‘Ay… I’m not ok,’ says Black Coffee as he urges men to speak out on their mental health

Black Coffee

Cape Town – Award-winning and internationally recognised South African DJ Black Coffee recently had fans worried after he posted a series of tweets to his timeline.

On December 28, Black Coffee tweeted to say : “Ay….I’m not ok.”

He followed it up with two back-to-back tweets. The first one was captioned “In 2023” where he posted four pictures calling for men to reach out and speak about their mental health problems. The 2nd tweet was captioned “This is my wish for other men” with a further four pictures attached to it.

Fans were worried about Black Coffee’s mental health and reached out to him in comments, offering help to him. The DJ then tweeted again to allay fans’ fears.

“Thank you for positive messages I’ll be fine. Going through some of the comments makes one realise why most men bottle things up and some even take their lives. I hope you listen and offer support to men in your lives when they show vulnerability,” he tweeted.

According to TshishaLIVE, Black Coffee said he still carries “pain and shame” after his ex-wife Enhle Mbali accused him of abusing her.

“The day my ex accused me of physically harming her, nothing was the same. It has left a heavy void in my heart — a void I can’t shake off. I lost a big part of myself. No court of law could ever fix the pain and shame I still carry today.”

The DJ denied all allegations and said he grew up in a life where GBV was in his own household.

“I personally grew up witnessing GBV in my own household and from a young age I vowed never to allow that to happen again under any circumstances. I did not assault Mbali, the mother of my children. I didn’t do it now and I have never done it before.”

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