Minnie Dlamini Takes Legal Action Against MacG Over Offensive Podcast Comments
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| Image via mac G Podcast and Minnie Instagram |
South African media darling Minnie Dlamini is not in the mood for damage control or half-baked apologies. The TV presenter and actress has confirmed she’s taking legal action against controversial podcaster MacGyver “MacG” Mukwevho following offensive remarks he made about her during a recent episode of Podcast and Chill.
The drama kicked off when MacG made crude comments about Minnie’s personal life, throwing around demeaning speculation about her hygiene and past relationships. The internet lit up. Viewers, fans, and even critics called out the remarks for what they were: flat-out misogyny disguised as "banter."
Sensing the backlash storm, MacG tried to put out the fire. On a newer episode, he offered an apology sort of.
“I want to apologise first and foremost to all the female chillers and just women in general in South Africa that I might have offended with that comment,” he said. “That was not the intention.”
He even went as far as inviting Minnie to join him on the podcast to talk it out. But Minnie? She’s not having it.
In a public statement, Dlamini made it clear that the apology didn’t move her.
“To apologise now, only when public pressure threatens their image, is to centre their own reputational damage rather than the trauma inflicted on others,” she wrote. “Words without genuine accountability are hollow.”
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| Image @podcastabdchillwithmacg |
During the same episode, MacG claimed that a group of South African celebrities is actively trying to bring down his podcast, although no specific individuals were named.
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