'I don't care if it was a joke'Zahara said

Zahara has given Somizi and the SAMAs a week to publicly apologise for comments made about her at the awards or face legal action. 

Zahara told TshisaLIVE she was "really upset and offended" by the remarks Somizi made at the awards, which was broadcast live to the nation.

Somizi, who co-hosted the awards with comedian Tumi Morake, told audiences that there was a bar at the after-party and that Zahara would be there, alluding to her rumoured battle with the bottle.

Zahara was not in the country at the time the remarks were made but got calls from her mother and family telling her about the comments.