The organising body of the Afrochella Music Festival, Culture Management Group (CMG), have issued a statement following sexual harassment claims made against one of its founders, Edward (Deezy) Asafu Adjaye.
On August 10, 2022, Deezy was accused of sexual harassment by multiple ladies on Twitter. You can read the details of that here.
According to reports, Deezy has made it a habit to send unsolicited dick pics to ladies on Snapchat. In a Twitter spaces held on August 10 dubbed “#Ourexperiences,” some girls who have been victims of this harassment from the entrepreneur, revealed that he blocks them when they do not respond positively to his advances.
Deezy is yet to respond to the claims. However, his organization, the Culture Management Group has issued a statement to address the issue via their official Instagram page.
“Culture Management Group has zero tolerance for any form of harassment, discrimination, or violence. Our dedication to providing the most inclusive and safe event experiences for our guests, customers, partners, vendors, and employees alike requires us to take all forms of sexual harrasment and inappropriate behavior very seriously.We do not support misconduct toward women and assure you that we’re reviewing all materials related to these recent claims,” the statement reads.
Culture Management Group also assured victims and the general public of a thorough investigation into the sexual harassment allegations.