Emtee and Nicole Chinsamy

Emtee and his wife Nicole Chinsamy. Image via Instagram: @emteethehustla

‘I don’t want this to be another Flabba situation’: Emtee on marriage

Musician Emtee has revealed that he is in the process of moving out of his home after being released on bail for abuse.

Emtee and Nicole Chinsamy

Emtee and his wife Nicole Chinsamy. Image via Instagram: @emteethehustla

Roll Up hitmaker Emtee (real name Mthembeni Ndevu) has revealed that he is in the process of moving out of his home where he lives with his estranged wife, Nicole Chinsamy, and their two sons — Zimoja reports.

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EMTEE DENIES ABUSING HIS WIFE

This comes after the Hip Hop artist’s wife accused him of physically abusing her last month.

As a result, Nicole opened a gender-based-violence (GBV) case against the musician and when a warrant of arrest was issued he handed himself into police custody on Wednesday, 8 March. The rapper was granted bail on Thursday.

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When his wife accused him of abuse last week, Emtee denied the claims. He denied the claims again in an interview with Zimoja after his arrest.

The 30-year-old musician claimed that his wife was the abusive one in their marriage.

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MOVING OUT

The father-of-two revealed that he is leaving his marriage and he is moving out of their home.

“I have not been home much to try and avoid conflict. She has been the one that has been abusive toward me for years. She hits me and then plays the victim,” the publication quoted him as saying.

Emtee further said that he does not want to end up in the same situation as the late rapper Nkululeko “Flabba” Habedi.

“I am in the process of moving out. I realised we shouldn’t be together. She can stay in the house for the sake of the kids, but I can’t do this anymore. Things can become really bad and I don’t want this to be another Flabba situation. One mistake and something wrong might happen.” 

Former Skwatta Kamp rapper Flabba was murdered by his girlfriend Sindisiwe Manqele in 2015. After serving seven years of her 12-year sentence, Manqele was released on parole in 2022.

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2020 ABUSE CLAIMS

In 2020, Emtee accused Nicole of abusing him. He also claimed that she would often call her family members to assault him.

“Both mother and daughter took turns, choking me, trying to suffocate me. Now the weight-lifting brother is threatening to kill me,” wrote Emtee on Twitter at the time.

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“Can I be single, please? I’m a man of peace. Somebody, please help! She even called the police on me twice, but I was completely innocent. They even took my weed. She says I hit her but it is the other way around, and she cusses at me,” he said in another tweet.

However, Nicole released a statement saying Emtee’s allegations were fabricated and designed to “tarnish” her character.