HARARE – Zimdancehall chanter Silent Killer has said that he believes he does not owe Y2K Entertainment, the organisers of the UK SAMA Festival, any apology despite the promotion company threatening him with the prospect of a US$122,170 lawsuit.
Silent killer, missed the festival last month with the promoters claiming he had refused to board a flight, citing a troubling dream.
The musician had checked in at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport but the promoters claim he suddenly left for his car before takeoff, claiming he had dreamt the aircraft would explode. The plane did not explode and Silent Killer missed the gig.
This week, Y2K Entertainment instructed Silent Killer to pay the full amount of US$122,170 for the damages he made, and to be paid within seven days, failing which they will pursue legal action.
In a video, Silent Killer said that he felt that he was owed an apology, instead of the other way round. “I don’t owe anybody an apology. I am asking for an apology from them because somehow I think that they think that the law works for them or belongs to them. If I am guilty, a magistrate is going to determine that. The law is going to determine that.”
In the video, the controversial musician claimed that Prophet Walter Magaya would also fight the matter on his behalf, as the cleric was his spiritual father.
In a letter sent by its legal representatives, Y2K said they had been deprived of substantive earnings by Silent Killer’s failure to appear for the gig. The musician’s behavior had been worrying even before he failed to board the plane, the letter noted.
“Our clients allege that they incurred huge financial losses as a result of your client’s alleged unprofessional conduct. Clients had to buy Silent Killer a total of three air plane tickets to the United Kingdom.
‘It is alleged that your client caused the delay in the application for his Visa; he had not disclosed to our clients that his passport had been held somewhere because he allegedly owed about US$580.
“It was through client’s agent’s efforts that the passport was subsequently retrieved after client had sent US$500, which Silent Killer allegedly pocketed.
“Clients allege that it was extremely difficult to get Silent Killer to cooperate and attend the Visa application interview.
“It is alleged that Silent Killer even arrived late for the first Visa application interview and clients had to book him a second interview, all at their expense,” the letter read.
