After weeks of waiting, word finally spread this week that Porsha Williams’ secret boyfriend is supposedly Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, 42, son of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of Equatorial Guinea. And though most people were left scratching their heads about who Mangue is, it’s alleged that Williams isn’t the first celeb that Mangue has dated.
According to The JasmineBrand.com, Mangue was previously involved in a relationship with rapper Eve before she met her fiancé, Maximillion Cooper.
Although it’s clear that both Eve and Mangue have moved on from each other, the site reports that Mangue’s financial past has come back to haunt him on several occasions.
“Reportedly, a number of his uberly expensive luxury vehicles were impounded by investigators as part of a two-week raid of his 101-room mansion near the Champs Elysees. Apparently, there was some type of investigation into the alleged theft of billions of dollars of public funds by African despots and their families. Authorities seized his mansion and property when they found it had been purchased using money transferred from state funds,” read the report.
And that’s where Mangue’s past leads back to Eve once again. Back in 2010, the Philly rapper came under investigation from the U.S. during their major investigation into the illicit movement of millions of foreign dollars through the American financial system from the accounts of Mangue. However, no charges were brought up against Eve.
As previously reported, Mangue’s controversial past also extends to his father, Mbasogo. Mbbasogo is known as one of Africa’s most brutal and corrupt rulers who rose to power after he staged a military coup against his uncle. Since then, Mbasogo has been accused of torturing and murdering those who oppose his rule. And although he has grown rich off of Guinea’s massive oil production, his citizens live in abject poverty, many of whom don’t even have access to clean water.
Well, we hope that Williams doesn’t end up in the same financial trouble that Eve did, and we also hope she doesn’t end up in another dictator-style relationship like before. – nicholas robinson
