An anonymous person posted a 3min 40sec videoclip in the cari.com.my gossip forum two days ago which supposedly shows Mawi in a state of being stoned and high on marijuana. The clip caused a massive stir on the internet with Mawi fanatics coming to his defence while antagonists insisting that Mawi was under the influence.
Personally, I cannot see any evidence in the clip to suggest that Mawi was stoned or had smoked marijuana as the clip merely shows him horsing around with friends. The controversy has now received media attention.
We showed the clip to Mawi during our visit to his kenduri in Kulai. Mawi remembers when it was taken and who it was taken by.
Personally, I cannot see any evidence in the clip to suggest that Mawi was stoned or had smoked marijuana as the clip merely shows him horsing around with friends. The controversy has now received media attention.
We showed the clip to Mawi during our visit to his kenduri in Kulai. Mawi remembers when it was taken and who it was taken by.
Here is Mawi's reaction, as recorded exclusively by KlubbKidd and myself:
Mawi kesal ‘gurauan’ jadi isu di internet
oleh Farihad
Berita Harian, 15 Mac 2007
KULAI: Penyanyi nombor satu negara, Asmawi Ani atau Mawi, 26, meminta peminatnya supaya tidak mudah percaya dan terpengaruh dengan rakaman video yang memaparkan aksi yang kononnya dia sedang khayal selepas mengambil barang terlarang dipercayai ganja seperti yang heboh diperkatakan menerusi internet dalam ruangan gosip Cari.com.my.
Menurut Mawi, aksi dirakamkan tahun lalu menggunakan telefon bimbit itu hanyalah sekadar gurauan bersama rakan-rakannya ketika mereka berada di kediaman peribadinya.
“Seingat saya, ketika itu, saya dan dua rakan lain mempunyai urusan di luar dan menunggu seorang lagi teman yang berjanji mengambil kami. Justeru, bagi menghilangkan kebosanan menunggu saya cuba bergurau dengan mereka.
“Tak sangka pula aksi saya itu boleh terlepas di internet sehingga mengundang salah faham mereka yang menontonnya,” kata Mawi ketika ditemui di kediaman baru keluarganya, Felda Taib Andak, di sini, semalam.
Klip video selama tiga minit 40 saat itu memaparkan aksi juara Akademi Fantasia musim ketiga itu sedang menyanyi lagu Kian dan melaungkan takbir raya dalam keadaan yang didakwa mencurigakan kerana dipercayai di bawah pengaruh ganja yang diambilnya bersama rakan.
Menurut kenyataan yang turut diselitkan dalam klip video itu, si penyebar mendakwa dia memperoleh rakaman terbabit daripada seseorang yang mendakwa dirinya sahabat Mawi, juga orang yang bertanggungjawab merakamkan adegan sensasi itu.
“Saya kenal rapat siapa merakamkan adegan itu dan jika benar dia yang melakukannya dengan tujuan untuk menjatuhkan maruah serta reputasi saya, sebagai sahabat memang saya cukup terkilan,” katanya.
Mawi on a high in video?
by Joe Lee
The Malay Mail, 15 March 2007
WAS Mawi high? A video clip purportedly showing Mawi in a ‘drugged out’ state has been making its rounds on the Internet.
The almost four-minute-long clip, which originated from a cell phone recording with the file name, mawilalok, showed him, among other things, wailing bits of his hit song, Kian, and performing the ‘takbir Raya’.
The Akadami Fantasia 3 winner also used coarse language and was seen grabbing his crotch.
In the video, recorded at the singer’s home in Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur, he uttered phrases such as Lu apahal (What’s wrong with you?), Apa kau nak mampus? (Do you want to die) and the word bontot (butt) in a conversation with his friend.
The clip was posted on the Internet via the online gossip forum, Cari. com.my, two days ago.
Since then, it has been widely distributed online.
The clip’s original uploader, going by the nickname yus1801, had claimed that the video showed Mawi and some friends in a ‘high’ state after having had a hit of marijuana in the singer’s home.
While the uploader’s first attempt to peddle the story by opening the topic received a warning from the site administrator for its malicious statement and was closed, another topic was introduced soon after, with a link to the video.
Mawi laughed off the claims.
“No, I was not high.
It’s nothing more than my friends and I having a laugh at home,” he told The Malay Mail after being shown the video clip yesterday.
“It was taken sometime last year.
I was on the way to an event and was waiting for someone from my management.
“I got bored waiting and began horsing around with my friends.”
He said he performed those antics in the clip after being egged on by his friends.
“It was all in the name of fun.
I don’t understand how some people can misconstrue it as me being under the influence of drugs.
“People can believe what they want but if you look at the video, there’s nothing incriminating.
I have nothing to hide,” he said.
Mawi said he knew who recorded the clip and admitted he was saddened by the episode.
