MANDELA MEMORIAL: FAKE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER CLAIMS IT WAS ‘SCHIZOPHRENIC EPISODE’

December 12, 2013

The sign language interpreter who appeared at Nelson Mandela’s memorial and was later exposed as being a fake has been named, and claims he suffered a schizophrenic episode on stage that left him unable to do his job properly. Thamsanqa Jantjie told the Johannesburg Star: “There was nothing I could do. I was alone in a very dangerous situation. I tried to control myself and not show the world what was going on. I am very sorry, it’s the situation I found myself in”. […]

BBC RADIO 1 TELLS DIZZEE RASCAL ‘ITS NOT A GOOD TIME FOR “URBAN” ARTISTS’

December 11, 2013

Several months ago Dizzee Rascal took to his Twitter account and slammed BBC Radio 1 for refusing to add his new single to their playlist.  Click here to read all about it. But now Dizzee (as expected) has apologised for his outburst. The star tweeted: Sorry to @BBCR1 playlist team for calling you c*cksuckers. Even if u were cocksuckers it’s not my place call u c*cksuckers. I’m just a passionate artist and sometimes we get a bit carried away @BBCR1 I recognise […]

NELSON MANDELA MEMORIAL SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER ACCUSED OF BEING A ‘FAKE’

December 11, 2013

After reading this story I just laid my head down on my desk, sighed and then laughed. MADNESS! Via The Independent The sign language interpreter used by the African National Congress during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service at Johannesburg FNB football stadium yesterday was a fake, it has been claimed today. Bruno Druchen, the national director of the Deaf Federation of South Africa said the unnamed man seen on television next to leaders such as US President Barack Obama “was moving his hands […]