The one thing that catapulted Somizi Mhlongo and Mohale Motaung’s relationship into the entertainment stratosphere is the same thing that got people to watch the recently released Somhale doccie covering the rise and fall of their marriage.
“What is this one thing?” you might wonder.
The simple answer lies in the fact that people love to know what is going on with either of them and then go into lengthy discussions about it afterwards and that is exactly what the Somhale doccie does.
Titled Somizi and Mohale: End of the Road, the documentary seeks to unravel the tapestry of their relationship and every salacious detail that has emerged since they first experienced issues as a couple.
Produced by the brains behind some of the projects the couple has put out there, Somizi and Mohale: End of the Road (official hashtag SomhaleEOTR) calls on friends, industry peers and journalists to take a deep dive into some of the most topical questions about Somhale and the end of their marriage.
Despite a number of people like Letoya Makhene, Lumko Johnson, Gabi Mbele and The Citizen’s own Sandisiwe Mbhele featuring in the documentary, the only person everyone is talking about is stylist and socialite turned actress Tshiamo Modisane.
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Since the Somhale doccie aired, she has been skewered online for making comments that many have said make light of the alleged abuse that Mohale suffered at the hands of his ex-husband.
“When did this happen because these people were living on social media every day?” she asked at some point in the documentary.
“If there were [rumours of abuse], I did not hear anything, I steered clear of them, I did not care,” added Tshiamo.
At another point in the documentary, she stated that the abuse was the price Mohale had to pay for his elevated social status as a result of his links to Somizi through marriage.
“So he went from 5 000 followers on Instagram to 10 000 to 15 000 to 50 000 to 100 000 to a million to a Mini Cooper endorsement. Like, ‘where were you all along?’, let’s think about where was Mohale? If there was no Somizi, would there be a Mohale?” she asked.
Clips of Tshiamo speaking in the Somhale doccie have been widely circulated online with many exclaiming their shock at the fact that a woman would make such comments about abuse in a country facing a gender-based violence and domestic abuse epidemic.
Contrary to popular belief, what allegedly happened between Somizi and Mohale can be classified as domestic abuse despite the fact that they are both men.
Tshiamo’s comments also seem to have been viewed under the assumption that a woman would automatically side with the victim in any situation labelled under the domestic violence umbrella.
At the time of writing, Tshiamo had not yet responded to the backlash.
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