“This was shot in the privacy of my home and by a friend, at that.
“It is an invasion of my personal space, and for someone to take advantage of that, is shameless.”
Mawi said he would confront his friend, only known as ‘Pancoo’, who had shot the video, and identified the other person in the video as another acquaintance known as ‘Man’.
“I will confront him about the video and get an answer on whether he willingly distributed it.”
He said he was not bothered by the clip being distributed on the Internet.
However, he was concerned with the lies being spread in connection with the clip.
“Whoever did it, and whatever their intentions, I’ll leave it to God to decide.
“I was not ‘high’ and I have no problems with the clip ... just the intentions of people doing all they can to destroy my career.
“I suppose I’ll have to be more careful from now on.”
Mawi perjelas isu lalok
Oleh Norhadiani Baharom
Harian Metro, 15 Mac 2007
KULAI: Raja SMS, Mawi, 26, menyeru peminatnya supaya tidak terpengaruh dengan rakaman video yang memaparkan aksi yang kononnya dia sedang khayal selepas mengambil barang terlarang seperti yang sedang heboh diperkatakan menerusi internet dalam ruangan gosip Cari.com.my ketika ini.
Menurut Mawi, aksi yang dirakamkan tahun lalu menggunakan telefon bimbit itu hanyalah gurauan bersama rakannya ketika mereka berada di kediaman peribadinya.
“Waktu itu, saya dan dua rakan lain mempunyai urusan di luar dan menunggu seorang lagi teman yang berjanji mengambil kami. Justeru bagi menghilangkan kebosanan menunggu, saya bergurau dengan mereka.
“Tak sangka pula aksi saya itu boleh terlepas di Internet sehingga mengundang salah faham mereka yang menontonnya,” kata Mawi tenang ketika ditemui di rumah baru keluarganya di Felda Taib Andak, Kulai, Johor, semalam.
Klip video tiga minit 40 saat itu memaparkan aksi Bintang Paling Popular, Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2006 (ABPBH2006) dua tahun berturut-turut sedang menyanyi lagu Kian dan melaungkan takbir raya dalam keadaan yang didakwa mencurigakan kerana dipercayai mengambil ganja.
Menurut kenyataan yang turut diselitkan dalam klip video itu, si penyebar mendakwa dia memperoleh bahan rakaman terbabit daripada seseorang mendakwa sahabat Mawi yang bertanggungjawab merakamkan adegan sensasi itu.
“Saya kenal rapat siapa yang merakamkan adegan itu dan jika benar dia yang melakukannya dengan tujuan untuk menjatuhkan maruah serta reputasi saya, sebagai sahabat memang saya cukup terkilan.
“Bagaimanapun saya akan bertemu secara empat mata bagi mendapatkan penjelasan sama ada perkara itu disengajakan atau mungkin ada pihak tertentu menceroboh telefon bimbitnya lalu cuba mensabotaj saya selepas menemui rakaman itu,” katanya.
Andai kebenaran terungkai, Mawi belum pasti apakah dia harus mengambil tindakan terhadap rakannya itu.
Menurut Mawi, aksi dirakamkan tahun lalu menggunakan telefon bimbit itu hanyalah sekadar gurauan bersama rakan-rakannya ketika mereka berada di kediaman peribadinya.
“Seingat saya, ketika itu, saya dan dua rakan lain mempunyai urusan di luar dan menunggu seorang lagi teman yang berjanji mengambil kami. Justeru, bagi menghilangkan kebosanan menunggu saya cuba bergurau dengan mereka.
“Tak sangka pula aksi saya itu boleh terlepas di internet sehingga mengundang salah faham mereka yang menontonnya,” kata Mawi ketika ditemui di kediaman baru keluarganya, Felda Taib Andak, di sini, semalam.
Klip video selama tiga minit 40 saat itu memaparkan aksi juara Akademi Fantasia musim ketiga itu sedang menyanyi lagu Kian dan melaungkan takbir raya dalam keadaan yang didakwa mencurigakan kerana dipercayai di bawah pengaruh ganja yang diambilnya bersama rakan.
Menurut kenyataan yang turut diselitkan dalam klip video itu, si penyebar mendakwa dia memperoleh rakaman terbabit daripada seseorang yang mendakwa dirinya sahabat Mawi, juga orang yang bertanggungjawab merakamkan adegan sensasi itu.
“Saya kenal rapat siapa merakamkan adegan itu dan jika benar dia yang melakukannya dengan tujuan untuk menjatuhkan maruah serta reputasi saya, sebagai sahabat memang saya cukup terkilan,” katanya.
Mawi on a high in video?
by Joe Lee
The Malay Mail, 15 March 2007
WAS Mawi high? A video clip purportedly showing Mawi in a ‘drugged out’ state has been making its rounds on the Internet.
