Die Antwoord Just Ended Their Career
Die Antwoord have been removed from the bill of two festivals after a 'homophobic attack' on Andy Butler of Hercules And Love Affair. Die Antwoord have reportedly been dropped from an upcoming music festival after footage of a physical altercation between the South African duo and Hercules and Love Affair 's Andy Butler went viral earlier this month. It purportedly shows band members Ninja and Yolandi Visser spitting on Butler while saying homophobic slurs. 
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Die Antwoord's style revolves around the South African zef movement, which is largely based on working class Afrikaners and "white trash" motifs. They are known for their graphic and surreal music videos, energetic live performances—particularly at music festivals—and provocative public image. Band protest their innocence over a video of their apparent attack on Andy Butler went viral. Die Antwoord have been removed from the bill of two festivals after video of an alleged homophobic attack against Andy Butler of Hercules And Love Affair went viral.
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Die Antwoord were dropped from two festival lineups this past week after a video surfaced in which the duo appear to have committed a homophobic hate crime against Andy Butler of Hercules and Love. The video, which was apparently shot in , shows the group harassing an openly gay musician named Andy Butler that had been performing at a festival that Die Antwoord also made an appearance at. A video that was apparently shot in shows two members of Die Antwoord, along with other members of their crew, attacking Andy Butler of the group Hercules and Love Affair at an Australian music festival called Big Day Out. 
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Die Antwoord also has been dropped from other festivals following the release of the video, shot in , that depicts the group allegedly directing homophobic slurs at an openly gay musician. Ninja has issued a statement denying it was a hate crime and claims the incident was sparked after Butler followed Yolandi into the women's toilets at the festival and refused to let her out. He also insists that Ben Crossman, their former cameraman who filmed the incident, had edited the clip to make it seem like it was a hate incident.
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After the video surfaced online, Die Antwoord immediately began to lose festival bookings. Ninja responded to the controversy by claiming on Facebook that Crossman had "cleverly edited this video. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. South African hip-hop duo Die Antwoord are no strangers to celebrity beefs. Die Antwoord Dropped From Festival After Alleged
Die Antwoord has reportedly been dropped from an upcoming music festival after footage of an alleged homophobic attack against Hercules and Love Affair's Andy Butler went viral. . 
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HOMOPHOBIA In , Die Antwoord was accused of an alleged hate crime against gay artist Andy Butler of band Hercules and Love Affair. .
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Riot Fest is the latest festival to drop Die Antwoord after video surfaces showing an altercation between the band's Ninja and Hercules and Love Affair’s Andy Butler. .