{"id":45284,"date":"2025-12-18T19:27:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45284"},"modified":"2025-12-18T19:27:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:27:36","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignemtee-responds-after-sleeping-on-stage-video-sparks-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/18\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignemtee-responds-after-sleeping-on-stage-video-sparks-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Emtee responds after sleeping-on-stage video sparks backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_188044\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188044\" class=\"wp-image-188044 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Emtee-responds-after-sleeping-on-stage-video-sparks-backlash.jpg?resize=600%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Emtee-responds-after-sleeping-on-stage-video-sparks-backlash.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Emtee-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-188044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emtee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Emtee has finally broken his silence after a video showing him appearing to sleep during a live stage performance sparked heavy criticism online.<\/p>\n<p>The South African rapper took to X to defend himself, addressing complaints often directed at artists during the hectic festive season.<\/p>\n<p>In a strongly worded post, Emtee pushed back against assumptions that performers are always under the influence when things go wrong on stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah yeh I know there\u2019s always complaints about artists, gigs etc especially in December. We human gang! Niggas only understand if and when you in a car accident. Mane y\u2019all taking us to foreign lands, expecting niggas tomorrow perform like MJ,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up post, the rapper made it clear that exhaustion, not substance abuse, was behind the incident.<\/p>\n<p>He said the demanding nature of festive season bookings takes a toll on artists, often forcing them to perform under risky and draining conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMane I be tired FR, f*** all he\u2019s high sh*t. Don\u2019t book den nigga,\u201d Emtee added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s festive season. I could be cooling with family and spending quality time, not putting my life at risk for peanuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments have further divided social media, with some fans sympathising with his frustrations and agreeing that artists are often overworked in December.<\/p>\n<p>Others, however, argued that professionalism should still be upheld, especially when fans pay to attend shows.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Emtee #responds #sleepingonstage #video #sparks #backlash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Emtee Emtee has finally broken his silence after a video showing him appearing to sleep during a live stage&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45286,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45284\/revisions\/45286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}