The almost four-minute-long clip, which originated from a cell phone recording with the file name, mawilalok, showed him, among other things, wailing bits of his hit song, Kian, and performing the ‘takbir Raya’.
The Akadami Fantasia 3 winner also used coarse language and was seen grabbing his crotch.
In the video, recorded at the singer’s home in Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur, he uttered phrases such as Lu apahal (What’s wrong with you?), Apa kau nak mampus? (Do you want to die) and the word bontot (butt) in a conversation with his friend.
The clip was posted on the Internet via the online gossip forum, Cari. com.my, two days ago.
Since then, it has been widely distributed online.
The clip’s original uploader, going by the nickname yus1801, had claimed that the video showed Mawi and some friends in a ‘high’ state after having had a hit of marijuana in the singer’s home.
While the uploader’s first attempt to peddle the story by opening the topic received a warning from the site administrator for its malicious statement and was closed, another topic was introduced soon after, with a link to the video.
Mawi laughed off the claims.
“No, I was not high.
It’s nothing more than my friends and I having a laugh at home,” he told The Malay Mail after being shown the video clip yesterday.
“It was taken sometime last year.
I was on the way to an event and was waiting for someone from my management.
“I got bored waiting and began horsing around with my friends.”
He said he performed those antics in the clip after being egged on by his friends.
“It was all in the name of fun.
I don’t understand how some people can misconstrue it as me being under the influence of drugs.
“People can believe what they want but if you look at the video, there’s nothing incriminating.
I have nothing to hide,” he said.
Mawi said he knew who recorded the clip and admitted he was saddened by the episode.
“This was shot in the privacy of my home and by a friend, at that.
“It is an invasion of my personal space, and for someone to take advantage of that, is shameless.”
Mawi said he would confront his friend, only known as ‘Pancoo’, who had shot the video, and identified the other person in the video as another acquaintance known as ‘Man’.
“I will confront him about the video and get an answer on whether he willingly distributed it.”
He said he was not bothered by the clip being distributed on the Internet.
However, he was concerned with the lies being spread in connection with the clip.
“Whoever did it, and whatever their intentions, I’ll leave it to God to decide.
“I was not ‘high’ and I have no problems with the clip ... just the intentions of people doing all they can to destroy my career.
“I suppose I’ll have to be more careful from now on.”
Mawi perjelas isu lalok
Oleh Norhadiani Baharom
Harian Metro, 15 Mac 2007
KULAI: Raja SMS, Mawi, 26, menyeru peminatnya supaya tidak terpengaruh dengan rakaman video yang memaparkan aksi yang kononnya dia sedang khayal selepas mengambil barang terlarang seperti yang sedang heboh diperkatakan menerusi internet dalam ruangan gosip Cari.com.my ketika ini.
Menurut Mawi, aksi yang dirakamkan tahun lalu menggunakan telefon bimbit itu hanyalah gurauan bersama rakannya ketika mereka berada di kediaman peribadinya.
“Waktu itu, saya dan dua rakan lain mempunyai urusan di luar dan menunggu seorang lagi teman yang berjanji mengambil kami. Justeru bagi menghilangkan kebosanan menunggu, saya bergurau dengan mereka.
“Tak sangka pula aksi saya itu boleh terlepas di Internet sehingga mengundang salah faham mereka yang menontonnya,” kata Mawi tenang ketika ditemui di rumah baru keluarganya di Felda Taib Andak, Kulai, Johor, semalam.
Klip video tiga minit 40 saat itu memaparkan aksi Bintang Paling Popular, Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2006 (ABPBH2006) dua tahun berturut-turut sedang menyanyi lagu Kian dan melaungkan takbir raya dalam keadaan yang didakwa mencurigakan kerana dipercayai mengambil ganja.
Menurut kenyataan yang turut diselitkan dalam klip video itu, si penyebar mendakwa dia memperoleh bahan rakaman terbabit daripada seseorang mendakwa sahabat Mawi yang bertanggungjawab merakamkan adegan sensasi itu.
“Saya kenal rapat siapa yang merakamkan adegan itu dan jika benar dia yang melakukannya dengan tujuan untuk menjatuhkan maruah serta reputasi saya, sebagai sahabat memang saya cukup terkilan.
“Bagaimanapun saya akan bertemu secara empat mata bagi mendapatkan penjelasan sama ada perkara itu disengajakan atau mungkin ada pihak tertentu menceroboh telefon bimbitnya lalu cuba mensabotaj saya selepas menemui rakaman itu,” katanya.
Andai kebenaran terungkai, Mawi belum pasti apakah dia harus mengambil tindakan terhadap rakannya itu.
1 comments:
moral of the story is...
"never trust some of your best friends"...
paranoid or what??... i fell pity for mawi...
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