Music producer and hit song maker DJ Tira has come under fire on social media for promoting a single by woman beater Mampintsha.

Mampintsha, whose real name is Mandla Maphumulo, was recently under the spotlight earlier this month after a video of him physically assaulting Gqom musician Bongekile ‘Babes Wodumo’ Simelane surfaced.

https://twitter.com/Moosa_Kaula/status/1109392767850033152

DJ Tira, who signed Mampintsha while he was part of kwaito and house group, Big Nuz, issued a statement after the video surfaced condemning violence against women and also claiming that his heart was sad for Babes Wodumo.

Statement by DJ Tira pic.twitter.com/03sYhdjpWp

— Makoya Bearings (@DJTira) March 4, 2019

In a now-deleted video, Tira (real name Mthokozi Khathi) can be seen jamming to Mampintsha’s new song while driving.

Twitter users then called for the DJ to be cancelled for supporting the artist.

We need to cancel DJ Tira as well

— Kwanele khoza (@Kwanelekhoza02) March 23, 2019

https://twitter.com/SihleSays/status/1109411772765741057

Mampintsha is going to profit and make money off beating Babes Wodumo.
He made a song on the verbal exchanges that took place on that night.

This song will play everywhere, man’s will make his money, Babes’ trauma will never end.

Men are scum of the earth.
Bottom of the barrel. https://t.co/czCOh0SKkE

— Lwazilwaphesheya (@lwaphesheya_k) March 23, 2019

However, some saw nothing wrong with DJ Tira promoting Mampintsha’s song claiming it had nothing to do with abuse claims levied against the artist.

https://twitter.com/LikeTerell_/status/1109431731659198464

I personally don't see anything wrong with their support to the guy, since they know both of them you'll find out they know something that we as the society don't know

— SThembinkosi Magagula (@SThembinkosi2) March 23, 2019

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Source: EWN