Mos Def arrested in South Africa

[Remy Danton]

The Home Affairs department on Friday confirmed that US hip hop star Mos Def‚ real name Dante Terrell Smith‚ has been arrested in Cape Town‚ allegedly for not having a valid passport.


“The South African Police Service (SAPS) has charged him with usage of fraudulent travel documents. The matter is currently before the courts‚” Home Affairs ministerial spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete said via Twitter. The arrest was on Thursday.

“Mr Smith has been living in SA with his family without the necessary permits‚ he was detained upon departure for using illegal travel documents‚” Tshwete said of the charge Smith was facing.

Asked if he could be deported‚ Tshwete said: “It's before the courts...we will see”.

Last year Mos Def‚ who also calls himself Yasiin Bey‚ cancelled a planned tour of the States due to what his publicists called “legal and immigration issues”.

According to Rolling Stone magazine‚ the performer moved to Cape Town in 2009.



American rapper Mos Def arrested in South Africa

 

[KOohbt]

He's rich he'll be straight

 

[KingsOfKings]

hopefully

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

i wish he could've stayed in the acting lane. he was getting good roles and was a great actor on the rise.

That said, that is a selfish desire of mine, clearly he had other desires. I hope this works out.

 

[Blackout]

Was hoping for another Black Star at least.

 

[Yehuda]

What made him move to South Africa?

 

[Rev]

i wish he could've stayed in the acting lane. he was getting good roles and was a great actor on the rise.

That said, that is a selfish desire of mine, clearly he had other desires. I hope this works out.

i wonder if he left it because he was probably spooked or scarred by that industry in some way.

i dunno, but whenever i see somebody do this (or even when i see somebody soar to fame outta nowhere in tons of films), i immediately think of things like being asked or forced to partake in wild bisexual Hollywood sex parties for roles and fame.

 

[L&HH]

What made him move to South Africa?

He's pretty much your typical "problack" "back to Africa" coli poster but with the money and resources to make it a reality

 

[noodles]

That guantanomo video..

 

[DrexlersFade]

Karma is a bytch for being a p*ssy and backing down from his own challenge










































































but I ain't with no black man getting arrested

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

Was hoping for another Black Star at least.

the end of blackstar and the breakup of little brother are 2 things in hiphop i'd change if I could

 

[Harry B]

He's pretty much your typical "problack" "back to Africa" coli poster but with the money and resources to make it a reality

He could've moved to Atlanta, there's more "black" people there than Cape Town and they have more power there too. Probably more muslims too. And he still works in LA, he's just treating that shyt as a vacation spot cause it's a super cool international city if you have some money.

 

[Yehuda]

He's pretty much your typical "problack" "back to Africa" coli poster but with the money and resources to make it a reality

I was thinking maybe he went there to clear his mind like Dave Chappelle did but :thisdude:

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

i wonder if he left it because he was probably spooked or scarred by that industry in some way.

i dunno, but whenever i see somebody do this (or even when i see somebody soar to fame outta nowhere in tons of films), i immediately think of things like being asked or forced to partake in wild bisexual Hollywood sex parties for roles and fame.

 

[gho3st]

He's pretty much your typical "problack" "back to Africa" coli poster but with the money and resources to make it a reality

Never understood the going back to Africa shyt