In a jaw-dropping turn of events that has left Mzansi and Hollywood equally stunned, international star Jamie Foxx is making headlines — not for a new film or music drop, but for a shocking paternity claim linked to a woman from KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal.

The woman, identified as Nonhlanhla Dlamini, claims she had a secret relationship with the Oscar-winning actor back in the early 2000s when she was still working as a hotel cleaner in a luxury Cape Town establishment.

“He was kind. Charming. He always used to call me his ‘Sthandwa sami se African chocolate’,” said Nonhlanhla in an emotional interview with local news outlet Izindaba Ezothando.

The Alleged Lovechild: Jabulani Foxx

According to Dlamini, the romance between the two eventually led to a pregnancy, and Foxx allegedly suggested a name for their son: Jabulani Foxx.

“He wanted him to have a name that reflects joy, because he said loving me made him happy in a way he never felt before,” she claimed.

Now in his early 20s, Jabulani is reportedly preparing for intwaso — a spiritual calling to become a traditional healer (sangoma). However, according to family elders and diviners, the ancestral spirits from Jamie Foxx’s bloodline are making specific and extravagant demands:

“A flamingo and an elephant must be offered as part of the spiritual appeasement,” Nonhlanhla says, “but I can’t afford that. How do you even get a flamingo legally?”

Foxx’s Oscar Carpet Response: “Mina angizingeni!”

During the 2025 Academy Awards red carpet, South African journalist Sibongile Mkhize confronted Jamie with the bombshell story and asked if he had any response about his alleged South African son.

Foxx, with a smirk and quick stride, simply replied:

“Mina angizingeni!” — a Zulu phrase meaning “I’m not getting involved.”

The moment quickly went viral across platforms like TikTok and X (formerly Twitter), spawning memes, hot takes, and even amapiano remixes of his now-iconic line.

Social Media Reactions

🔥 #JabulaniFoxx and #MinaAngizingeni are trending in both South Africa and the U.S., with thousands of netizens reacting:

@Thandeka_Mpumi: “If Jamie Foxx is our makoti’s baby daddy, then he must send cows AND flamingos. Haibo!”
@HollywoodZulu: “Plot twist: Jabulani becomes a sangoma in Hollywood. Ancestors start fixing the Oscars.”

Legal and Ancestral Developments

As of now, Jamie Foxx has not released any formal statement or taken a paternity test, but sources close to Dlamini say she is considering approaching the courts — both legal and spiritual.

Her sangoma, Gogo uMahlase, has reportedly warned that “ancestral unrest knows no borders.”

🕯️ Whether this tale ends in a DNA test or a spiritual cross-continental reconciliation, one thing’s for sure: the drama is unfolding like a blockbuster Jamie himself would star in.

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