Lebo M on ex-wife’s affair: ‘Nandi cheated on me with another woman’

South African composer Lebohang Morake, popularly known as Lebo M, opened up about his ex-wife Nandi Ndlovu-Goodjohn’s extra-marital affairs. 

LEBO M AND NANDI ROCKY MARRIAGE

Lebo M, who is known for composing soundtracks to popular Hollywood films such as The Lion King and The Power of One and his ex-wife Nandi Ndlovu-Goodjohn divorced 14 years ago. However, their battles are still ongoing. The former couple have three children together as well as a late son named Thembalethu who died at 14-months-old.

Lebo M opened up about Nandi cheating on him on three separate occasions with a female employee and the husband of a family doctor which he called “morally wrong”. 

LEBO M CLAIMS NANDI CHEATED ON HIM

Lebo M claims that his ex-wife cheated on him with his female employee in 2003. However, Nandi denied these claims.

“Nandi cheated on me with female employee,” said Lebo M to Sunday World.

The composer alleged that Nandi had an affair with the husband of their family dentist in Los Angeles, US. He also alleged that after the death of their 14-month-old son in 2003, Nandi flew to the US in 2004 and immediately filed for divorce and started an extra-marital affair. 

“When I went to LA to see the kids, I confronted her and said, ‘Nandi I know you and I had separated and you could see whoever you want to see, but it is morally wrong for you to have an affair with the husband of our children’s dentist,” said Lebo M to Sunday World. 

“My kids could see this man during the day when they went to consult because he was a frontline manager at his wife’s medical centre and they would see him at night sneaking into Nandi’s bedroom. I found this to be morally wrong,” he continued. 

The Lebo M Coming Home star further stated that he and his ex-wife rekindled their love in 2005 and Nandi committed to fixing their marriage. However, the affair was still on going and after the divorced was finalised in 2007. He bought her a house in Feinridge while he continued to live in Dainfern. They continued their romantic relationship after the divorce but ended again in 2008 when he found out that she was still texting her lover. She then moved back to Los Angeles. 

City Press reported that the US Supreme Court in California stated that Lebo M should pay Nandi money he owed her since 2007, including 40% of the monthly gross earnings from his work, including The Lion King and arrears worth R5 million.

LEBO M’S SON’S DEATH

More details on Lebo M and Nandi’s son’s death was revealed recenty as Sunday World reported that an autopsy related to the toddlers death revealed that he was sexually molested before drowning in their pool in Dainfern.

The toddler was left in the care of his 21-year-old nanny who was charged for his death, while Nandi attended a friend’s funeral and Lebo M was holding auditions for The Lion King.

At the time the law concluded that it was an act of negligence on the nanny’s part and she was then found guilty of culpable homicide. However, Lebo M’s niece Tshepo Mboni confirmed to Sunday World  that the baby was “raped and left to drown.”