The wife of Lion King music producer Lebo Morake known as Lebo M, Pretty Samuels-Morake took him to court after he refused her access to their home in Waterfall Country Estate in Midrand. Morake-Samuels applied for a protection order against Lebo and the couple appeared in the Randburg Magistrates Court recently. Lebo was in court to defend the protection order.
In her affidavit to support her protection order, Samuels-Morake states that Lebo M has been emotionally and financially abusive towards her and has humiliated her due to their recent public marital disagreements. She stated that she has been denied access to their marital home and she is homeless and unsheltered. She said in her affidavit that she was advised that Lebo M's actions amount to domestic abuse. She was apparently locked out of the house after she refused to sign divorce settlement papers drawn up by Lebo M and his lawyers. According to a source close to the situation, Samuels-Morake will remain homeless until December 5, when the couple re-appears in court.
Despite the court matter, the source believes that Samuels-Morake will not succeed in her case against Morake since he has employed powerful lawyers. "Pretty is wasting her time. Many of Lebo's exes have attempted to take advantage of him financially in the past, but none have have succeeded. It's unfortunate she is now without a home," the source told ZiMoja. In August, Lebo publicly announced his intention to file for divorce, but it seems that Samuels-Morake is not yet ready to let go of their marriage.
In the protection order, Samuels-Morake said she doesn't have a place to stay since she has been evicted from her marital home. In her affidavit, dated August 23 2023, she said she was told to vacate the house by the complex manager. She said she was not granted access to their home when she returned from KZN on August 20 and had to stay at a friend's house. "I have nowhere else to go and no place to sleep since he (Lebo) also took away my access to our Cedar apartment. I have just finished refurnishing the Cedar apartment and spend hundreds of thousands buying new furniture and effecting renovations," she stated in the affidavit. She also mentioned that she and Lebo M are in the middle of shooting a documentary where they are the main characters in the cast and with the storyline based on their family. She does confirm that Lebo M is not physically violent towards her and she seeks access to shelter and finances. Lebo told ZiMoja that the matter was postponed to enable him to file his response to the allegations against him. "There is no protection order against me. I was merely served with a notice to show cause why the protection order sought against me should not be granted," he said.
