Controversial social media personality and comedienne Mai Titi has demanded a massive US$200,000 in defamation damages from media personality Evidence Jiri who is better known as “Chihera” in social media circles.
Mai Titi, real name Felistus Murata Edwards, is alleging that Chihera defamed her on social media platforms by calling her a “whore and a slut who was a bed-hopper” in a series of live videos on Facebook.
Chihera who started as a gospel singer before dumping preaching for the lures of being a thigh vendor and media personality is alleged to have used derogatory vulgar language to insult Mai Titi. The erstwhile gospel musician is further alleged to have threatened to physically harm Mai Titi.
Mai Titi has since enlisted the services of lawyers, Machiridza Commercial Law Chambers to seek redress from Chihera. The lawyers have written to Chihera demanding that she pull down all the offending videos. They have also informed her that they will soon be filing a defamation lawsuit demanding US$200,000 in defamation damages.
iHarare is publishing the letter of demand written by Mai Titi’s lawyers to Evidence “Chihera” Jiri below in its entirety.
Ironically, Mai Titi has also been on the receiving end of such a lawsuit.
Last year Mai Titi was slapped with a ZWL$500,000 defamation lawsuit by one of her former friends Memory Muyaka. Muyaka who is the owner of Khloe’s Home Decor (Private) Limited alleged that the comedian had defamed her by calling her ” a prostitute, a witch and a gossiper” on social media platforms. Muyaka, who is also known as Mai Ma Curtain, further alleged that Mai Titi falsely accused her and three others (Prophet Passion Java, Tyra ‘Madam Boss’ Chikocho and Wanisai ‘Mahwindo’ Mutandwa) of wanting to kill her.
The matter was heard before Harare High Court judge Justice Edith Mushore who after going through the records and hearing from Muyaka’s legal counsel ordered Mai Titi to pay the $500 000 damages that her former friend was demanding. Justice Mushore also slapped Mai Titi with the costs of the lawsuit and ordered that she should pay the $500 000 at the prescribed interest rate starting from the day of judgment to the date of full payment.
