Ousted Zulu vocalist Anaiah Rasheed Muhammad has issued a prolonged new assertion recounting the assorted points of his relationship with the girl who publicly got here ahead with allegations of home violence, harassment, emotional abuse and extra towards him. These preliminary allegations surfaced on-line earlier this month and had been posted by a girl figuring out herself as a former romantic accomplice of Anaiah‘s.
A former drummer for Zulu, Don Brown, went on to backup the girl’s claims, sharing her allegations on his social media whereas claiming that the allegations she leveled towards him had been a part of the rationale he exited the band. On March 09th, Anaiah issued an announcement in response to the allegations, during which denied most of the claims put forth towards him.
Nevertheless, on March twelfth, Zulu introduced that they’d parted methods with him, stating the next of the state of affairs:
“We’re conscious of the allegations introduced forth towards Anaiah. We stand in solidarity with all people who find themselves victims of abuse, and condemn the mistreatment of these weak in our communities. Our hearts exit to anybody who has skilled any type of bodily or emotional abuse, assault, or every other act that has induced hurt and brought their company away from them.
Different members of Zulu have separated ourselves from Anaiah and can now not be working with or performing with him in any capability.
We need to acknowledge the allegations had been by no means disclosed to us prior, and we had been instantly involved studying the detailed account. We had been conscious there have been unresolved points between the events concerned, however not the character of the allegations. With reference to our earlier drummer’s posts, whereas he was filling in on tour with us he didn’t disclose data of those allegations aside from what we understood to be points surrounding their relationship. He in the end didn’t play with us due to confusion over scheduling.
We perceive that this has been extraordinarily upsetting and disappointing to anybody who supported this band, it’s message and what it’s represented. Upon our return residence we now have withdrawn from scheduled performances and shall be formally placing this venture on pause.”
Now, in a prolonged assertion, full with screencaps of conversations and even footage of STI take a look at outcomes, Anaiah has shared an in depth timeline of his facet of the story and allegations. Given the blended media strategy taken with the assertion, it’s probably finest in the event you learn it as he posted it beneath by way of his Instagram:
