South Africans Laugh as Nandipha Magudumana's Lawyer Denies Receiving Direct Payment From Netflix
- Doctor Nandipha Magudumana's legal representatives have denied claims that she received direct payment from Netflix
- This comes after Mugudumana and her accomplice and romantic partner, Thabo Bester, filed a court order to stop the Netflix documentary about them
- The court denied the couple's bid to have the Netflix documentary, titled Beauty and the Bester, halted
The legal representatives of Doctor Nandipha Magudumana have strongly denied the claims that she received direct payments for the Netflix documentary titled Beauty and the Bester.
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What did the lawyers say?
On Thursday, 11 September 2025, advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, representing Netflix, stated that Magudumana was compensated for the archives of the documentary. Ngcukaitobi said that they are perplexed to see Magudumana challenging the release of the documentary.
Magudumana's lawyer, Dinana Reid, denied this. She said that there was never any direct payment to Doctor Nandipha Magudumana. Reid said that if any payments were received, it was for the legal cost of the papers that she looked at. She said that the cost was claimed for the archives.
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The court dismissed their application with costs, striking it off the roll for lack of urgency. Judge Sulet Potterill said in her judgment that she was critical of Reed and Magudumana’s legal teams for their last-minute application and the filing of papers hours before the hearing. Both the lawyers of Bester and Magudumana said they were disappointed by the judgment.
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What did South Africans say?
Social media users shared their opinions regarding the payment claims.
@Lehutso_Ml said:
"The love she have for money is extremely on a higher level."
@SagewaseSouthAh said:
"This one commits crime even when she is in prison."
@MtshemlaMzolisi said:
"I always look at her and ask myself "wayengenwe yintoni, ndikhona". Life neh, those we love don't love us and the reverse is true. At some point I even had a dream about her and we were at varsity."
@BotziMarcus said:
"So they paid an alleged criminal and expected that criminal to act in good faith like which part of locked behind bars for did they not acknowledge. They should have taken a video of the signing of the contract to avoid such situations."
@themba_makhubo said:
"She made a deal with the devil this one , the love she has for money its insane."
@zumapaulos said:
"Listen Netflix, pay me so I can afford lawyers to complain about what you paid me for."
@M23Rebel said:
"Dr Nandipha is confused now. She loves Thabo Bester with her whole heart at the same time she wants to get off the hook."
@Wahaenne said:
"These are lies to get us to watch the show. I can tell you NOW that there's NOTHING new to see in that docu-series! They just want to make sure we run there to stream."
State drops charges against former G4S employee
In another article, Briefly News reported that the state dropped its case against one of the suspects on trial for the escape of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester.
The suspects appeared before the Bloemfontein Magistrates' Court in the Free State on 17 June 2025. Thabo Bester's lawyer also announced that he would not continue with the case as there were no funds to retain his services.
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