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- The Tembe family kept their distance. From the upcoming book by Melinda Ferguson, which focuses on the toxic romance between AKA and Anele Tembe.
- Tembe family spokesperson Mankoba Zungu said the family had not commissioned the writing or contributed “in any way”.
- Tony Forbes and Lynn Forbes have also disassociated themselves from the books they labeled. “Uncomfortable and opportunistic.”
- Anele Tembe, 22, died in April 2021 after falling from the 10th floor of the Pepper Club Hotel after a violent altercation with AKA.
Tenves and Forbes have both distanced themselves from Melinda Ferguson's upcoming book. When love kills.
murdered rapper's parents Keenan “AKA” Forbes Punch criticizes the upcoming publication of veteran journalist and author Melinda Ferguson's book about Anele Tembe's unstable and violent relationship with her son, characterized by drug and alcohol abuse. I didn't hold back at all.
That book, When love kills, ' is scheduled to be released this week, less than a week after the third anniversary of Tembe's death.
About this book:
When Love Kills tells the story of hip-hop star AKA, whose life unravels when he dates 21-year-old Anele Tembe. Details of how they were engulfed in a spiral of toxic obsession, substance abuse and violence after a long night of heated arguments when she “fell” to her death from the 10th floor of the Pepper Club in April 2021. will become clear. Then less than two years after her death, AKA appeared to be assassinated to avenge her death. This is their tragic story.
In a statement Monday, he added that the rapper's parents, Tony and Lynn, have no connection to or support the book.
“When Melinda contacted us, we respectfully and understandably declined to contribute to her book,” they said.
“At this stage, we are unable to comment further on this book as we are not aware of its contents. However, we feel that the schedule and timing of this book's publication is offensive and opportunistic. ”
Tembe family spokesperson Mankoba Zungu also distanced herself from the book, saying the family had not commissioned its writing or contributed “in any way” to it.
“This book is therefore Melinda's own opinion based on her own research,” he said.
However, Zung's responses were contradictory. news 24 The report was released over the weekend.
According to the report, when love kills features interviews with insiders, including Tembe's father Moses, in which Tembe spoke of her regrets for “not intervening further” in the couple's toxic romance.
There was a time during their relationship when Anele told me I was hurting her. One thing I do have is regret for not intervening more. I should have done more…I live with a lot of regrets because of that.
Still speaking to Mr. Ferguson, it is said that the two had an illicit relationship. violent argument Just before my daughter died, in a hotel room. Later, 22-year-old Tembe also allegedly had an argument with AKA about her daughter's mother, DJ Zinhle, after which she plummeted to her death.
“Mr. Keenan's back was covered in bruises. Mr. Anele's nails were broken. Mr. Anele's blood was splattered on the floor of the room, and Mr. Keenan's socks were splattered with Mr. Anele's blood. Anele. “We believe that after Ms. Keenan fell, Ms. Keenan tried and failed to clean up all of this,” Moses told Ferguson.
The anniversary of Tembe's death and the talk about the book came as the investigation into her death has once again stalled.
The case was postponed again last week after the National Prosecuting Authority in the Western Cape and lawyers representing the Forbes family reportedly caused delays.
Anele's father, Moses Tembe, told the Western Cape Police through his TM Corporation lawyer that he believed Anele did not commit suicide but was pushed.
While the Tembe family expressed disappointment over the delay in the case, Mr Moses said in an exclusive interview: SABC, He said he did not believe the investigation into his daughter's death would be complete unless AKA answered what happened in the moments leading up to Tembe's death. She said his family wouldn't be able to finish without the rapper either.
“I showed you that [the] An autopsy and closure for a family is never complete without Keenan. If any family wanted Keenan to be alive, it's ours to see him there, telling us, in his own words, exactly what happened on that fateful day.” Moses told public broadcaster.
Even though she regrets “not intervening more” in her daughter's relationship with the slain rapper, Moses spoke lovingly about accepting him because he intended to marry her. Told. He also said that the “Congratulations” hitmaker never stepped on the wrong foot in front of him.
“No matter what people said about him later, I never gave him the benefit of the doubt until my last day. I loved Keenan very much, and up until that point, for our family, especially me… As a head of sorts in that family, I would like to thank Keenan for my children, my parents, and everyone who has been affected by this so that we can actually be objective as this process begins. I kept saying it's important to treat them like your own children.”
That is our attitude and that will always be our attitude. To this day, I disagree with anyone who suggests Keenan killed his daughter. What I am saying is that we need to lead with the evidence, and the evidence will tell us exactly what happened.
Since the rapper's gruesome murder, along with his friend Tibs Motsoane, “faceless people” in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal have speculated that Moses may have been involved in his death.
“It's unfortunate and obviously a painful experience to hear people making such insinuations and claims,” he said.
“I have continued to tell my family that they have a choice: to comment on the statements of faceless people, or to continue to have faith in the legal system of this country. As a result, the Forbes family has been shut down. It will come out.”
Until now, 7 people were arrested In connection with the murders of AKA and Motsoane. They will appear in court next month to complete their bail application.
Asked for comment after the interview, Mr Zungu, a spokesperson for the Tembe family, said Mr Moses would only give further interviews after the investigation into his daughter's death was completed.
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