Jessica Mbangeni fuming over priesthood regalia questions

Poet Jessica Mbangeni caused a traffic jam, literally and online, at the funeral service of businessman Richard Maponya on Tuesday.

The star got tongues wagging when she rocked up wearing priesthood regalia, triggering major confusion for mourners.

Her attire left tweeps wondering if the imbongi is indeed a priest and when TshisaLIVE reached out for a comment, Jessica wasn't impressed that people would question her priesthood calling or regalia. 

“Twitter can interpret the picture as they want, I am not going to explain myself, she said. "The picture speaks a thousand words, what more do they want? I only reply or will respond to profound and relevant people who have brains and know what is happening.

"Jessica Mbangeni is a brand. My life is a journey, they (Twitter people) don’t know everything about me and I’m not married to them. They didn’t question me about my documentary with Richard Maponya."

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According to The Citizen the poet also faced criticism for making her way to the marquee, allegedly without invitation, and was later seemingly asked to leave by a SAPS official.

The publication reported that the official had called for a family member to recite a poem when Mbangeni also made her way to the front.

A video clip of the official allegedly asking Jessica to leave was shared online.

However, the poet dismissed the criticism, saying if the family had a problem with her presence in any way they would have told her.

"If the family had a problem with me they were going to address it. They (critics) must question me about my work and being a poet. I can’t give people my strength who are not even part of my life," Jessica said.