RAPPER "DA LES" DENIES RAPE ALLEGATIONS

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Local rapper Da L.E.S, real name Leslie Jonathan Mampe Jr, has denied rape allegations made against him. Following the uproar from South Africans about gender-based violence and femicide, Twitter accounts have spawned where rape and sexual assault victims can anonymously expose alleged rapists and sexual predators. In one of the lists, the "Lifestyle" rapper was mentioned and on Wednesday he broke his silence denying the rape allegations made against him. In a series of Tweets, Da L.E.S started by mentioning that when he saw his name it was one of the worst days of his life and he was unable to respond since it came from an anonymous source with no specifics.

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