Reality star claims R500k for Facebook defamation
Reality TV star Nape Phasha, who was accused of being involved in a hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a motorcyclist, is claiming damages of R500 000 against a man who claims to have witnessed the crash.
Phasha made headlines in August after a Mercedes G-class, registered in his mother’s name, was involved in the accident on Garsfontein Road in Pretoria. The motorcyclist died on the scene, Rekord East reported.
The man claiming to be an eyewitness, Kobie Delport, took to Facebook shortly after the accident and published a photo of a licence place, asking for help to trace the owner of the vehicle.
“This young f*** just killed a biker right in front of me and had the audacity to leave his vehicle and flee the scene before the cops got there,” Delport wrote.
In a second post he said while waiting for the cops “The f**** in the Mercedes left his vehicle and was picked up by another Merc that sped away”.
According to the court papers, Phasha has denied being involved in the accident, neither as driver nor as passenger. He asserts that he was not even on the scene when the accident happened.
His lawyer, Michael Motsoeneng, on Wednesday said his client only arrived on the scene some 35 minutes after the accident.
Phasha also claimed he has received several death threats as a result of Delport’s allegations.
Apart from the R500 000 claim, he demands a public apology from Delport and a complete retraction of his accusations to be published in a major newspaper.
The 21-year old Phasha recently featured on the short-lived reality show Vuzu’s ‘Rich Kids’.
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– Caxton News Service
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