Legal row over MaBrr film settled | Pretoria News

Pretoria - A legal tussle over the film rights of afro-pop icon Brenda Fassie was laid to rest this week when the company which claimed it had the exclusive rights to make a film of her life lost their court battle.

Fassie, known as “MaBrrr” by her fans, and described as the “Queen of African Pop”, enjoyed popularity with songs such as Weekend Special and Too Late for Mama. She collapsed at her home in Gauteng in April 2004 and died a few weeks later, aged 39. A post- mortem revealed she had taken an overdose of cocaine before her collapse.

Social media had been abuzz with news that a film on Fassie’s life would soon be released, and UK-based company Shobizz Bee announced they had a deal with her son to make the film. They entered into a joint venture in 2011 for the production of the film. According to the deal, Bongani agreed to give Twala pictures, video images and other material for the film. He was due to receive 10% of the profits from the film.

Twala said they had already done some preparation for the production of the film and concluded interviews with various people who had dealings with Fassie. A scriptwriter - Professor Zakes Mda - and a movie director were contracted to work on the project.

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