{
  "id": 13959887,
  "title": "‘Please just judge me,’ posts Minnie Dlamini, days after R1.5m wedding comments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/please-just-judge-me-posts-minnie-dlamini-days-after-r1-5m-wedding",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T12:48:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/lifestyle/entertainment/celebrity-news/minnie-dlamini-posts-days-after-r1-5m-wedding-comments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Minnie Dlamini has made it clear that she simply wants people to judge her without needing any further explanations. The media personality took to her Instagram Stories over the weekend to share a repost of a hand-written note in red lettering that read: \"Explaining myself is too much work, please just judge me.\" This message follows her recent interview with 947 host Thando Thabethe, which quickly went viral days ago.\n\nDuring the interview, Dlamini revealed that her marriage to TV producer Quinton Jones was incredibly expensive, with the hard costs excluding sponsorships amounting to approximately R1.5 million. When asked if she covered the entire wedding, Dlamini responded affirmatively. When Thabethe inquired whether her husband contributed to the cost, Dlamini evasively replied: \"Next question.\"\n\nSome social media users have jumped to the conclusion that Dlamini paid her own lobola, but the media personality never mentioned the traditional bride price during the interview. The exact breakdown of what the R1.5 million covered remains unclear.\n\nIn a separate post, Dlamini shared a picture from a recent mini-getaway with her friend Naledi Radebe, also known as Leddi G. The caption read: \"You know that person who hears, 'I've had a rough month' and says 'pack a bag'? Who's yours?\" This latest trip for the two friends had previously taken them to the United States, including stops in Mexico, Philadelphia, and New York.",
  "summary": "Days after her 947 interview went viral, Minnie Dlamini shared a cheeky 'please just judge me' message on Instagram Stories.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}