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CONTROVERSIAL: Vusi Beauchamp has painted this image of late AWB leader Eugene Terre'Blanche.

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In the image, Terre'Blanche and Mahlangu are in a pensive mood. He reads the Bible while Mahlangu nestles against his bosom.

In the murder case Mahlangu revealed, in vain, that ET had sodomised him.

In a way, the portrait seems to suggest a homosexual liaison between the two men, something that was opposed by the court and Terre'Blanche's relatives and friends.

In his typical off-the-top comments, Vlismas said he was "never" a fan of Terre'Blanche, but found the painting "very" appealing in its interpretation. The painting is titled The State of Chakra.

"I think it has humour," Vlismas said, in a matter-of-fact manner.

"The Bible can have a lot of connotations and with both humans engrossed in it, it is funny. It's as if ET is trying to say 'if only he knew better' about black people while Chris seems be to saying he is sorry about what he has done.

"Who knows what happened in the last minutes of his death. Did they kiss, did they look at each other and smile, embrace," asked the funny man.

Vlismas said he has been a fan of Beauchamp's work. Two years ago he bought two of Beauchamp's paintings. One depicted Mickey Mouse surrounded by suicide bombers and the other depicted a man in a tucseedo holding a chicken.

"I like the artist. I am talking about supporting art. Local artists are great artists. They only need the support.

"It's not about the money, but the art that reflects our daily preoccupations," said Vlismas.

About The Spear, Vlismas said he understood why the older folks are offended because the work of Brett Murray seems to interfere with black people's beliefs and culture.

Asked what are his opinions about the leadership style of President Jacob Zuma, he said: "I don't know what to make of him, whether he has his own leadership style or it's that of the leading party. But what has come out very well is his 'sex life'."

Vlismas jokingly added that he is not going to "deface the picture".

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Jun 1, 2012

Tsek

ddnt like this man at all..thank God he's no more :-)
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Jun 1, 2012

oldlady5

Well, Vlismas, your eyes are definitely better than mine. Like someone said yesterday, the white dude resembles Kenny Rogers more that it does ET, and where the resemblance to Mahlangu comes from, I'm still trying to figure out. And The Bible? Someone else mentioned it could be the dictionary. We have only the artist's word here, and he doesn't seem too good at painting faces. Anyways, your money, so enjoy it.
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Jun 1, 2012

Tgee

Fck whit'es ET was a moron

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Jun 1, 2012

kolobe

the comedian is paying part of his reconciliation
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Jun 1, 2012

oldlady5

Tgee, ET was a moron indeed, but if you want to fck me, you'd better prove you're worth it.
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Jun 1, 2012

DA-DBN-GUY

TGEE

Fck bl acks they are uneduc ated
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Jun 1, 2012

Tsek

kikikikikik jah sowetan u see wat u just did ka this article????
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Jun 1, 2012

Tsek

DA-DBN-GUY
TGEE
Fck bl acks they are uneduc ated
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but ruling the country...so who's the boss now???
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Jun 1, 2012

DA-DBN-GUY

Tsek

You not ruling but RUINING big difference buddy!
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Jun 1, 2012

MGEEZ

@Tgee
Fck whit'es ET was a moron
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Do you know what a moron is? What do you call doing something that you know will lead to you lossing your job and having a human rights commission on your case for hate speech?
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