'At the time I believed he had been possessed. Years later, Sparkes said she finally came to terms with what she claimed happened to her and decided to speak out through her song. 'He began ranting about Jesus, this being the last incarnation on Earth and the fact that he had done shrooms at this location with his brother who had committed suicide.' 'Watkin quickly became manic and out of control,' she claimed in a social media post. Sparkes wasn't keen to take them as Jones' behaviour became erratic over the course of the trip, but eventually relented. Later in the trip, Jones took her to a wilderness area near the town of Knysna and she claims he took magic mushrooms for them to take. Photos from the holiday showed Sparkes posing for a selfie with du Toit, patting an elephant with Jones, and Jones tattooing 'stoner' and 'witch' on her wrists. Jones told her, in messages before her arrival, not to talk to or kiss him until they were alone, and she claims he wanted sex as soon as they got home. 'Yo yo yo skull of foxes!!! wats pumpin ur style is on point! ninja showd me ur tumble blog… i like i like!! he also gun say hi 2 u! will be cool 2 hang & get hi as f**k wen i cum 2 aus nxt tym! stay bad! xxx,' the email read Jones eventually arranged to fly to Brisbane to meet her, but the plan suddenly changed when Sparkes' drink was spiked on a night out.Īs she told him of experiencing 'full body hallucinations', he insisted this was a sign she should fly to South Africa to meet him instead.Įmails show Jones arranging with his assistants to organise and pay for her flights for an eight-day trip in August 2013 and the costs for an expedited passport. Sparkes also claimed he remarked how much she looked like his daughter Sixteen Jones and screenshots of texts showed an apparent incest fantasy. Their WhatsApp conversations turned increasingly personal and sexual and within days Sparkes claims she was sent explicit photos of Jones. Jones displayed a keen interest in the occult, one of her favourite topics, calling himself a 'warlock' and her his 'stoner witch'. Du Toit is the mother of his daughter Sixteen Jones before they broke up in 2013 Sparkes poses with Andri du Toit - known as Yolandi - who makes up Die Antwoord with Jones. Within a day, Sparkes was constantly texting with Jones and though she found the attention overwhelming, she was drawn in.
'Yo yo yo skull of foxes!!! wats pumpin ur style is on point! ninja showd me ur tumble blog… i like i like!! he also gun say hi 2 u! will be cool 2 hang & get hi as f**k wen i cum 2 aus nxt tym! stay bad! xxx,' it read.
Sparkes, aged just 20, received an Instagram comment from du Toit asking to get in touch, then a follow up email on June 22. The pair broke up in 2013, though stayed together as a band, and both began seeing other partners. Ninja, real name Watkin Tudor Jones, 44, makes up the rap duo with his ex-girlfriend, and mother of his child, Andri du Toit - known as Yolandi.
Sparkes released a song called The Question in March (Die Antwoord means 'The Answer' in Afrikaans) which lashed out at his behaviour. Ninja, real name Watkin Tudor Jones, 44, developed a relationship with the young Australian musician he flew to his home country after meeting her on Instagram