Another great loss for Mzansi's entertainment industry. TV and Radio Personality Kuli Roberts has reportedly passed away. According to Daily Sun, the former Kaya FM radio presenter died yesterday.
A few weeks ago, Kuli rubbished rumours that she was elected as a councillor at ATM. The star set the record straight during an interview with Clement Manyathelaās āHanging Outā show on 702.
āI never signed up to be a councillor for ATM. Manyi posted absolute lies, I was never standing up to be a councillor for ATM and that basically cost me my job...That hurts but s*** happens...
āI would never get involved in politics in this country, it is dangerous. It's like Mexico, it's a warpath, and Iām really not into that,ā she said as quoted by IOL. Read More: Kuli Roberts Drops A Bombshell
He was laid to rest a few days ago, Speaking at his memorial service, his wife Masechaba Shai said her husband was a great man who cared for his family.
"I am humbled by the support and love that you have been giving us. Patrick behaved like a child and my job was to ground him. I want to say all of you judging him, you need to start judging yourself first. This pain is deep. Very deep. I want you guys to understand, it is deepā¦
" He loved my kids with all his heart. He was a father first, he was a husband, he was a caretaker. He carried us. We were not perfect and he was not perfect. Being on TV doesnāt make you perfect,ā she said
She also spoke about the abuse that she suffered in her marriage saying, āHe was a perpetrator like all of you in this place. I was never intimidated by the beautiful women who became the wives of my husband. When he said āI am sorry, he meant it. My kids are hurting because of the country that my husband loved.ā
She added that people should learn to forgive, āMy kids, don't take serious what people say about your father because you know him. He was no saint. I am not a saint and you are also not innocent but still, he was a human being. South Africa, let us forgive because God forgives all of us all the time.
āI am not an actor, I am realist. I am not a robot but a human being. I am not crying but crying for my kids and I don't know how are they going to recover from this. Patrick was like a child, he played a lot. I called him Ntwana," she said.
