Veteran actor Sello Maake kaNcube has addressed allegations from his estranged wife, Pearl Mbewe, who claimed he “exposed” her to HIV.
Pearl recently spoke to Sunday World, stating she decided to come forward after the actor discussed his HIV status in an interview with Sunday Times.
“Three months after breaking up with the father of my kid, I went to test because I did not want to find myself carrying a child of my ex or jumping into another relationship without knowing my HIV status. My pregnancy and HIV results came out negative. So when he told me he too was negative, I naively believed him,” Pearl told the publication.
In response, Sello issued a statement announcing legal action against those spreading what he described as defamatory claims.
Read his statement below:
“African families are an institution. Those institutions are led. I, as the head of the family, want to assure all African families that I will not abandon the institution as a responsible father.
“Besides what is said about my family by a discredited, backwards and colonised media house whose intention is to destroy African families, I will stand by the African family unit.
“December being a family month, I want to encourage and support family units that they should not be discouraged and humiliated by those who are paid and motivated to destroy African family units.
“I am aware of the defamatory statements made about me and I am proceeding with legal action in this regard. This is to protect the African family unit.”
