Social media users Photoshop Julius Malema's face on Lerato Kganyago's True Love cover

24 May 2016 - 14:02 By TMG Entertainment
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In the midst of a social media storm over Lerato Kganyago's True Love cover some social media users thought it funny to take the mickey out of the situation, by photoshopping EFF leader Julius Malema's head onto her body.

Hundreds of Twitter users took to the site on Monday to complain about Lerato Kganyago's latest cover, saying that it had been photoshopped to the point where she was unrecognisable.

  • Watch: Lerato Kganyago speaks out on True Love cover disappointmentLerato Kganyago has once again spoken out on the Photoshop controversy that surrounded her on Monday, saying that she raised the alarm about the changes but was ignored. 

As messages of support from both fans and celebs, flooded in for Lerato, some decided to produce their own touched up cover replacing Lerato's head with Julius Malema's.

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Even Lerato saw the funny side of the cover, posting a picture of the meme on her Instagram account.

  • Shots fired! True Love hits back with unedited snaps of Lerato KganyagoHot on the heels of a social media frenzy over Lerato Kganyago's True Love magazine cover, the publication has hit back with a series of unedited photos.  

"You guys are going to hell, no short cuts!  Love my brother Julius to death, but not on my body! This country must shut down! Slay Queen Julius Slay!," she wrote.

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