This archive report was first published on 29 August 2019.
Comedian Chipukeezy's sudden departure from Ebru TV earlier this week has sparked controversy, with the comedian citing 'ghetto-ness' as the reason for his exit.
However, in a statement released on Thursday, August 29, 2019, Ebru TV denied these claims, stating that they had actually ended their collaboration with Kartelo due to his failure to honour an agreement for an influencer job.
According to Ebru TV, Kartelo was commissioned to shoot campaign videos for the ongoing census exercise, which he was required to promote on his personal social media platforms.
However, the TV station claimed that Kartelo failed to live up to expectations as an influencer, leading to their decision to end their relationship with him.
"We wish to clarify the issues that have been in the public eye. Chipukeezy has been part of the Ebru family for over a year and a half even though this has not been an easy relationship," read part of the statement.
"As part of the census campaign we asked our in-house influencers to push the census campaign for us on social media. We gave him the videos to post on social media pages this was not done to our satisfaction," the statement continued.
"Please note that as of August 23, 2019, we did not have any issues with The Chipukeezy Show and was to go on as normal. Ebru did not terminate Kartelo for what Chipukeezy claims as 'ghetto-ness' but we no longer wanted to work with him," the statement concluded.
