loop street in Cape Town on 11 April. She was 22.
- Kiernan responded to a video showing him break down a door in his Bryanston home during an altercation with Anele and recounted his version of events leading up to her death.
South African rapper AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes spoke about his troubled relationship with fiancée Anele Tembe during an hour-long sit-down interview with Thembekile Mrototo on Saturday.
Anele fell to her death from the 10th floor of the Pepperclub Hotel in Loop street in Cape Town on 11 April. She was 22.
During the interview, Kiernan responded to a video showing him break down a door in his Bryanston home during a violent altercation with Anele and recounted his version of events leading up to her death.
Kiernan also alleged that Anele had "threatened" to harm herself on more than one occasion and claimed she had received mental health treatment in the past.
Speaking to The Citizen, Anele's father, Moses Tembe, said the family would not respond to allegations made by Kiernan during the interview.
He said: "We are not responding to all the statements. We won't be able to mourn and we don't want to be seen intervening with the processes the police are undertaking. We also want to avoid any possible conflict which could arise to all the legal inquires."
According to reports, the family is setting up a foundation in Anele's name to support young women and parents.
Speaking to Channel24, Moses said: "We're in deep mourning phase and would like to be given space. We wouldn't [want to] interfere nor preempt results of legitimate legal processes underway. We have no reason to explain ourselves in public as we believe there'll be sufficient space for all concerned to make statements under oath and be questioned objectively, including us as parents. We're focusing on establishing Anele Tembe Foundation of which its aims and objectives will be launched after 11 June."
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