South African Lion King Actor Swears He’s By no means Met Meghan Markle Amid Shut-Down Nelson Mandela Claims!

One of many actors from The Lion King is looking out Meghan Markle!

As we reported earlier this week, the 41-year-old duchess recalled to The Lower how a South African forged member from the Disney movie advised her on the 2019 premiere that the country “rejoiced in the streets” when she married Prince Harry – the identical means they did when Nelson Mandela was free of jail. Her remark rapidly raised the eyebrows of many individuals – together with the legendary activist’s grandson Zwelivelile “Mandla” Mandela.

And now, one of many actors from the film is talking out concerning the scenario — and didn’t maintain again! Dr. John Kani advised Dailymail.com on Wednesday that he was the one South African star who took half within the movie, swearing he by no means met Meghan since he was not on the London premiere! What?! The 79-year-old defined to the outlet:

“I’ve by no means met Meghan Markle. This looks like one thing of a pretend pas by her. I’ve by no means met the Duchess in any respect. I’m the one South African member of the forged, and I didn’t attend the premiere in London. I went to Hollywood as we opened there and from there I needed to go instantly to Paris the place I used to be capturing a movie sequel, so I couldn’t hold round.”

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Nonetheless, John did be aware Lebo M., a South African composer who created the music with Hans Zimmer for the animated movie, was additionally concerned in The Lion King remake, so he feels it might have simply been a mix-up on her half. He detailed:

“The one South African was me enjoying Rafiki. However I didn’t go to the opening in Leicester Sq. as I didn’t have the time to try this. It simply could also be a mis-remembering on her facet. It’s baffling me. I’m the one South African within the forged. I play Rafiki, Seth Rogen performs Pumbaa, Donald Glover performs Simba and Beyoncé performs Nala.”

As for her remarks about her wedding ceremony to Harry being such a celebration for the nation? The Black Panther star insisted it was not a “large deal.” In reality, he couldn’t recall anybody commemorating their nuptials on the identical scale because the “landmark second” of Nelson Mandela’s launch:

“I can’t even let you know now what month she married or what yr. In my reminiscence, no person would have recognized when she bought married, when or what. We had no South African hyperlink to the marriage or to her marrying Harry. I’m really stunned by this. For me it’s a non-event, the entire thing.”

He added the 2 occasions couldn’t even be “spoken in the identical breath,” recalling:

“The world stopped in February 11 1990. The complete nation and the general public born within the seventies didn’t know what Mr Mandela appeared like. When the gates of Pollsmoor (Jail) opened, the whole South African nation, the whole African continent and the world have been glued. We solely realised that he (Mr Mandela) was the one strolling subsequent to Winnie (his spouse of the time) when he raised his hand and we stated ‘Oh, that’s him’ as a result of none of us had seen Mr Mandela since 1964. That was a world occasion. Certainly Miss Meghan or no matter marrying into royalty can’t in any means be spoken in the identical breath and even the identical sentence as that second.”

John went on to specific his confusion over the entire scenario, saying:

“It lives in our recollections without end to the world. It’s a type of ‘The place have been you when JFK was shot…the place have been you when Nelson Mandela was launched?’ You’ll be able to’t actually say the place you have been when Meghan married Harry. I’m confused about this. She is a vital individual in her personal life.”

He continued:

“However there are numerous opinions everywhere in the world about them severing their ties with the Royal Household and Harry not with the ability to serve and do his regular duties and their transferring to America and the interviews with Oprah Winfrey and all that. We’ve been following that story with curiosity actually, however that’s all. However past that, I don’t know her, by no means met her and wasn’t in London and I’m the one South African actor in The Lion King.”

Regardless of the controversial remark from Meghan, John finally doesn’t assume the comparability was an “insult” to South Africa:

“There have been so many individuals that got here to South Africa who simply wished to satisfy with Nelson Mandela. At one stage we have been so bored about it, that we wished to do a Mandela cardboard cut-out in order that they may take an image with the cardboard cut-out. Mr Mandela was an enigma to South Africa and he was an elder. There was that added cultural dimension in assembly with him. You knew you have been assembly an elder, extra as a father than as a President. We used to name him ‘Dada’ which implies Daddy. I actually wouldn’t wish to name it an insult. It have to be a pretend pas. There’s something Meghan is mixing up with.”

Marvel what Meghan has to say about all of this… Reactions, Perezcious readers? Do you assume this was merely a mishap or do you imagine the ex-royal lied in her interview? We are able to’t think about she wished such an ungainly scenario to come back following her reveal! Sound OFF along with your ideas on the controversy within the feedback (beneath).

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