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Black Coffee takes Nota to court in urgent bid to block ‘defamatory’ posts
DJ and producer Nkosinathi “Black Coffee” Maphumulo has filed an urgent high court application to stop music executive Nhlamulo “Nota” Baloyi from posting what he calls damaging and false claims about him online.
The move follows a string of explosive posts in which Baloyi accused the Grammy-winning star of keeping criminal company, abusing people and being involved in questionable financial activities.
Black Coffee, who recently disclosed in his divorce proceedings that his net worth exceeds R1-billion, is asking the court to order Baloyi to remove the posts immediately and issue a public apology written exactly as Maphumulo prescribes.
He also wants the posts to be declared defamatory and is seeking costs against Baloyi on the strictest scale.
According to the documents seen by this publication, Black Coffee initially approached the court without notifying Baloyi, but later returned with a second urgent application.
In response, Baloyi has accused the DJ of using his influence to silence critics.
He argues that the case “is not about defamation; it’s about muzzling public discourse on issues that affect society.”
Baloyi maintains that everything he posted is either factual or fair comment, saying his remarks fall within his constitutional right to freedom of expression.
He also claims Black Coffee attempted to pressure him by contacting his mother directly, calling the conduct “intimidatory.”
In a counterapplication, Baloyi wants the court to throw out Black Coffee’s case, make the DJ pay punitive legal fees, and award him R25 000 for the distress he says was caused to his mother.
He also wants the court to bar Black Coffee and his team from communicating with him or his family except through official legal channels.
Baloyi argues that the matter cannot be urgent because the posts were online for weeks before Black Coffee acted.
He claims the DJ is using the court system to “harass and bankrupt” him and has requested a postponement until Black Coffee hands over documents that Baloyi believes will support his claims.
The legal battle is now in the court’s hands as both sides push for sharply opposing outcomes.
