It is not looking good for Meghan Markle right now! As Perezcious readers will recall, the Duchess of Sussex claimed in an interview with The Cut that a South African star of the live-action The Lion King movie told her at the 2019 London premiere that her marriage to Prince Harry spurred a celebration on par with Nelson Mandela’s release from prison.
Her comment immediately sparked some backlash on social media, with the activist’s grandson Zwelivelile “Mandla” Mandela speaking out against the ex-royal.
And it wasn’t just that the remark was oddly self-aggrandizing — there’s a real question as to whether it’s even true! In fact, Dr.
John Kani — who was the only South African cast member in the Disney film — denied ever making the controversial remarks since he didn’t attend the premiere in the UK.: However, the 79-year-old did say she could have mixed him up with the composer Lebo M. (born Lebohang Morake)… Related: Royal Family Members Feel They’ve Lost ‘Trust’ In Meghan After Recent Interviews Well, now the songwriter has addressed the incident to DailyMail.com — and he has a completely different recollection of the “less than a minute” conversation with Meghan and Harry!
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