South African actress and media personality Simphiwe Ngema has responded to claims that she visited Thabo Bester.
The actress admitted to visiting the Facebook rapist in prison.
Simphiwe said she went to visit the convicted rapist in April 2018 because Thabo, at the time, portrayed himself to be in the entertainment industry and had introduced himself to her and others as TK Motsepe.
“He seemed well connected and was able to organise meetings and big events which I and many other public figures were booked for. Till this day I was never paid for some of the events that I was booked for by 21st Century,” reads the statement.
The actress continued to explain that she went to prison to visit Thabo because she wanted answers and has supporting documents to prove it. She also alleged that it was a difficult time in her life because he owed her money.
“I’ve been extremely open about everything to those that have been investigating and I have nothing to hide. I am not the person that went there on a regular basis nor was I the last person to visit before his escape.”
The actress also called out the media to stop “vilifying” his victims as a means of distraction.
“The media should stop vilifying his victims and using us as a tool for distraction because we also want answers,” the statement read.
“Stop using his Victims as a tool for distraction. Someone needs to make those records public. So many innocent people are getting hurt from all of this. My family can’t be dealing with this again. After 5years!!!,” she wrote on her Instagram timeline.
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