Amanda du Pont backs GBV shutdown: ‘This is personal’

Amanda du Pont has vowed to proceed her advocacy in opposition to gender-based violence (GBV), significantly to NGO Ladies For Change, who’re facilitating a nationwide shutdown subsequent week.

The mannequin, actress, and influencer has additionally pledged to donate R100 000 to the organisation, which publicly supported her after she went public in 2021 with allegations she had been raped and abused by ex-boyfriend Jub Jub, actual identify Molemo Maarohanye.

AMANDA DU PONT BACKS GBV FIGHT

On their Instagram account, Ladies For Change has been counting all the way down to their G20 Ladies’s Shutdown on Friday, 21 November. This follows their petition – which has surpassed a million signatures – to declare GBV a nationwide catastrophe.

Amanda du Pont has publicly proven her assist, posting within the feedback part: “That is occurring throughout all genders, to youngsters too. To whoever has been affected, and people not alive right this moment. We stand and combat for you.”

Amanda – by means of he skincare enterprise Lelive – additionally pledged to donate R100 000 in the direction of the trigger.

“This isn’t only a marketing campaign second for us – it’s private”, the corporate shared.

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST JUB JUB

In 2021, Amanda du Pont made headlines when she publicly accused ex-boyfriend Jub Jub of rape, tried homicide, and assault.

The mannequin and presenter is one among 4 ladies who laid fees in opposition to the Uyajola 9/9 star who was arrested in 2023.

In court docket papers leaked to the media, Amanda detailed her explosive relationship along with her ex, which started in 2006. In it, she claimed that the star had repeatedly raped and abused her. She additionally claims that the hitmaker tried to “homicide” her in 2008.

A number of months after his arrest,  the state withdrew the fees in opposition to Jub Jub as “there are not any affordable prospects of a profitable prosecution.”