Samuel L. Jackson in an icon and multiple award winning actor that has appeared in many Hollywood blockbusters. The star however also held a connection to South Africa. He also said that he would leave and relocate to South Africa if Donald Trump won the Presidency race, a statement he later backtracked from. The star also appeared On Generations while he was working on a movie in the country where he met this actor.
He formed a relationship with this star that would later translate to posting each other in social and speaking on interviews. This star who passed away during the past week would affectionately refer to Jackso6as his good friends and shared plans of the working together again in the future. The American star is yet to acknowledge his passing on social media and there could various factors contributing to that.
Samuel L. Jackson is yet to publicly share his condolences to the family of Menzi Ngubane and that’s at least on his social media accounts and media. This is definitely confusing considering the relationship they formed which transformed into brotherhood. There’s no telling wether the star is yet to be made aware of the passing of this star, however he usually doesn’t post much on his social media unless it’s something of significance.
When football star Anele Ngcongca passed away we saw an infux on condolences sent from overseas as friends who played with him at Genk posted on social media. Big stars like Kevin De Bruyne shared their condolences to the star and that is yet to be the case for Menzi Ngubane despite having worked overseas. It has become customary to share these types of messages online whenever there’s a loss of a big star.
We can’t tell for sure wether he sent his condolences privately to the family of the star, however his social media doesn’t show anything to prove that he is either aware or conscious of the situation that has befallen his friend. South Africans continued to share their condolences for the star as many remembered him for his roles on Ubambo Lwami, Generations, Isibaya and many more others.
Menzi Ngubane will be remembered as an icon for many generations to come having been in the industry for more than 30 years. He had faced his fair share of controversy by obviously being in the media and a public figure, however his work has always spoke for him and will continue to do so even after his untimely passing. He had struggled with health issues for years before ultimately succumbing after reports of a stroke. Samuel L. Jackson Is a busy man and this could explain his silence on the matter.