Gomora Khaya Mthembu is damaging his rightful fee from his former agent and the production company after he was allegedly unlawfully denied thousands of Rands in unpaid compensation by Obey Muchupusi of Trinity Management.
Through his legal team Mthembu sent a letter of damage to the production company managed by Ruan Zaaiman after he worked on the advert Better Bond commercial, which was reported to be reused repeatedly. Mthembu is demanding his unpaid fee through his lawyer, Abrahams.
In the letter from the attorney date June 22 2023 it reads “It is our client instructions that during 2018 our client performed in a Better Bond commercial which you produced. Our client advised that at the time he was represented by Trinity Management, who handled and concluded the employment agreement pertaining to the commercial on his behalf with yourselves.” The letter reads Our further instructions is that the same commercial was reused in 2023 for internet purposes but our client was never compensated as per term of 2018 agreement. As results of the Better Bond commercial being reused internet purposes, our client was prevented from appearing in another financial services advertisement for obvious reasons.”
Mthembu wants to be paid back his monies lost at a time he was prohibited from working on other productions. “Since our client received no compensation for the re run of the Better Bond commercial suffered from financial loss. We were instructed as we hereby do, to claim all payments due to our client terms of the 2018 agreement.” A source close to the situation says Mthembu was informed during a casting that he is already appearing in other financial services advertisement.
” He was taken aback to find out at another casting that the advert he shot years ago was brought back and that means more money for him” the source Said. According to the sources his former agent forgot to tell him or send his Cheque and according to another source Mthembu is now taking the production to company to court hoping they will pay.
According to another source close to Mthembu he has no issues with the production company, his issue is with his former agent, Trinity Management “For the mere fact that his former manager has kept this a secret, he is now wandering what else has been kept from him by his agent adds the sources. Mthembu does not have a problem with the production company that shot the advertisement he has to go through his legal route to get the compensation due to him “many celebrities are being exploited by their agent in silence” the source Said.
When was Mthembu called for comments this is what he said ” I don’t discuss my personal business with the media kindly ask your sources to give you more information. Effort to reach Trinity Management for comments drew a blank as their number rung unanswered.
