Troubled Dawn Thandeka King sends debtor collectors to KZN Awards co-founders
Well despite calling it quits when it comes to acting Dawn Thandeka King won’t go down without a fight. Of late the seasoned star actress has been trending from unpaid prize money to quitting acting. No doubt she is going through a lot right now. Rumour has it that the star actress visited several medical centres recently and her mental wellness was put into question.
However, in the wake of the daring rumours, she shared a video insisting that she was not mentally well hence she wanted a break from acting. In the mix of things, actress Dawn Thandeka King sent people to collect her money from the KZN Entertainment Awards co-founder, Mhlo Gumede.
The actress is among those who won the awards at a ceremony held in December 2020 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre in Durban.
The organisers announced that each award was worth R100 000, and the winners were told they’d get their money in March 2021, which did not happen.
Troubled Dawn Thandeka King sends debtor collectors to KZN Awards co-founders
Sources said when Dawn Thandeka lost her father in May, she called Mhlo and asked for her money because she wanted to use it for funeral arrangements.
“But Mhlo played hide and seek with Dawn Thandeka,” said a source. Another source claimed: “He only managed to send Dawn Thandeka R20 000. He had no money but he sent this money out of his pocket.” Mhlo confirmed Dawn Thandeka had sent men to collect her money.
“They came to me and demanded that I give them Dawn Thandeka’s money,” said Mhlo. That was scary and I was confused because it was not my duty to contribute to her father’s funeral. I can’t say I’m living in fear, but what I can say is that I gave Dawn Thandeka the money that was coming from my pocket out of ubuntu. I always tell artists that they must be patient. We’re still waiting for sponsors to pay us.”
Dawn Thandeka said people must get the facts straight.
“I only sent the men because I felt Mhlo undermined me since I’m a woman. I didn’t send any men with guns or izinkabi for that matter. And I don’t want to talk about that money again. I’ve just decided to leave it. It’s up to Mhlo whether he wants to give it to me or not.”