Idols judge in South Africa gets job back after tweet uproar
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Version 0 of 2. JOHANNESBURG — A comment by a judge in South Africa’s “Idols” television show stirred a national conversation, and it had nothing to do with music. South African television network M-Net dropped Gareth Cliff from its judging panel for the reality singing competition after a tweet that some South Africans thought was racist. Cliff, who said his tweet was not racist and was instead a defense of free speech, then won a court case against M-Net and was reinstated on Idols South Africa. Cliff, who is white, said Saturday that South Africa, which emerged from white minority rule in 1994, should continue a civil discussion about race. The judge on the 12th season of South Africa’s version of the international franchise said: “The show will go on.” Auditions are currently underway. Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |