Brighton Zimidzi
The emergence of leaked sex tapes continue to dog the entertainment world especially, celebrities.
Zimbabwe is slowly but surely accepting this taboo which is being used for fame by those who are involved.
A sex tape is a video recording of two individuals whilst in the act of sexual intercourse.
In the underworld, such tapes are professionally recorded and distributed as pornography.
Celebrities have taken to record their sexual escapades using their hand held mobile phones.
Some two years back former Studio 263 actor and Radio DJ Tino Katsande released into the public domain her own video, in a sexual intercourse romp.
In the past week, the Zimbabwe Celebrity world woke up to musician Shashl and Rodger Tafadzwa Kadzimwe “DJ Levels”s leaked sex tape.
The sex tape was accompanied by nude images of the two former lovebirds.
The two’s sex tape is believed to have been deliberately leaked by DJ Levels to blackmail Shashl after she is said to have ended their relationship.
First to be received in social media were the nude images of which the music producer issued an apology saying his phone was stolen and hacked.
DJ Levels is the co-founder and producer of Chillspot records.
However, Shashl told the media that DJ Levels’ phone had not been stolen, and claimed that Levels was a bitter man who intentionally leaked their explicit content to embarrass her. She also claimed that she was manipulated and forced into the relationship by Levels who also raped her.
“He forced me into the situation. He would force me to sleep with him when I didn’t want to, ” said Shashl.
Why would she (Shashl) now speak out after the leak , is it because she is embarrassed or she got the courage to speak out after the humiliation?
Is Levels so bitter to the extent of him leaking a sex tape of himself and his ex-girlfriend during intercourse just to embarrass and humiliate her? Or is it because Levels is a clout chaser since sex tapes are one of the fastest ways of getting famous nowadays.
For example the most famous sex tape in the world was that of Kim Kardashian’s. She became famous when she shot a sex tape with her former boyfriend Ray Jay. Kim’s mother is said to be the one who pushed the tape into the public domain and heavily marketed it. It is alleged that Kim Kardashian sold the tape to one of the most famous pornographic company then she claimed that someone stole the video and leaked it.
Shashl claims she refused to sleep with DJ Levels on several occasions before he threatened that he would not record her music.
Does this mean Shashl agreed to be raped because she wanted her music to be recorded?
Is Chillspot Records the only studio in Zimbabwe such that one would consent to sex just to get a recording deal?
DJ Levels, after the sex tape leak, was thus reported to the police and arrested on allegations of raping his former girlfriend, Shashl.
Allegations leading to his arrest are that sometime in July 2021, DJ Levels and Shashl were not yet in a relationship, but were working together on music projects at Chillspot Studios in Mbare, Harare, which is owned by the accused.
On that unknown date, still in July 2021, DJ Levels is alleged to have asked Shashl to pass through his place of residence to take his car since they were using her car.
It is alleged that when they were at DJ Levels place, the two got inside the house.
According to a report made by Shashl, while inside the house they started kissing and later, DJ Levels allegedly pushed her into his bedroom.
It is alleged by that time, Shashl stopped the kissing and informed DJ Levels that she wanted to go home before the Covid-19 curfew time.
Zimbabwe like many countries worldwide had imposed stringent restrictions to curb the spread of the Corona Virus.
Further allegations are that when Shashl was about to leave the bedroom, DJ Levels grabbed her by the trousers before allegedly raping her without wearing protection.
After the act, it is said that Shashl ran from the scene and went home.
The matter came to light when DJ Levels allegedly sent some nude videos and pictures of himself and his ex-girlfriend Shashl into the social media.
DJ levels on last, held an hour-long meeting with his ex-girlfriend and rape accuser Shashl ahead of his court appearance at Rotten Row Magistrates Court.
The meeting was held under a mango tree at Borrowdale Police Station.
The investigating officer was asked to step away during the meeting and DJ Levels’ close associate, Arnold “DJ Fantan” Kamudyariwa, who is also ChillSpot Records co-owner, watched proceedings from a distance.
Shashl, whose real name is Ashley Moyo, and is the daughter of former Health Minister Obadiah Moyo, also held a meeting with one of her relatives.
After the meeting, DJ Levels and Shashl reported back to the investigating officer.
DJ Levels appeared before Harare magistrate Kudzai Zihove to answer to a charge of transmitting intimate images without the consent of the complainant, Shashl.
She filed the cyber-crime complaint against the music producer, who was then charged for transmitting their intimate images under the Data Protection Act.
The pair, which was allegedly in a relationship, had not agreed to share the sex images publicly.
Magistrate Zihove remanded DJ Levels to December 20 on ZWL $20 000 bail.
Shashl Moyo then reportedly set out tough and impossible conditions for DJ Levels to meet before she files a withdrawal affidavit of the other charges.
DJ Levels had been arraigned before the courts facing three charges of rape, physical abuse and leaking of pornographic material.
He was only formally placed before the court for transmitting intimate pictures of him and Shashl.
The other two charges were referred back to the police after indications that she wanted to withdraw the allegations.
The process of withdrawal could not be done because of the conditions Shashl set .
It is reported that she wants him to make a public apology, something DJ Levels is hesitant to do.
The producer feels he has no reason to apologise ‘for the rape and physical abuse charges,’ which he is pleading not guilty to.
Does apologising to a rape victim make the accused innocent?
If he apologises would it not be signalling that he has a case to answer.?
More to follow….