By Rorisang Modiba
- Events promoter Lesley claims he was badly beaten by Thulani Way’s security team while trying to collect money he was owed.
- Thulani Way, who runs the Amapiano Summit, says he doesn’t know who Lesley is and hung up when asked about the attack.
An events promoter claims security guards beat him up when he tried to collect money from amapiano boss Thulani Way.
The promoter, known as Lesley, says he went to one of Way’s events to demand R15,000 he was owed for booking an artist.
Instead of getting his money, Lesley alleges that Way’s bouncers attacked him.
He says the beating was so severe that he can barely walk and now requires regular medical care.
“My foot is badly injured. I’ve been going for regular checks,” he says.
“I did my job, he didn’t pay me, and that gives him no right to assault me or send his bouncers to me,” Lesley told Zimoja.
Lesley hasn’t opened a case yet but says Way should have confronted him directly. “If he wanted to get physical, he could have come to me one-on-one.”
When asked about the incident, Way denied knowing Lesley.
“Who is that?” he said before hanging up the phone.
Way, who calls himself a “Culture Evangelist,” founded the Amapiano Summit and is well-known in the music industry.
Pictured above: Thulani Way.
Source: X
