King of Kwaito

King of kwaito Arthur Mafokate is at it again. If he is not attacking DJs he is rejecting photo-shoots. This time he turned down a magazine cover shoot after discovering that designer and model Ephraim Malingoana was styling the shoot.

He was scheduled to shoot a Move cover on Tuesday, but told the editor he wouldn’t shoot the cover unless they changed the stylist.

Arthur says he isn’t against Malingoana (of Ephymol fame) personally, but he has a big problem with him professionally.

A source close to Sunday World confides that the problem began last year after Malingoana agreed to perform in Chomee’s video for the hit song Take You There at Rosebank Mall.

According to the source, Malingoana never pitched and ignored Arthur’s calls.

Arthur confirms this and says he had to change the script and the concept on the day of the shoot – and pay extra money for the changes.

“On top of that, he kept lying that he was on his way until we decided to change the concept. That is so unprofessional,” he says.

Early this week when he learnt that Malingoana was the main stylist, he called the editor and said he wouldn’t make it. Chomee was already waiting for Arthur at the shoot.

Arthur says he takes his job seriously and likes to work with professional people who have integrity.

Malingoana says Mafokate can go fly a kite. He says he has passed the days when he used to dance on people’s videos. He says that after sourcing out clothes for the shoot, he was told he would no longer be doing the shoot with Arthur.

“He is such a little boy. I mean, why didn’t he call me if he had a problem with that?” he asks.

Malingoana says he was called a day before he was to shoot Chomee’s video and asked Arthur what time he had to be there.

“He said I must be there for the whole day, as if I have time to be following Arthur around.”

Malingoana says he was never asked to style the video and he has done Mafokate lots of favours before.

:sundayworld