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Actor deletes apology video on rape joke

Fauzi Nawawi’s popularity apparently rising instead as he says brands have been enlisting him to promote their products

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 22 Oct 2021 8:31PM

Actor deletes apology video on rape joke
Fauzi Nawawi has since uploaded a short video with an Islamic religious soundtrack to Instagram, with a caption that mentions staying strong despite being scorned by others. – Screen grab, October 22, 2021

by Qistina Nadia Dzulqarnain

KUALA LUMPUR – Local actor Fauzi Nawawi, who faced intense public criticism over lewd comments he made on a talk show, has deleted his apology video off Instagram.

The apology video had featured Fauzi speaking over a background of emotional instrumental music and had originally been posted to Instagram on Wednesday in response to the backlash he received over various social media platforms.

The actor has since uploaded a short 23-second “Friday greetings” video with an Islamic religious soundtrack to his Instagram feed, along with a caption that mentions staying strong despite being scorned by others. 

“Jadi kan Hati satu tembok besi biarkan caci maki Itu menjadi zikir mereka

(Make your heart into a steel wall and let their insults become their chant)

Pujuk lah Amarah Supaya terus tabah

(Calm your anger to stay strong)

Kerana di penghujung zaman ini masa berlalu sekelip mata

(Because time passes in the blink of an eye)

Jgn sia2 kan umur dgn mengumpul Dosa.

(Don’t waste your age by collecting sins)

Semoga Ada pahala utk ku Hari ininYa Allah walaupun dalam keadaan tak sengaja. Salam jumaat ??

(There are hopefully rewards for me today, even if they are unintentional. Good Friday)”

Fauzi has also been posting numerous product promotions on his Instagram story, claiming that for the past few days, many brands have been sending him their goods to review and promote.

The actor caught flak after he recently “boasted about how he enjoyed filming the rape scene” that was deleted from the 2007 movie Anak Halal.

On talk show Rumah No.107 that aired on Astro, Fauzi was asked if he preferred doing robbery or rape scenes, to which he then answered “both”.

“When people say I look like a rapist, I feel more excited to film the scene,” the Gerak Khas actor was quoted as saying by Malay Mail.

“She was wearing tight shorts and her legs were spread out.

“The crew were all watching us, we were all sweating. I was trying my best to control my tiredness and lust.”

The whole debacle resurrected a three-year-old petition filed by the All Women’s Action Society (Awam) on Zero Tolerance to Rape, attracting nearly 10,000 signatures yesterday alone. 

The petition was started by Awam on November 25, 2019, in conjunction with International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and has garnered more than 616,000 signatures. – The Vibes, October 22, 2021

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