{"id":39161,"date":"2025-10-18T21:49:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39161"},"modified":"2025-10-18T21:49:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:49:54","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignlerato-nxumalo-takes-legal-action-against-musa-khawula-over-viral-husband-photo-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/18\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignlerato-nxumalo-takes-legal-action-against-musa-khawula-over-viral-husband-photo-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Lerato Nxumalo takes legal action against Musa Khawula over viral husband photo claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-172194\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lerato-Nxumalo-takes-legal-action-against-Musa-Khawula-over-viral.jpg?resize=600%2C456&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lerato-Nxumalo-takes-legal-action-against-Musa-Khawula-over-viral.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lerato-Nxumalo-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Actress Lerato Nxumalo has responded to gossip blogger Musa Khawula\u2019s viral post that allegedly showed her husband\u2019s picture.<\/p>\n<p>The former<em> Scandal!<\/em> star addressed the situation on her Instagram Stories on Friday, 17 October 2025, revealing that she and her husband are pursuing legal action.<\/p>\n<p>Khawula made headlines earlier in the week after sharing a photo online, claiming it was Nxumalo\u2019s husband.<\/p>\n<p>The post quickly spread across social media, sparking conversations and drawing mixed reactions from fans.<\/p>\n<p>In her statement, Nxumalo expressed frustration over the incident, writing that they are taking legal steps against \u201call blogs, TikTok users, and YouTube channels\u201d that circulated the false information in the past 48 hours, using Khawula\u2019s post as their source.<\/p>\n<p>Social media user @MissHatla also shared a screenshot of Nxumalo\u2019s post on X, further amplifying the actress\u2019s response.<\/p>\n<p>Nxumalo included a message from the man whose image Khawula shared, where he stated: \u201cI am aware that my picture is currently circulating online and being associated with your account.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the false association had caused him distress, saying he\u2019s received \u201cthousands of friend requests\u201d and that the incident has negatively affected both his business and his family.<\/p>\n<p>The Genesis actress, who recently tied the knot with her Swedish fianc\u00e9, has since received messages of support from fans who called for accountability and urged people to verify information before spreading it online.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She is tired of y\u2019all, so many requests for someone that is not even her husband, oh South Ah\ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p>Lerato Nxumalo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/noEkecUDiZ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/noEkecUDiZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oli\ud83e\udd8b (@Miss_Hatla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Miss_Hatla\/status\/1979238906882117820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Lerato #Nxumalo #takes #legal 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