Obed Baloyi says he was promised to be honoured as a legend but he was instead used. Images via Twitter: @MzansiMagic
‘Diep City”s Ringo accuses event organiser of exploitation
Obed says he was supposed to get honoured at the Legends Awards but event organiser, Mphoza suddenly told him that he did not have money.
Obed Baloyi says he was promised to be honoured as a legend but he was instead used. Images via Twitter: @MzansiMagic
Actor Obed Baloyi has accused an event organiser of using his name to promote the Limpopo Legends Awards event that was held on 5 November.
The Diep City actor says the event organiser, Mphoza Mashabela offered to award him for his contribution in the acting industry but later backed down on it.
The man is alleged to have also asked him to do video clips to be posted on social media to promote the awards.
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NO MONEY TO HONOUR OBED
The fuming actor told Daily Sun that he hesitated to do it but Mphoza begged him and said “as black brothers we must help each other and I agreed”.
“On Tuesday, 1 November he called me and said he didn’t have money to honour me. He said I’ll be awarded next year when there’s enough funding. I told him it wasn’t about the money but more about my reputation,” Obed explained.
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“But he was having none of it. He insisted I won’t be awarded this year. I am angry because everybody who was nominated received the award and received the R10 000 cheque, but I was excluded,” he said.
“He approached me. But more importantly, he exploited me, he made me advertise his event for free,” Obed told the publication.
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‘HE ALSO SCAMMED ME!’ – GOSPEL STAR SAYS
A Gospel star, Paul “Paul K” Kganyako, also told the publication that Mphoza failed to him what was due to him so he did not attend the Limpopo Legends Awards.
“I did not attend the awards because Mphoza failed to pay the money. He asked me to promote his event which I did. Upon his request, I wrote letters to sponsors, confirming my attendance. He even used my name and face on his poster to promote his event. But he refused to pay. As a result I served him with a letter of demand.,” he told the publication.
Mphoza confirmed with Daily Sun that he worked with Obed and Paul K, but said he had no money.
“I’ll honour Obed next year. But Paul K is just trying to settle the score. He is jealous of my project. I don’t owe him anything and I’ll meet him in court,” he said.
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