Lloyd Cele Denies Rumours About Failing to Pay R1.8 Million Debt, Singer Slams Fake News About Personal Life

Lloyd Cele Denies Rumours About Failing to Pay R1.8 Million Debt, Singer Slams Fake News About Personal Life

  • South African singer Lloyd spoke out about the rumours that were circulating that the musician and his family would soon be homeless
  • Lloyd set the record straight after some news publications shared articles claiming that the musician was in financial trouble
  • Idols SA runner-up Lloyd has been a beloved musician since 2010, and supporters still show him love

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Musician Lloyd Cele came onto the South African music scene after nearly winning the Idols competition. Lloyd Cele explained why there were reports that he could no longer afford his house.

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Lloyd spoke out after some news websites claimed that he could not keep his home after facing financial struggles. Image: Instagram/@lloydcelemusic
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Lloyd Cele assured South Africans that there was nothing to worry about. Lloyd's loyal supporters will breathe a sigh of relief since the singer has explained that all is going well with him.

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Lloyd rubbishes financial trouble gossip

According to TimesLIVE, a publication, ZiMoja, alleged that Lloyd was in the South African High Court for being unable to pay his R1.8 m home loan from 2013. TimesLIVE reports that Lloyd has assured the public that this was a fake news article.

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Lloyd admitted that he had no idea why Zimoja published the piece and was surprised that they wrote it. He said:

"Where did they get all this information from? It's not true, and it's actually quite depressing that they release things that are not researched properly.”

Lloyd is a South African treasure as fans have continued to show him love on social media posts since his musical debut in 2010. Lloyd sprung to popularity after coming in second place for the Idols SA singing competition season 6.

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DJ Clock appeals for help, producer says his home is about to be repossessed

Briefly News previously reported that House music producer DJ Clock is about to lose his home. The DJ is reportedly appealing to Mzansi to help him save his beautiful mansion.

The star, real name Kholile Elvin Gumede, shared that his townhouse is about to be repossessed by a bank. He reportedly failed to pay monthly instalments of over R4 000.

ZAlebs reports that the Saba Kufa hitmaker took out an Absa loan back in 2010 to buy the house. The star, who has also produced hits for the likes of DJ Tira and Big Nuz, told Daily Sun that the Covid-19 pandemic affected his income.

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DJ Clock is not the only South African star whose finances were affected during the hard lockdown. Many Mzansi celebs came out and shared that they were suffering as they couldn't perform when the country was on Level 5 lockdown.

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za