Ousted Zulu vocalist Anaiah Rasheed Muhammad has issued a lengthy new statement recounting the various aspects of his relationship with the woman who publicly came forward with allegations of domestic violence, harassment, emotional abuse and more against him. Those initial allegations surfaced online earlier this month and were posted by a woman identifying herself as a former romantic partner of Anaiah‘s.
A former drummer for Zulu, Don Brown, went on to backup the woman’s claims, sharing her allegations on his social media while claiming that the allegations she leveled against him were part of the reason he exited the band. On March 09th, Anaiah issued a statement in response to the allegations, in which denied many of the claims put forth against him.
However, on March 12th, Zulu announced that they had parted ways with him, stating the following of the situation:
“We are aware of the allegations brought forth against Anaiah. We stand in solidarity with all people who are victims of abuse, and condemn the mistreatment of those vulnerable in our communities. Our hearts go out to anyone who has experienced any form of physical or emotional abuse, assault, or any other act that has caused harm and taken their agency away from them.
Other members of Zulu have separated ourselves from Anaiah and will no longer be working with or performing with him in any capacity.
We want to acknowledge the allegations were never disclosed to us prior, and we were immediately concerned reading the detailed account. We were aware there were unresolved issues between the parties involved, but not the nature of the allegations. In regards to our previous drummer’s posts, while he was filling in on tour with us he did not disclose knowledge of these allegations other than what we understood to be issues surrounding their relationship. He ultimately did not play with us because of confusion over scheduling.
We understand that this has been extremely upsetting and disappointing to anyone who supported this band, it’s message and what it’s represented. Upon our return home we have withdrawn from scheduled performances and will be officially putting this project on pause.”
Now, in a lengthy statement, complete with screencaps of conversations and even pictures of STI test results, Anaiah has shared a detailed timeline of his side of the story and allegations. Given the mixed media approach taken with the statement, it’s likely best if you read it as he posted it below via his Instagram:
- Source: NEWHD MEDIA
