Amapiano Star Young Stunna Responds to Gay Allegations Made by ‘Biri Marung’ Hitmaker

Amapiano Star Young Stunna Responds to Gay Allegations Made by ‘Biri Marung’ Hitmaker

  • South African Amapiano vocalist Young Stunna recently addressed gay allegations made by Tebogo Mashego on social media
  • The controversial Musa Khawula posted a video of the Adiwele hitmaker denying the allegations
  • Many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions to what Young Stunna had to say after he was accused of being gay
Netizens reacted to Young Stunna being called gay
Young Stunna responded to gay allegations. Image: @youngstunna_rsa
Source: Instagram

Bathong, the popular South African Amapiano vocalist, Young Stunna, has been making headlines on social media recently since the whole Biri Marung hitmaker's drama escalated.

On Monday, 22 September 2025, the controversial blogger and gossipmonger Musa Khawula posted a video of the Adiwele hitmaker addressing the rumours of him being gay, which were made by Tebogo Mashego, the very same person he mocked by making him his Instagram profile picture.

In the clip, Young Stunna denied being gay and also voiced out his frustration about how hard it is being an artist in Mzansi because every time people make speculations about their financial and relationship status, just like how the Biri Marung hitmaker is doing.

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However, this isn't the first time the Amapiano vocalist has been accused of being gay, as in November 2023, a video of him and Masterpiece YVK had many netizens speculating that they were both ama after-nine.

Watch the recent clip below:

SA reacts to Young Stunna defending himself

Shortly after the video of the vocalist responding to the gay rumours on social media went viral, many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions to him defending his sexuality. Here's what they had to say below:

@DeepHouseFrea said:

"He might look gay but he's not. Never saw a gay with down syndrome."

@Oriana_RSA wrote:

"This is definitely a crash out. The moment you start explaining, it means you are one of the alphabet community."

@ChelseaChiefs commented:

"What's with the gay community still hiding themselves in 2025? I thought it was already common knowledge that this thing is happening."

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@Nathi87196520 responded:

"Ai ya I think the lil kid is right about this guy, he definitely sounds gay, he looks gay, worse with the earrings, maybe they do eat that bum. My man, you are definitely gay. WHY ARE YOU GAY??"

@MolotoMzam39045 replied:

"Only Jealous people will say those useless comments. Phuma kuboyou are fine like that as long as people love you. Who is he to say all this rubbish to you? Maybe he wishes to be you."

@NeoRamokoka3 wrote:

"I've never ever met a straight heterosexual male that's had to explain his sexuality. If you are not gay, then why are you explaining it to people you don't know?"
Netizens reacted to rumours of Young Stunna being gay
Young Stunna denied being gay. Image: @youngstunna_rsa
Source: Instagram

Young Stunna's performance receives mixed reactions

In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that Amapiano musician Young Stunna went viral recently due to a video of him dancing and performing on stage. The singer recently performed at the Vaal University of Technology.

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In a video posted by @MDNnewss on X, Stunna was performing his hit song uShaka with Shaunmusiq and Ftears, and it features DJ Maphorisa and Visca.

Source: Briefly News

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Mbali Tebele (Entertainment Editor) Mbali Tebele is a senior entertainment writer at Briefly News (joined 2023) with eight years of experience. She is a Journalism graduate from IIE Rosebank College (2018). She started her career in 2018 as a news writer, then moved to Add-X Marketing Solution as an account coordinator & social media assistant (2020). She was a freelance writer at Newskoop (2021) and a multimedia journalist and social media assistant at Daily Sun Newspaper (2022). Email: mbali.tebele@briefly.co.za

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