DJ Sbu recalls being targeted by a KZN woman with a fake pregnancy for extortion

While being a celebrity surely has its perks, the disadvantages are equally present and for Sbusiso “DJ Sbu” Leope, one of the downsides was when a woman he did not know claimed he had impregnated her.

In a sit-down on the Virtual Mkhukhu podcast, Sbu recalled a time in his life where a lady falsely accused him of impregnating her in an attempt to extort money from him. 

In the episode Sbu said while he was working at YFM, a lady from KwaZulu-Natal approached him after hours claiming she had a “one-night stand” with him and threatening to take the matter to the papers.

Thankfully the identified woman later confessed that she lied because she and her family were having financial struggles. 

“She confessed that they are struggling at home, and her mother got her into this. They targeted me that she would come and create a story and threaten me with Shwashwi so that I would give her money ... That's one of the examples of what we have to deal with.”

The DJ has come a log way since those days and has been able to find his feet navigating fame. Whenever he reflects on his journey, Sbu is candid about it. 

In a previous interview on The Penuel Show podcast, Sbu spoke of living an expensive lifestyle and making bad financial decisions while rising in the entertainment industry. 

“When it comes to finances, I've fallen and I've got myself to blame and nobody else. From those Porches and just that lifestyle. I've lived the lifestyle, I've travelled, I've driven all these great cars, I've lived the nicest life, the celebrity life, partying and just throwing parties ... as you grow older you know better and do better ... I was overspending.

“I looked richer than I was.”

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