“I was shocked, hurt and traumatized. I deleted all the naked girls’ pictures he kept on his files. I will never forget.” She wrote She further added how people only take you seriously when you detail everything, no matter how graphic. Speaking to Drum Magazine, she says her reasons for speaking out were sparked by the recent tragedies aimed at women in the country. “I’m about nation-building and not the frivolous things of the entertainment industry.” She adds.
Being in the public platform that she is in for more than 2 decades, she says her purpose is not to be pretty but to help other people, sometimes at the expense of her own privacy. Penny has lost a lot of work in the past, due to her speaking and having a ‘no bars hold’ personality. Lebyane was not physically abused however she was emotionally abused and she could only take so much.
“I’m no cop-out, I meant what I said.” She said during her interview. The radio personality never mentioned any names in her social media posts, and has stated that she has suffered a lot of emotional abuse from the said ex boyfriend. No lawsuit will silence her as this country allows people to talk freely.