It seem that the situation between Ace Bembe selector Jigsy and Vybz Kartel has intensified for the worst. Just last week Kartel was accused by Jigsy of disrespecting him after he was called off stage by a member of Kartel's entourage and when he went to see him his chain was yanked from his neck, Hennessey poured on him before being gun butted and punched up.

In a statement released by Kartel he said as far as he knows the relationship between himself and Jigsy is in good standing, he could not have attacked Jigsy because he was not in the venue at the time of the incident, and said he apologises on behave of his fans who may have committed the act and advised Jigsy to report the incident to the relevant authorities.

In an recent interview with Jigsy....
He had this to say.

"Dere is no relationship between mi and Kartel we NOT friends him diss me fi nuttin, and den a lie to the media bout wha happen"

We pointed to the statement Kartel issued and asked if there is a possibility that it could have been someone else that ressembled the deejay, providing that the area was poorly lit, with a commanding voice he exclaimed.

"Ressemble wha listen mi nuh... yuh nuh know mi... mi look like mi blind a Kartel mi see when mi reach him come from behind the box and seh ..hey bwoy Jigsy yuh nuh rate mi and grab on pon mi chain and buss it off, tek him Hennessey and wet mi up and gun butt me and him followers dem tump mi up".

Seeing that Kartel had issued a statement apologising for the actions, we asked if there was any possibility of a reconciliation between the two.

"Recon who ... Mi nuh want nuh friend from him, him diss mi and mi just a guh low him, mi just want oonu know seh him get ban from Bembe him and him song dem fi life..dat means nuh kartel nah play a Bembe cause seet deh him diss the whole a di man dem, every selector a Bembe him diss fi nuttin, but Kartel a bad man so mi ago just left him to Father GOD"

With the banned now imposed we asked how he plans to enforce it. He told us there is a restraining order against Kartel, so he is not allowed to come within a certain distance of him. We asked what was the distance and his reponse was "Mi nuh know, but di further di betta".

Now with that said we wanted to know if the banned was extended to members of his crew (Portmore Empire),

"Mi cyaah stop a man from guh weh him wah guh, right now a just Kartel mi nuh want round me".

Ironically when we visited one of Kartel frequent spots to get his take on the whole situation, He was not on location but some men aligned to his crew had this to say regarding Jigsy's statement.

"Why dat bwoy a run up him likkle mouth like some gal, a talk bout ban, ban who ...nuh bwoy cyah ban di Teacha or Empire, as a matter of fact weh dem seh Orientation (a uniform party being promoted by members of the Bembe Squad at the said location) likkle more, arite nuh seh nuttin".

Jigsy was later asked about the event he said he will not be in attendance, so everything alright.