{"id":29371,"date":"2026-04-27T13:59:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=29371"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:59:09","slug":"somizi-declines-ngizwe-mchunus-handshake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/somizi-declines-ngizwe-mchunus-handshake\/","title":{"rendered":"Somizi Declines Ngizwe Mchunu&#8217;s Handshake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>At the afterparty for the Metro FM Music Awards 2026, tensions rose when <strong>Somizi Mhlongo<\/strong> reportedly opted not to engage with <strong>Ngizwe Mchunu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Videos circulating widely from the occasion show Mchunu approaching a VIP section where Somizi was seated.<\/p>\n<p>The atmosphere was tense right away, as Somizi declined to shake hands and is said to have instructed security to prevent Mchunu from entering the area.<\/p>\n<p>This incident may relate to earlier public comments by Mchunu, which were aimed at Somizi and the LGBTQ+ community, contributing to ongoing friction between the two figures.<\/p>\n<p>The footage captures Mchunu reacting with anger after being blocked from entering the VIP space, with reports indicating that he exchanged heated remarks prior to being escorted out by security.<\/p>\n<p>The event has ignited varied responses online, with many users reflecting on the history shared by the two individuals.<\/p>\n<p>See video below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ngizwe tried to greet Somizi and Somizi was like nah champ keep you hands to yourself and told security not to let him in \u2026Gauteng people don\u2019t play stupid games &#x1f602; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GQ1WI8Sd4l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/GQ1WI8Sd4l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Instigator (@Am_Blujay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Am_Blujay\/status\/2048274719170830483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wedod-1008143937\" class=\"wedod-after-content wedod-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1458300956780583\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1458300956780583\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the afterparty for the Metro FM Music Awards 2026, tensions rose when Somizi Mhlongo reportedly opted not<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[110,4,105,6537],"tags":[10195,13182,7182,13181,8524,8295,8354,8481,7283],"class_list":["post-29371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebs","category-entertainment","category-featured-celebs","category-life-style","tag-declines","tag-dissonance","tag-gesture","tag-handshake","tag-mchunus","tag-ngizwe","tag-related-topics","tag-related-topicsngizwe-mchunu","tag-somizi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Somizi Rejects Ngizwe Mchunu&#039;s Handshake: A Dissonant Gesture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore the tension as Somizi declines Ngizwe Mchunu&#039;s handshake, symbolizing deeper conflicts in their relationship. 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