Afrika Bambaataa is responding publicly to allegations of sexual abuse. Over the past few weeks, several men have come forward to say he abused them when they were boys, according to news reports. The first to speak out was Ronald, who said Bambaataa repeatedly abused him starting when he was 14.
In his first interview since the claims surfaced, Bambaataa spoke with The Ed Lover Show this week and denied all of it. “A lot of lies,” he said on the syndicated radio show. He said he completely denies every accusation and asked why the accusers are coming forward decades later, suggesting there may be a hidden agenda.
Bambaataa also said he never met Ronald. Ronald says he was a young member of the Zulu Nation at the time, and he has publicly challenged Bambaataa to a lie detector test, saying he would take one too.
Bambaataa said he plans to speak to more media about the allegations. As of now, no criminal case has been reported against the hip hop pioneer, and the allegations have not been proven in court.
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