Babes Wodumo ownes R1200
Babes Wodumo has been accused of not paying her make-up artist, Pearl Mhlongo (22) of Pearlisiwe Make-Up and Skincare from Durban.
According to Zimoja, the make-up was done in 2021, and the singer is yet to make payment of R1200.
“I was introduced to Babes Wodumo through her friend who happened to be my client. I was invited by a friend to come and do her make-up and when I got there, I found Babes Wodumo, who also requested that I do her face. I did the job and she paid me in cash. That is when I became her make-up artist. She would invite me over to her house in Westville to come and do her face and she would pay me cash,” she said.
The make-up artist revealed why she didn’t get paid then.
“Babes invited me to come do her face. I went there and did my thing and left without being paid as she promised to pay the next day because she wanted me to come back again to do her face again,” Mhlongo said, adding that, “she is always coming up with excuses. I’m not looking for fame or want to destroy her. All I want is my money for the service rendered. I have been quiet about this for two years. I don’t understand how is she failing to pay me R1 200 when she gets gigs. I don’t understand. I think she is taking advantage because I’m a young woman who is trying to run her make-up business. All I want is my money.”
However, Wodumo’s manager denied the accusation and further talked said that there is no proof.
“Babes doesn’t owe the young lady but the late Sthembile (Former PA) is the one who owes the young lady. I tried to reason with the mother of the young lady. She has been causing her drama on social media telling people she has been communicating with Babes since 2021. Mind you Babes and I had no idea.”
“When I try and reason with the angry mom and ask her for proof of a convo from 2021 with any member of our team, she doesn’t send it. Instead, she demands R1 200 with threats and insults. Can you pay anyone without any proof of an agreed amount? If she carries on wanting to trend by trashing Babes’ name when she is innocent, it’s okay but she must know that such is a crime. Babes have been through so much and just because she saw Babes trending because of her breath-taking performance, she thinks, ‘Oh well let me crush and make her trend badly… that’s on her,” she said.
