'She's playing the media' - Radio man leaps to Jub Jub's defence
RADIO presenter Chris Matshaba has entered the fray related to the volatile love-hate relationship between Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye and his baby mama Kelly Khumalo.
LOVE-HATE COUPLE: Kelly Khumalo supported Jub Jub Maarohanye in court when they were stilll on speaking terms. Picture by Bafana Mahlangu
IN THE THICK OF THINGS: Radio presenter Chris Matshaba. Picture by Mbuzeni ZuluKelly seems to believe that Jub Jub's downfall will be her way of elevating her musical comeback efforts
RADIO presenter Chris Matshaba has entered the fray related to the volatile love-hate relationship between Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye and his baby mama Kelly Khumalo.
The former Motsweding FM presenter, who now hosts an afternoon drive show on North West FM and claims he is Jub Jub's new manager, says he is disappointed by Khumalo's utterances on Motswako on SABC2 last Monday night.
Khumalo didn't pull her punches, digging up all the dirt she could and tearing the Maarohanye family to pieces.
She alleged, again, that she was physically and emotionally abused and neglected by Jub Jub after supporting him financially and bearing him a child.
The once famous hip-hop star, whose gospel-inspired hit Ndikhokele became a household anthem three years ago, is facing multiple murder charges with co-accused Themba Tshabalala.
This follows the much-publicised accident that claimed the lives of four schoolkids in Soweto two years ago, with the families of the deceased saying they would not forgive the muso because he had not shown remorse.
Khumalo claimed Jub Jub was a druggie and that this led to the accident that cost him his career.
"Kelly seems to believe that Jub Jub's downfall will be her way of elevating her musical comeback efforts," says Matshaba.
"Almost all her recent interviews are about Jub Jub, drugs and the accident and not her work."
He says Khumalo blames Jub Jub for all the problems in her life.
"I'm not condoning the use of drugs, if there were any in their relationship, but why is she blaming everybody but herself for what has happened in her life?" he asks.
"What about her pregnancy. Who is she blaming? I guess it was love - or was she high when she conceived that baby?
"She also claims Molemo was broke when she bought him the Mini Cooper.
"The bottom line is that she was in love.
"Kelly knows everything about the accident ... but now that the date of the next court appearance is nearing, she rushes to the media to clear her name - she's playing the media," he says.
Khumalo says she isn't interested in what Matshaba is saying.
"I don't want to know - speak to my management," she says.
But Kelly's manager Sarah Shongwe says: "We decided that our stance would be no comment as we wouldn't want to get involved in the 'he said, she said' argument."
mdakaneb@sundayworld.co.za
Mar10
Can this uniteresting drama be finished already? I mean does it really take so many years and so much taxpayers' money to decide someone's fate?As long schlebs are treated with a golden glove we shall remain a banana republic. Botswana, as small as it is have a better consistent justice system.
ayifuni-WENA-leyo
wena chris you crazy,JubJub is abusive & a drugie its about time ppl know the real JUb-Jub, Kelly is right by speaking her lungs out about this drugie. you have guts for defending a man who is accused of murdering inocent kids. sies man!!
SAMONYOBINYOBI
@ayifuniI c no problem wit wat Chris said, yes Jub Jub murdered innocent children but Kelly got no right to be ol ova ths world paintin his name black, he olredy got enuf probs nd facin murder charges, so Kelly bothata bjoa gage ke eng ena, ws sh eva mentioned in ths case? NO! so a fotsek nd leave Jub Jub wth hs enuf problems, big up to you Chris
THEOZA
I also m tired of this Kelly Khumalo she just doesn't have talent like her counterpart Khanyi Mbau and then make up these unfounded stories so that we can feel bad for them and buy their music, I agree Jub Jub messed up but why now because she has got some album coming out or out already( I do not care) the bottom line is why can't they just come out and make music and let people decide if they do buy their music or not. The first time around she came up with a virgin story and now this, mnxm, SHALLOW!mbau
