Somizi Mhlongo-Motaung has responded to shocking abuse allegations allegedly made by his estranged husband Mohale Motaung-Mhlongo.
Over the weekend, the claims came to light as the Sunday World reported that Mohale had accused the Idols SA judge of abuse, in an interview Mohale apparently did with producers of the reality show, Living the Dream with Somizi.
Sunday World reported that Mohale told producers Somizi that threatened to kill him with a kitchen knife and hit him off the road with his car while he tried to flee.
The couple had been arguing about Mohale’s alleged jollery.
Somizi’s management then released a statement saying he was aware of the allegations of abuse against him.
The star said he would refer the matter to his lawyers.
“Mr Somizi Mhlongo has become aware of allegations allegedly made against him by his estranged husband, Mr Mohale Motaung, published in the Sunday World newspaper on 1 August 2021,” the statement said.
“Given the severity of the allegations, Mr Mhlongo has referred the matter to his legal team who are best equipped to handle the matter moving forward.
“No further comment will be given until such a time deemed necessary by his legal representatives.”
Since their dream wedding in 2019, cracks started appearing in their marriage.
From the moment Somizi introduced Mohale to his loved ones to the moment he proposed in France, everything has been documented on Somizi’s show, their respective social media accounts and even their very own wedding special show, Somizi & Mohale: The Union.
But they stopped appearing in public together, stopped posting about each other on social media and Mohale allegedly moved out of their home.
While both maintaining that all was well in their marriage, the couple made headlines earlier this year when IOL Entertainment found that Somizi is not following his husband on Instagram or Twitter anymore.
Mohale, however, follows Somizi on both platforms.
He last posted a picture of himself and Somizi in December last year.
Earlier this year, Somizi spoke candidly about his marriage and hitting the one-year mark.
The star said he and Mohale experienced good and bad patches in their relationship.
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