What is this? Deliberately using a suggestive caricature of myself in this fashion as the face of Covid. No consent?! A whole GP government! How low and unscrupulous!TshisaLIVE reached out to Gauteng spokesperson Pinkie Numa, who referred the matter to the Gauteng premier’s spokesperson,Vuyo provided a statement from the service provider, Yellow Room, who said the video was not commissioned and was therefore 100% owned by the creators to do as they pleased.
"It has come to our attention that the protagonist in the abovementioned video is said to resemble a known South African artist. We have also noted claims about the video being owned by said artist." "We wish to categorically state that the video was a passion product developed by Phaatoons in 2015. The video was not commissioned by any artist and thus the creators own 100% of the rights to the material."
"In 2020, Yellow Room, in collaboration with the creators, repurposed the video for the Gauteng provincial government to raise awareness on the increasing surge of Covid-19 cases in Gauteng communities."