Rapper Kikky Bada$$ to Pay US$18k for Defamation

Rapper Kikky Bada$$ to Pay US$18k for Defamation

Female ZimHiphop artist and video vixen Christabel Stembeni Mahlungwa aka Kikky Bada$$ has been slapped with US$18,000 defamation charges.

Kikky was ordered by Masvingo High Court Judge, Justice Sunsley Zisengwe to pay lawyer, Rodney Saratoga Makausi US$18 000 in defamation charges.

The lawsuit was a result of Kikky's IG post in March 2023 where she accused Makausi of soliciting for sex from her.

Makausi initially sued her for US$500,000 after she refused to pull down the IG post she made to her 235,000 followers.

As the suit progressed, Kikky Bada$$ did not file her Pre Trial Conference issues as directed by Justice Garainesu Mawadze neither did she attend the PTC on October 1, 2024, nor file her submissions.

This lead to Makausi to apply for a default judgment. Makausi then amended the amount to US$60,000 and was granted US$18,000 damages.

Rapper Kikky Bada$$ to Pay US$18k for Defamation

The court heard that Kikky never made an effort to retract the post after his legal engaged her.

In his submissions, Makausi said his standing and reputation as a lawyer, devout Seventh Day Adventist member, family man and community member was negatively affected.

Kikky then filed a plea for the case to be thrown out arguing that Makausi cannot demand civil damages in US$ as it is not the official currency.

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The plea was thrown out by Justice Zisengwe. Makausi said:

As a devout Christian, professional man, respected legal practitioner and officer of the court, in a fairly small city like Masvingo, my reputation and character are my currency.

The respondent’s defamatory posts have however caused irreparable harm to that fama.

The embarrassment and ridicule that I have suffered as a result of her defamatory post is borne for no reason at all.

While it is not mathematically possible to fully compensate for the injury, I verily believe that an award of damages in the sum of US$60 000 would serve in some way to ameliorate the injury to my reputation.

Makausi was represented by Samuel Banda of Advocate’s Chambers in Harare.

Source: Masvingo Mirror