Celeb Twitter Round-Up: Somizi Mhlongo’s Baby Mama Makes Shocking Claims
When it comes to Somizi Mhlongo, the entertainer/choreographer is either loved or loathed by the South African population. However, there seems to be plenty of loathing from his baby mama, Palesa Madisakwane, who has taken shots at his parenting style – or lack thereof!
Most recently, Madisakwane sat down for an interview with Boldly Owamie on the latter’s “To Hell and Back” podcast. She took shots at Somizi’s treatment of her and their 30-year-old daughter, Bahumi, and how he failed to support Bahumi both emotionally and financially growing up.
This would (allegedly) range from Somizi claiming that he was not Bahumi’s father when she was baby, to hardly paying any child maintenance.
Notably, the “Generations” actress also criticised Somizi for still not providing Bahumi with financial assistance to this day, which at one point left her homeless.
“Bahumi is not financially stable, even now,” Madisakwane claimed. “Bahumi doesn’t have a place to stay – Bahumi stays with me, her mother, at the moment. Bahumi drives my car.”
Bahumi’s other struggles include driving to acting auditions via Uber, if and when she can afford it.
“Sometimes she goes to these parties with Somizi, but she comes back with nothing,” Madisakwane went on. “The following day, I have to give her money for transport. She’s hustling just like everyone else. From time to time, she gets gigs, but she is still under my care.”
While Somizi has yet to respond to Madisakwane’s allegations, folks on Twitter/X certainly have!
There were many tweeps who sided with the “Living The Dream with Somizi” star and criticised the mother-and-daughter pair:
Some were appalled that Somizi was still expected to financially support Bahumi at her age:
However, many others reckoned that peeps were focusing on the wrong thing – namely, that Somizi was apparently not involved in his own daughter’s life from the get-go – and that, to a point, parents should always support their children, regardless of their age:
Of course, it has led to a whole discourse on parenting, with valid statements and questions such as “I worked hard to give my children the life they deserve because I grew up in a financially insecure household” and “Can I still give my kids monetary assistance when they’re already at a point or age of stability?” being raised.
At the end of the day, though, everyone’s here mainly for the drama. So, if and when Somizi (or Bahumi) decides to speak up about it, tweeps will be ready to jump out and gobble up all the juicy beef!
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