Somizi’s Sompire Kids Clothing Line Faces Cancellation Before Launch Day: “He’s a Convicted Offender”

Somizi’s Sompire Kids Clothing Line Faces Cancellation Before Launch Day: “He’s a Convicted Offender”

  • Somizi's new enterprise, a children's clothing line called Sompire Kids, was not well-received
  • He promoted the range to broadcast whizz Anele Mdoda on her 947 show on the eve of its launch
  • Social media users were quick to cancel him based on his previous sexual offender allegations

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Socialite Somizi Mhlongo at Witbank, Biblo Cafe and at 947 studios before his interview with Anele Mdoda.
Somizi’s new clothing line, Sompire Kids, faces the risk of cancellation before it even launches because of previous alleged sexual offences. Images: @caramel_012, @somizi
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South African media personality Somizi Mhlongo might be the newest addition to Mzansi's cancel culture after he tried to promote his kiddies clothing range, Sompire Kids.

Somizi talks to Anele Mdoda about Sompire Kids

He took the opportunity to announce the launch of Sompire Kids on Anele Mdoda's Anele and the Club on 947 show. The radio host took their interview onto Twitter (now X) as her usual practice and said:

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"He is dropping a kiddies fashion range tomorrow!!!! We are talking all things Sompire Kids!!!! Tune in we are talking about it now and he says he wants to get something off his chest about Masked Singer SA #aneleandtheclubon947"

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Tweeps cancel Somizi's Sompire before its launch

While some social media users applauded his new venture, a lot of people cancelled him based on his sexual assault scandal that once cost him his Idol gig:

@Njivana motioned:

"Cancel him, he’s a convicted sexual offender."

@AshleighAmberl1 had reasons:

"I love Somizi but I will not be supporting his kids range, he already has money and should let other black businesses dominate."

@VanDerMohammed said:

"A convicted sex offender shouldn't even be allowed near kiddie brands, let alone getting airtime for it."

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@Kelevra_bd69 was annoyed:

"What's a convicted sex offender doing with kids? Anifuni ukusibona sithulile!"

@Borngypeter commented:

"Boys! Boys! Boys! Please, boys soloko zinempahla ezimbi."

@NosipeloQ had conditions:

"As long as the range won’t influence kids to be LGBTQI, I’ll be happy to support it."

Somizi pledges support for Kelly Khumalo

In a previous Briefly News story, Somizi pledged his support for Kelly Khumalo when she was a victim of cancel culture.

He secured her booking for his Shades of Pink concert when various events cancelled her amid the Senzo Meyiwa backlash in August.

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Molebogeng Seemela (Entertainment Editor) Molebogeng Seemela is a journalist and a current affairs reporter for Briefly News (joined in 2023) with over 10 years of experience. She obtained her National Diploma in 2013, and Bachelor of Technology in 2014 at TUT, majoring in Editorial Management. Specialist Reporting: Print, Features and Reviews; Advanced Reporting; and Advanced Editing and Design for Print. She has been a freelance journalist for several years but cemented her place as a reporter with the SABC, and Cosmopolitan SA.