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‘Amanda’s comments have significantly affected the brand’ – MacG
In a video Amanda Du-Pont called for other women to come forward if they had been sexually assaulted.
In a video Amanda du Pont called for other women to come forward if they had been sexually assaulted by MacG. None was come forward. Picture: Mancgunleashed/Instagram
The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) decision to withdraw all charges against Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanyane hasn’t only vindicated him, but also podcaster Macgyver Mukwevho, popularly known as MacG.
In 2021, Jub Jub went on MacG’s podcast and claimed that actress Amanda Du-Pont was one of the girls he “smashed” in the past.
Du-Pont responded to the controversial interview with her version of events. In a video on her Instagram page, the actress claimed that Jub Jub had repeatedly raped her over two years.
“MacG, you find gratification in not verifying facts for your own personal gain and financial standing when you could potentially be destroying people emotionally, not knowing what they have been through,” said Du-Pont in 2021.
She laid rape charges against Maarohanye in February 2022.
Speaking to The Citizen, MacG said he felt vindicated after the NPA’s decision.
“Yes. I feel somewhat vindicated. However, the vindication is mostly for Jub Jub, who was on our platform to speak his truth. For me, it’s less about personal vindication since I had no fear about the heinous and malicious utterances she made about me,” MacG told The Citizen.
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Affecting the brand
He claimed the podcast had lost sponsorships over the saga.
“Amanda’s comments have significantly affected the brand. The cancellation we experienced after her remarks still comes up in meetings, and it continues to impact our future earnings. It’s not just about past losses but also the ongoing impact on our business,” said MacG.
“We would have been so far ahead had she have been more responsible in her approach, instead of responding out of emotion on a live stream in an attempt to assassinate Both Jub Jub and I’s character,” said MacG.
Attempts to contact Du-Pont for comment was unsuccessful at the time of publishing. Any update will be included once recieved.
On the latest episode of Podcast and Chill MacG claimed that he attempted to sue the actress for what she said, but the case was allegedly thrown out.
Du-Pont served MacG with court papers after his lawyers summoned her to apologise for her remarks and requested a “round table meeting”.
In the legal papers that circulated on social media, Du-Pont’s legal representatives said the actress refuses to apologise.
[READ] Amanda du Pont has responded to MacG via her attorney and made it categorically clear she will NEVER apologise for how he featured in her video remarks. Im fact, she says MacG's laughter and word choices as a podcaster amount to both civil and crimen iniura against her 1/3 pic.twitter.com/5g7GulQp3B
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) December 6, 2021
“Your clients’ conduct constituted civil injuria as well as crimen injuria against our client.”
MacG said he’ll most likely not pursue the matter any further.
“This has been ongoing for years and I personally want to put it to rest and focus on what we do best, unless my legal team advises otherwise.”
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The first Podcast and Chill episode aired in July 2018 and despite its controversies, it has grown to become the continent’s biggest in numbers.
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