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In another video released in , the group did blackface again. The visuals for the song "Ugly Boy," also on YouTube includes a man not only in blackface but sporting an Afro wig, too. The man is also wearing a hooded sweatshirt that reads, "Hello my name is God. So very early on the group had a reputation for being racist, notwithstanding the overall criticism for allegedly biting off colored, Black, and working-class white South African cultures — groups that neither member is apparently a part of, as explained in this OkayAfrica op-ed.

But that would not be the end of more issues the troubling duo sparked. They routinely created controversy with their visual images and used a racial slur in a song, per HuffPost UK. Aside from their music and videos, Die Antwoord soon found themselves reportedly committing more offenses.

In , Australian artist Zheani Sparkes came forward about her relationship with group frontman Ninja after filing a police report against him, says the Sydney Morning Herald. The trio initially made contact when Yolandi first messaged her in — the same year Yolandi and Ninja called their romantic relationship quits and decided to remain together solely as music partners.

The duo also have a teenage daughter together. That year, Ninja allegedly began aggressively pursuing Sparkes, and when she flew to South Africa to meet him, she says she was drugged with a spiked drink.

She said the rapper sexually violated and physically assaulted her to the point that she blacked out and lost consciousness. She released a song posted on YouTube about the assault, also accusing Ninja of having incestuous fantasies. Not long after Sparkes' story, another singer named Dionna Dal Monte, came out and accused Ninja of also assaulting her in Italy. Album Of The Week.

ZAND is among the artists who spoke out. In , Die Antwoord were removed from several festivals following an altercation in which they were filmed shouting homophobic slurs at Andy Butler of Hercules And Love Affair. Ninja has also been accused of sexual assault by several women. Australian musician Zheani Sparkes filed a police report in , claiming that the rapper sexually assaulted her in and shared sexually explicit photos of her as revenge porn. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism.

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