Erykah Badu Blasted for Swaziland Performance, She Responds. Human rights activists are coming down hard on Erykah Badu following her performance at the 46th birthday celebration of Swaziland’s King Mswati III.
The South African king is an alleged criminal tyrant who tortures protestors and weds a new virgin wife every year. So the socially conscious Badu is being called a hypocrite and accused of endorsing Mswati’s “political agenda.”
The South African king is an alleged criminal tyrant who tortures protestors and weds a new virgin wife every year. So the socially conscious Badu is being called a hypocrite and accused of endorsing Mswati’s “political agenda.”
Despite all the hoopla, she told the Dallas Morning News she had no knowledge of Swaziland’s “political climate,” but went in as an innocent entertainer invited to perform by Jacob “the Jeweler” Arabov, and ended up giving her earnings to “all the servants in the house.”
The neo-soul singer took to Twitter (@fatbellybella, y’all) to further defend her character and claim she’s being used by critics to carry out their own political plans. “Don't believe everything you read. They are banking on our ignorance. Research the agenda, the investors, and the angel.”
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