{"id":2000115984,"date":"2026-06-17T10:22:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000115984"},"modified":"2026-06-17T10:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:23:16","slug":"jolly-mutesi-responds-to-bebe-cools-fraud-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/jolly-mutesi-responds-to-bebe-cools-fraud-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Jolly Mutesi responds to Bebe Cool\u2019s fraud allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jolly Mutesi responded by reminding Bebe Cool that, as a public figure, he should verify information thoroughly before making public accusations that could harm someone’s reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dispute began after Bebe Cool claimed on his X account that Jolly Mutesi, who lives in the United Kingdom and is an Arsenal supporter, had allegedly scammed him last year using the names of Rwanda and Arsenal F.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis woman @mutesi_jolly stays in the UK, and she always watches Arsenal games. She conned me last year in the name of Rwanda, Arsenal football club, and now she’s on another big mission,\u201d Bebe Cool wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to IGIHE, <\/a>Jolly Mutesi denied any involvement in the alleged scam and suggested that the musician may have been deceived by individuals impersonating her on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do not know what happened, but it is possible that people pretending to be me on Facebook were responsible,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked whether she knew any details about the alleged fraud or had attempted to contact Bebe Cool, Mutesi said she had no information about the matter. However, she emphasised that public figures should be more careful before making accusations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a message shared on X, Mutesi expressed sympathy for Bebe Cool if he had indeed fallen victim to fraud but urged him to verify facts before publicly blaming others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst and foremost, I regret that you were scammed by an impersonator, but please, next time use common sense and fact-check before making allegations about people\u2019s names. As a public figure, you must know better and do better, thank you,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She further noted that celebrities have a responsibility to be mindful of their words because their statements can significantly impact the lives and reputations of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Bebe Cool has indicated that he plans to share the full story with his followers in the future and explain exactly how the alleged incident occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bebe Cool has accused Miss Jolly Mutesi of defrauding him, although reports suggest that he may have been deceived by individuals impersonating her.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Miss Jolly Mutesi urged Bebe Cool to exercise caution and conduct proper fact-checking before making accusations, noting that, as a celebrity, his statements carry significant influence and could negatively affect the reputation and well-being of others.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tension has emerged between Ugandan musician Bebe Cool and Miss Jolly Mutesi after the singer accused her of being involved in a fraudulent scheme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":2000115986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[151],"byline":[201],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000115984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-editors-choice","byline-rania-umutoni"],"bylines":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"contributors":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"featured_image":{"id":2000115986,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/332700100798661e47ec84ae5a9262.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":420,"height":265,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/332700100798661e47ec84ae5a9262.jpg","width":420,"height":265},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/332700100798661e47ec84ae5a9262.jpg","width":420,"height":265},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/332700100798661e47ec84ae5a9262.jpg","width":420,"height":265},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/332700100798661e47ec84ae5a9262.jpg","width":420,"height":265},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/332700100798661e47ec84ae5a9262.jpg","width":420,"height":265}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000115984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000115984"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000115984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000116001,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000115984\/revisions\/2000116001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000115986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000115984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000115984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000115984"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000115984"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000115984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}