Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Controversial comedienne Mai TT, whose real name is Felistas Murata, has eaten humble pie and publicly apologised to businesswoman Shingai Ziwange-Jere, who had filed a US$100,000 defamation lawsuit against her.
Shingai, the wife of Murehwa West legislator and CAPS United Football Club president Farai Jere, accused Mai TT of defaming her in a post published on her official Facebook page, Mai T’s Diaries.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Mai TT expressed regret over the hurt and distress she had caused, saying she took full responsibility for her actions. She wrote:
I would like to offer my deepest and most sincere apology to Hon. Farai Jere and his wife, Mrs. Shingi Ziwange-Jere, for the posts made on social media regarding you.
I regret the hurt and distress caused and take full responsibility for my actions. It was never my intention to bring harm or disrespect.
I acknowledge the damage done.Please accept this apology with genuine remorse.
The lawsuit arose after Mai TT’s Facebook posts on June 9, in which she accused Jere of issuing threats, orchestrating assaults, and manipulating the justice system.
The businesswoman dismissed these allegations as “unfounded” and “fabricated,” asserting that they unfairly painted her as a “criminal queenpin.”
Besides filing the lawsuit, Jere also lodged a criminal complaint under Zimbabwe’s Cyber and Data Protection Act, citing cyberbullying, harassment, and the dissemination of false information.
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