DJ Karri worried about social media sensation Alostro after he went Awol
DJ Karri and social media sensation Alostro had a public fallout after his disappearance.
During the Covid-19 lockdown Alostro, real name Mohau Louis, gained fame after Karri helped him work through his battle with a nyaope addiction and got him to eventually work at rehabilitation facilities to assist others.
But after getting his first pay cheque, Alostro allegedly disappeared and Karri issued a statement in a video saying he was parting ways with him.
'At this point, it's up to him what he (Alostro) wants to do with his life, whether he wants to live with his aunt or come back to me. But as a man he will decide what he wants to do with his life,' Karri said in the video.
A source told TshisaLIVE this was not the end of the road for the two.
The source revealed Alostro got paid and went back home to his aunt. He was not lost or on the streets but back home.
'He is not lost, Karri would never give up on him, they just have to talk.'
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