30 Jan 2016
Summary:
* Gareth Cliff thanked his team at CliffCentral and his legal team as well as people on social media for their support over the last few weeks.
* He said it’s been a difficult month since Penny Sparrow first posted her horrible, disgusting racist posts.
* He is excited to return to Idols SA as a judge and really loves the show. He is waiting for Idols SA producers to contact him with flight details, etc.
* He is excited to see his fellow judges, who are like family to him. He knows there won’t be any awkwardness.
* He says that if the ANCYL protest at Idols SA auditions they stand in the way of young South Africans achieving their dreams.
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30 Jan 2016
If Gareth had R25m in his bank (which he doesn’t have) he would make a confirmation to causes in this country.
30 Jan 2016
Loyiso Bala is here. Loyiso asking a question. Where do you feel you were right and where did you feel wrong with your tweet?Gareth answers: We never have the right to cause people pain. We don’t understand freedom of expression. Including me.
30 Jan 2016
Q: Has this whole event made you realise you have some racial prejudice?
All have to confront things about us which makes us a little uncomfortable. I think we all have to evaluate and we all have to sit down and decide what our own constitution is.Have to figure out what you really care about and what is really important.
Whether black or white we need to abandon some of these negatives. We should be able to sit in front of mirror and realise things we say to ourselves or other people to need improve. Don't be afraid to say things but consider the person you saying it to.
30 Jan 2016
The rest of the court case: All depends on the hand of friendship extended to M-Net. If they do the same we’ll reconsider the case.
30 Jan 2016
The controversy has seen more people tuning into CliffCentral. Gareth thinks the same would happen for this season of Idols.
30 Jan 2016
The past few weeks have been difficult and unpleasant. It's not about getting back on TV or the R25m. It's about the country and standing up and defending what's right.
30 Jan 2016
There's no hidden part of my personality. I'm on air every day. You know who I am. I'm proud of CliffCentral.com and the team here.
30 Jan 2016
Here in SA we have reached a record number of seasons of Idols. It's also been a very controversial show. Every time someone voted out its controversial. It gets very heated.
30 Jan 2016
I enjoy being an Idols judge for the same reason you enjoy watching it. It's a microscope on the hidden talents of SA.
30 Jan 2016
Don't see M-Net giving Gareth a week notice. M-Net has accepted the court's ruling. If they do decide to give Cliff a week's notice he'll take the matter to court again.
30 Jan 2016
On ANCYL protesting Idols auditions: Not getting political. It would be wrong of them to stand in the way of young people with talent who want to be on the show. That would be destructive.
30 Jan 2016
Garteh says the Idols judges are like family. They've worked closely over the last few years. They are all very close and are friends. There won't be any awkwardness at all.
30 Jan 2016
Gareth wants to clear up: I did not drag Unathi and Somizi into this. It was M-Net, in a statement to the media, that dragged them into this.
30 Jan 2016
"The show must go on. Hope we learned something from this. It has been a difficult month for us since that horrible, stupid statement that Penny Sparrow made."
30 Jan 2016
Gareth thanks his team at CliffCentral and his legal team. He is also thanking people on social media who have supported him the last few days.