Popular Amapiano producer and entertainer DJ Maphorisa, was arrested this past weekend for allegedly assaulting his actress girlfriend Thuli Phongolo at her apartment in Johannesburg.
“On Sunday 2023/5/7 at about 12pm, I was at my place of residence with my boyfriend, Themba Sonnyboy Sekowe, better known as DJ Maphorisa. I confronted him so that we can talk about our argument, which happened the previous night during his gig,” said Phongolo in a statement to the police.
She told the police that when she confronted Maphorisa, he became aggressive and slapped her in the face. She described how he turned her into a punching bag after the slap on the face.
Phongolo said in the statement, “He held me and took me to the balcony, and grabbed me aggressively by my neck.”
Phongolo added that he kept hitting her with his elbow on the balcony while they were fighting for her phone, which he had taken from her.
The actress and DJ said after he gave her the phone, she called her manager, who took her to the police station to open a case of domestic violence against him.
Maphorisa is expected to appear in the Randburg Magistrates’ Court on Monday on charges of assault.
