‘LET REAL COURT RULE ON RAPE’ – MOME
Tol Ass Mo’s wife says she will not keep quiet while her husband is tried and convicted by the court of public opinion
MOME Maleqwa Mahlangu, the wife of comedian and media personality Mongezi ‘Tol Ass Mo’ Mahlangu, has come out in defence of her husband amid rape allegations.
The allegations were levelled against Tol Ass Mo by model and actress Lerato Moloi. The model claims that she was sexually assaulted and raped by him while they were working together.
“In 2014, I was sexually assaulted and raped by Mongezi ‘Tol Ass
Mo’ Mahlangu while working on a television production in Paarl, Western Cape. For numerous reasons, I did not open a case at the time and only shared this experience with one of the other participants on the show,” Moloi said.
After both Moloi and Tol Ass Mo reached the top of the trends list this weekend amid the allegations, and Pearl Thusi announced on Twitter that she was interviewing Mome and Tol Ass Mo on BET’s Behind The Story, Mome took to social media to defend her husband.
Mome said she and her family would not participate in a “kangaroo court”, referring to social media.
“I remember saying this in July, we will not participate in kangaroo court but the real court as these allegations are not to be taken lightly, and as a woman myself I’m disturbed and I have taken jabs from the kangaroo court as they (social media users) are the investigators,” she said in the caption that accompanied a picture of herself and Tol Ass Mo.
The reality star went on to say: “Moving swiftly along, I’m not sure why I’m being bullied cause yes I will support my husband until he is proven guilty not by Twitter.”
“I’m a woman too and I’m in this situation too… I will not be crucified to make decisions on something that’s in court, I will remain with my vowed till further notice. I will not block comments and I will take all the jabs thrown at me,” she added.
When asked by an Instagram user what she would do if her husband was found guilty, Mome replied, “I will definitely leave sisi.”
BET Africa found itself on the receiving end of scathing attacks over the weekend.
The trouble started after Thusi, the host of Behind the Story with
Pearl Thusi, shared a video with her Twitter followers, revealing her guest line-up for the coming season of the show.
When viewers learnt that one of her guests would be Tol Ass Mo and his wife Mome, there was a huge outcry.
Tweeps accused Thusi and BET Africa of being tone deaf and not reading the room, as South Africa observes Women’s Month.
Thusi came out in defence of the interview in a post which has since been deleted. She has also locked her Twitter account.
She compared her interview to the US televised interview Gayle
King had with R Kelly, further stating that she was not a judge but an activist.
The comparison did not sit well with viewers, forcing BET Africa to issue an official statement on the matter.
Taking to Twitter, it said: “BET Africa confirms that the Tol Ass Mo and Mome interview from the upcoming new season of Behind the Story with Pearl Thusi will not be aired on the channel out of respect for the current environment, legal proceedings and the basis of impartiality.”