Nats Knows : Top 5 hot scoop of 2015
Nats knows everything that goes down in the entertainment world and she shares her top 5 scoop of the year.
South Africa has been on a lot of international headlines this year and our own celebrities have made their mark overseas.
Natarah is the queen of what's hot on the streets and the internet and she sums up the juicy stories of South Africa in the year 2015.
Here's the saucy countdown:
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah took over as host of the award winning "Daily Show" from veteran broadcaster Jon Stewart and South Africans were super proud!
Our ex-Proteas captain Graeme Smith spoke out after his estranged wife Morgan Deane went on a Twitter rant earlier this year.
She addressed, "all young girls," and warned them not to head down the same path she did. Graeme and Morgan announced they were parting ways in February after 4 years of marriage.
Jason Derulo made a big impression at the South African of the Year Awards. The American singer was hired to perform at the glitzy event.
During his performance he asked his audience to stand up. Some people didn't and that's when he asked guests if they can speak English. Ouch! He received a backlash from South Africans on Twitter and later clarified why he'd said what he said.
"Speaking English" remark I made, was directed to a specific table. It wasn't literal, just a figure of speech when someone isn't responding
— Jason Derulo (@jasonderulo) October 17, 2015Unathi Msengana's controversial statements about racism at Stellenbosch University got her in trouble. People responded to her comments on Twitter with #UnathiBeLike.
The Idols SA judge took offence and lashed out at a fan and was suspended from her radio show.
We ask for the immediate suspension of Unathi Msengana @METROFMSA pic.twitter.com/AUjLevUawr
— ANELISA (@anelisa_kakaza) August 25, 2015Unathi is out of order, after we quietly let her record two albums and judge a singing competition even though she can't sing. ungrateful!
— Muchi4TheKids (@Sipho_Says) August 25, 2015Unathi is trying to belittle the struggles of the students at Stellies. Stellies is in South Africa. Respect policy pha kokwenu.
— Athisto (@AthiOnTheNet) August 24, 2015After AKA and DJ Zinhle broke-up earlier this year, Zinhle wrote an open letter basically confirming the rumours that the singer cheated on her with Bonang Matheba.
In her blog, Zinhle wrote that AKA admitted to the affair.
She writes: “A week before our daughter was born, I found out about an affair between Kiernan (the father of my child) and Bonang Matheba. I also received confirmation of the rumours through an honest conversation which I had with Kiernan, who confirmed that the affair had been going on for over 5 months.”
Shew!
There were media reports that after that public letter, Bonang's lawyers sent Zinhle a letter demanding she apologise to Queen B and threatened to take the DJ to court for defamation.
AKA refused to touch the issue. During an interview he was asked about the cheating allegations and this is what he did: