Kelly Khumalo as a musician might be praised as the Voice of Africa. But as a public figure, the Empini hitmaker is as controversial as they come. In the eight years since the passing of the baby daddy of her last born child, the late Bafana Bafana player and Orlando Pirates Senzo Meyiwe, she has been deemed as the black widow. A suggestion that has only grown in the passing years.
However, it seems that her recent headlines have prompted the musician to get armed with bodyguards. A move which has polarised social media users as they shared their opinions on the matter. But from reading the caption which Khumalo shared with the now viral post, it seems that maybe fans and the general public are reading a little too much on the matter.
Kelly Khumalo alleged to have accidentally shot Senzo Meyiwe
This past week, Kelly Khumalo returned to the center of the Senzo Meyiwe never-ending murder case. This comes after Advocate Teffo alleged that Khumalo was the one who shot her baby daddy during a scuffle on the day of Meyiwe’s murder. A clickbait snippet which had fans clamouring to social media to continue antagonising Khumalo. So much so, that via her legal team, Khumalo addressed the allegations by rubbishing the suggestion. But it seems the damage was done.
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Kelly Khumalo arms herself with protection
Whether intentional or not, Kelly Khumalo was the site of more scrutiny when she took to Instagram to share a video revealing that she walks with bodyguards in public spaces like malls, or airports. When the same post ended up on Twitter, tweeps did not waste any time in deciphering the post and sharing whether they believed it was necessary for the Dance Camigo musician to have bodyguards. More especially when it seemed that no one was paying her any attention.
— The Duke's Sangoma 🏳️🌈 (@KukuDabulamafu) June 4, 2022
But when you read the caption from her Instagram post, the context of the video is completely different. The caption suggests that Khumalo’s bodyguards were hired by Tropika Island of Treasure. But in actual fact, it was revealed that the video was taken during her visit to Gqeberha for her one-woman show, which was also attended by former Scandal! actress Masasa Mbangeni.
Therefore the security was hired to ensure that the star was safe all things considered. How true that might be, who knows. But here are other times when Khumalo walked with bodyguards.
