Cyan Boujee Issues Statement After Massive Backlash Regarding the Russian Program Scandal
- South African influencer and DJ Cyan Boujee has decided to break her silence after receiving massive backlash online
- The 24-year-old star released a statement about her involvement in the Russian program scandal
- Cyan Boujee also further explained in the video why she has been quiet about this matter when netizens called her out

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Bathong, this issue regarding the controversial Russian Program scandal seems to be far from over until all influencers involved speak up and apologise for misleading young women in Mzansi to join this program.
On Tuesday, 26 August 2025, the social media influencer, who is said to be under investigation among other influencers for promoting the program, decided to break her silence regarding this after being bashed for her involvement.
Cyan Boujee, whose real name is Honour Zuma, released a video statement talking about this and explaining why she has been silent all this time and only decided now to speak up.
"I’m going to keep this very short and quick. I’ve been quiet about this matter because, first of all, I’ve been waiting for the programme to actually release a statement on my behalf. I see they’re not taking this seriously because human trafficking is a very serious issue, and I do not support it. I believe this is a huge learning curve for me and all the other influencers, and I don’t think anyone with common sense would repeat something like this.
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"I want you guys to know that I didn’t do this for money because I haven’t been paid yet. I had other videos to post, I think I had four more videos to post on my YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. I was only going to get paid after posting, so I didn’t get any money," she said in her statement.
She captioned the video:
"I am aware of how serious the situation is, and the team is in communication with the program. I am awaiting a response before releasing another statement, which will include more details."

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Netizens react to Cyan's statement
Many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions to the star's statement regarding the Russian program scandal. Here's what they had to say:
yayarsa said:
"Please get someone to help you with releasing such statements."
lesegopase wrote:
"After giving us the middle finger and saying IGNORE THE DRAMA! Human trafficking is drama? It’s good that you are taking responsibility for the part you played, though!"
_tammie_x questioned:
"Since you knew immediately, why didn't you give a heads-up to your followers?"
zida_sa responded:
"It’s giving desensitised. Things in life don’t shock you anymore."
iam__sanza replied:
"You should have waited for whoever to issue a statement on your behalf."

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More on influencers with the Russian program and kidnapping
- Briefly News reported that influencer and club DJ Cyan Boujee is being investigated after promoting an opportunity for young South African women to travel to Russia.
- South Africans called out influencers who were part of a Russian campaign that targeted young women from poor backgrounds.
- The high rate of unemployment in South Africa has become a large contributing factor in the luring of nearly 200 people to Asia.
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