Instagram Influencer Suzan Mutesi has defended herself after causing a stir at the Logie Awards in Sydney on Sunday.
Suzan, 37, left onlookers baffled when she showed up at the awards show and strolled ‘the wrong way down the red carpet’, allegedly to grab the attention of photographers.
It has been widely reported Suzan wasn’t actually invited to the event.
‘She had no interest in interviews – all she wanted was her photograph taken,’ a source told Daily Mail Australia.
However on Wednesday, she told Kyle and Jackie O she had ‘passes’ and was ‘friends’ with some of the stars at the event.
‘I didn’t scam my way on, they gave us passes to go to the Logies,’ Suzan told the radio hosts.
‘I’m acquainted with a few actors who was there and wanted to support my friends… people are blowing it out of proportion.’
It was later confirmed that Mutesi purchased tickets to the event available to the general public.
After the chat, shock jock Kyle, 52, said he wanted to help boost her profile after she was accused of being a ‘pest’ on red carpet.
‘I’m going to make that black chick famous. I’m going to bring her into the fold,’ Kyle insisted.
He spoke to Nasser Sultan and Jessica Rowe on air after Jess was seen posing with Suzan on the Logies red carpet.
Influencer Suzan Mutesi has defended herself after causing a stir at the Logie Awards in Sydney on Sunday. Pictured at the Logies
Speaking on KIIS FM’s Kyle and Jackie O show on Wednesday, Suzan defended her antics and said she had ‘passes’ to the event. Pictured: Kyle Sandilands
Sandilands spoke to Nasser Sultan and Jessica Rowe on air after Jess was seen posing with Suzan on the Logies red carpet. Pictured: Sultan
Jess called her a ‘sweetheart’ and said Suzan was ‘gorgeous,’ but Nasser slammed her as a ‘nobody’ and a ‘disgrace’.
‘You’re a disgrace, a nobody and she should not be attending any events or PR,’ Nasser said.
‘I’m a black girl being given an opportunity – it’s not a race card but who else are they picking on lets be honest,’ Suzan replied.
How do you sneak on the red carpet, it’s meant to be a secure event?’ Kyle said, baffled.
Jess called her a ‘sweetheart’ and said Suzan was ‘gorgeous,’ but Nasser slammed her as a ‘nobody’ and a ‘disgrace’. Pictured: Rowe and Mutesi on Sunday
Intern Pete than told listeners he had confirmation from event organisers that Suzan was not invited to the event but purchased general public tickets and snuck into the red carpet.
Suzan also told Hughesy, Ed and Erin that she had tickets to the event and isn’t ’embarrassed’ about that.
She said a security guard didn’t ask her for a pass to get on the red carpet, but denied being a ‘gate crasher’.
According to The Daily Telegraph, Suzan was ‘gifted’ tickets to the star-studded event.
‘A media friend bought my general admission tickets, but I was invited to go on the red carpet.’
A source had told Daily Mail Australia about her appearance at the Logies: ‘After posing for all the photographers, she circled back to the start to click more pictures with other celebrities.
‘She continued this trend throughout the night, getting snaps with people she barely knew,’ they continued.
Puzzled attendees started questioning her presence at the prestigious event.
‘People were asking why she was even there,’ one onlooker stated.
A source told Daily Mail Australia about Suzan’s appearance at the Logies: ‘After posing for all the photographers, she circled back to the start to click more pictures with other celebrities’
In response to the claims, Mutesi strongly denied being a red carpet bother.
She justified her lack of interviews with journalists on the grounds of ill health.
‘I wasn’t feeling well. I left the ceremony early,’ she told Daily Mail Australia on Monday.
‘Even now, my stomach still hurts. I think I have caught a bug or something.’
‘I only took photos with Jessica Rowe, because we are friends,’ she continued.
Earlier this month Mutesi made headlines after enjoyed an intimate exchange with Tom Cruise at the Sydney premiere of Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and said the A-list actor kissed her on the hand and called her ‘beautiful’.
Earlier this month Mutesi made headlines after enjoyed an intimate exchange with Tom Cruise at the Sydney premiere of Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and said the A-list actor kissed her on the hand and called her ‘beautiful’