Entertainment of 2026-09-23
The media blamed me for the attack – Mzbel on rape incident
Ghanaian musician Mzbel has opened up about an armed robbery and rape incident she experienced in the past.
She expressed that media reports at the time unfairly portrayed her as responsible for what happened.
According to her, she believes the extensive media attention surrounding her at the time may have helped ensure that the incident became known publicly, as she feared that otherwise, no one might have known what happened to her.
Speaking in a recent interview with Kafui Dey, Mzbel said she was blamed for the attack because of how she and her colleagues dressed while rehearsing at her home.
“Then, I was the news. Otherwise, things would have happened to me that nobody would know. I don’t think that is an accidental pattern. It’s just that I was in everybody’s faces and I was talked about everywhere,” she said.
Mzbel recalled how she was subjected to criticism following the incident, with some people blaming her clothing and the nature of the rehearsals at her residence for attracting the attackers.
“They blamed me for the armed robbery attack. My neighbours said we’ve been rehearsing in the house and we wore short skirts and just pants. Our wall was also short so people passing by would see us,” she stated.
The musician questioned the logic behind blaming a victim’s clothing for an attack, stressing that nothing she wore should have given anyone the right to harm her.
“Even if I rehearsed in my house naked, is it licensed for someone to come and attack me and put me through what happened? The media reported it as if it’s my fault because the things I wore to rehearse attracted them to my house,” she shared.
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Mzbel further revealed that she was not the only person who was sexually assaulted during the incident.
“We were raped, not just me,” she said.
She also criticised the media for what she described as unfair reporting of her experiences, claiming that stories about her were often presented in a way that influenced public perception of her.
“The media has never been fair to me. The way they twist the whole thing to tell the story. Then the whole of Ghana will also be on my neck,” she noted.
Reflecting on how she was perceived by the public at the time, Mzbel said she was physically smaller and more fragile-looking than the image some media reports created about her.
“I didn’t even have enough flesh; I was very small and people normally get surprised when they see me in person like that. I was very fragile-looking, but because one TV or media house says something about me, they will all just conclude that that was how I am,” she stated.
Mzbel added that she received little sympathy from the public following the incident, noting that only a few people came forward to support her.
“I didn’t really get sympathy when that happened. It was just a few people who came to my aid,” she added.
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