Trevor Noah in Tourism in South Africa advert.
Screengrab: TBCSA Tourism Business Council of So
The CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, denied that Trevor Noah was paid R33 million for a tourism advertisement that was released last week.
"Trevor Noah wasn't paid that amount of money," Tshivhengwa told News24. Tshivhengwa did not disclose the actual amount paid to the comedian but said it was "a very small fee".
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