From Set to Real-Life Drama: Actress Letoya Makhene Speaks After Being “Thrashed” By Her Wife
Actress Letoya Makhene has spoken after news reports that she was thrashed by her wife and her dreadlocks were plucked off.
Yesterday, Sunday World reported that the former Generations: The Legacy actress was “beaten to a pulp” by her wife, Lebohang Pulumo-Makhene, last month.
Spouse Cuts Off Her Dreadlocks
Quoting a relative who did not want to be named, the publication alleged that Letoya and Lebo had a heated argument at their Randfontein residence. The dispute allegedly escalated into a physical and verbal assault, with Letoya claiming that Lebo used scissors to cut off her signature dreadlocks.
So bad was the alleged fight that Leyoya had two shiners and a punctured lung.
Letoya Makhene Speaks On Assault Reports
The actress took to Instagram to react to the story and poured cold water on it. Speaking in a long message, Letoya said:
“Instead of being celebrated and getting good publicity, Women’s Month is the time that someone chooses to try to bring down and drag two Women who are hardworking, Driven and Self-motivated. Only you won’t win this one!!! My family and I will handle this with grace, with our heads held up high, and we will hold each other’s hands🙏🏽
“Frankly, I’m getting tired of journalists from @thesundayworld calling me and my wife about one thing and then writing stories that have absolutely nothing to do with what they even called about. How is that ethical? You don’t even stop to think about how your tacky write-ups will affect our families, our work and our brands.
“What happened to investigating a story? So basically, I can make up a lie about someone whose life I want to destroy and some journalist will happily write about it just because it’s possibly going to sell papers that we have to admit no one is interested in buying anymore. My wife and I now wonder how we will explain this to the 57 women who have actually gone through this kind of abuse and who we have assisted in getting into safe spaces and getting their lives back together.”