Gqom star Babes Wodumo seems to be the latest mzansi artist who might face legal action over a missed gig.
Born Bongekile Simelane, Babes shot to stardom after the release of her 2016 viral hit, Wololo. Babes’ success drew in many gigs, including a recent event she was scheduled to perform at in Durban which has landed her in hot water.
Lifestyle establishment Endaweni Shisanyama has legally threatened the self-proclaimed gqom queen to recover an amount of R11,000 after she failed to show up for her performance at their All Black birthday celebration, reports Sunday World.
“After she confirmed her availability, we promised to pay her on the 25th, but we ended up paying her on the 24th as she kept doing follow-ups,” said the establishment.
“To our surprise, after payment the following day, she came back with a voice note saying that her sister Nondu, who does her bookings, mixed up the dates with Johannesburg, and she has three gigs on that side.”
Endaweni Shisanyama further stated that they suspected the above to happen as Babes had not made any promotional videos. “We told the person we were booking through her that if she doesn’t show up, we would like to get a refund, as we won’t need a new date or replacement … We believe all along she’s been in Johannesburg and did not have the intention to come to our event. She took us for a ride and scammed us.”
The above-mentioned publication spoke to Babes, who admitted that Endaweni Shisanyama booked her for the 27th, however, she shared that her manager mixed up the dates.
She said, “I did convey my apology to them, explaining that on the very same day I was supposed to be performing at their event, I had gigs and had to shoot for my TV reality show.”
Babes did not respond to the publication when asked about a refund to avoid legal action.
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