‘Beauty And The Bester’ On Netflix Gets Into Legal Troubles, Thabo Bester Pleads For A Stop

In the true-crime genre, few stories are as captivating and
controversial as the saga of Thabo Bester and his accomplice, Nandipha
Magudumana. The public is on the edge of its seat, awaiting Netflix’s new
three-part documentary, Beauty and the Bester, which promises to peel
back the layers of a jaw-dropping prison escape and a love story steeped in
manipulation and deception. However, the man at the center of the scandal is
making a last-ditch effort to stop the release.

The legal battle has reached a fever pitch just days before
the documentary’s highly anticipated premiere.

A legal bid to halt the release of Beauty and the Bester

Convicted killer and rapist Thabo Bester is heading to court
in an urgent attempt to stop Netflix from launching its true-crime series, Beauty
and the Bester. The case, which is set to be heard by Judge Sulet Potterill
in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, seeks to interdict the streaming giant
from airing the documentary. Bester claims the series contains inaccurate,
defamatory, and unsubstantiated information that violates his and his partner
Nandipha Magudumana’s constitutional rights.

Thabo Bester, who is currently awaiting trial on numerous
charges alongside Nandipha Magudumana, is seeking an interim order to prevent
the series from being shown while he pursues a final order to block its
screening permanently. Bester has asserted that the production violates his
right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, a core tenet of his legal
defense.

Thabo Bester’s claims against the documentary’s content are
based on his review of the recently released trailer.

Allegations of unfair and inaccurate portrayals

According to Thabo Bester, he only became aware of the
documentary last month after Netflix posted its trailer. He believes the series
will cause him irreparable harm and will negatively impact his criminal trial.
Bester stated that, from what he could gather from the trailer, the documentary
contains commentary and allegations of a criminal nature against him that are
not supported by facts, and he was not given the opportunity to respond to
these claims.

Netflix, for its part, has widely promoted the series,
describing it as a presentation of courtroom footage and never-before-seen
investigative material that peels
back the layers of a story where love, manipulation, and corruption collide.
The trailer features interviews with individuals connected to the case,
including Nandipha Magudumana’s father, Zolile Cornelius Sekeleni, and media
personalities such as Pearl Thusi and Penny Lebyane, who are trying to make
sense of the couple’s shocking bond and is set to find a spot on Netflix if the case does not go well for Bester.

Will Thabo Bester succeed in stopping the documentary this
time? What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.