Mai Titi Demands US$200,000 Defamation Damages From Chihera
Mai Titi Demands US$200,000 Defamation Damages From Chihera
Controversial social media personality and comedienne Mai Titi has demanded a massive US$200,000 in defamation damages from media personality Evidence Jiri who is better known as “Chihera” in social media circles.
Mai Titi, real name Felistus Murata Edwards, is alleging that Chihera defamed her on social media platforms by calling her a “whore and a slut who was a bed-hopper” in a series of live videos on Facebook.
Chihera who started as a gospel singer before dumping the gospel for the lures of being a thigh vendor and media personality is alleged to have used derogatory vulgar language to insult Mai Titi. The erstwhile gospel musician is further alleged to have threatened to physically harm Mai Titi.
Mai Titi has since enlisted the services of lawyers, Machiridza Commercial Law Chambers to seek redress from Chihera. The lawyers have written to Chihera demanding that she pull down all the offending videos. They have also informed her that they will soon be filing a defamation lawsuit demanding US$200,000 in defamation damages.
iHarare is publishing the letter of demand written by Mai Titi’s lawyers to Evidence “Chihera” Jiri below in its entirety.
February 24th, 2021
Dear Mesdames
RE: Our Client Felistas (Mai TT) Murata v Yourself – Harm to Reputation of Our Client
We write to you at the instance of client, on the matter above, kindly note our interest herein.
Our client informs us that you posted a string of videos on the social network platform, Facebook, in which you went all out to attack the character, personae and reputation of our client.
We have had sight of the said videos posted on the 21st of February 2021, 21st of December 2020 and on the 27th of December 2020. These videos were posted on the Facebook Account named ‘Evidence team chihera online tv’ and they are presently appearing on the said Facebook Account. The said page has about 50 000 followers who are all over the globe, and many of the followers have to date have the opportunity to view the said offending videos.
The content and substance of your videos were devastatingly defaming of our client’s character, personae and reputation. You branded and labelled our client a whore and a slut who was a bed-hopper.
You proceeded to use derogatory and disparaging words against our client on the said Facebook live post. You threatened to assault our client and continued to insult her using crassly vulgar and grossly obscene words. You were shameful in your acts and conduct, yours was a blatant abuse of the social networking platform and a violation of the ethics upon which Facebook, Inc stands.
Your conduct and behaviour was without a doubt utterly defamatory to our client Our instructions are to demand for an apology from you to our client and for the retraction of those defamatory video posts, as specified above, by your pulling them down from the said page within 24 hours of your receipt of this letter.
Our client demands US$200,000.00 (Two hundred Thousand United States Dollars) from you as the damages for the defamation and we shall be serving you with Summons to that effect in due course.
Ironically, Mai Titi has also been on the receiving end of such a lawsuit.
Last year Mai Titi was slapped with a ZWL$500,000 defamation lawsuit by one of her former friends Memory Muyaka. Muyaka who is the owner of Khloe’s Home Decor (Private) Limited alleged that the comedian had defamed her by calling her ” a prostitute, a witch, and a gossiper” on social media platforms.
Muyaka, who is also known as Mai Ma Curtain, further alleged that Mai Titi falsely accused her and three others (Prophet Passion Java, Tyra ‘Madam Boss’ Chikocho, and Wanisai ‘Mahwindo’ Mutandwa) of wanting to kill her.
The matter was heard before Harare High Court judge Justice Edith Mushore who after going through the records and hearing from Muyaka’s legal counsel ordered Mai Titi to pay the $500 000 damages that her former friend was demanding. Justice Mushore also slapped Mai Titi with the costs of the lawsuit and ordered that she should pay the $500 000 at the prescribed interest rate starting from the day of judgment to the date of full payment.
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