The radio host had been a friend to MacDonald and a congregant at the church since 2014, but in early 2019 their relationship soured. The day after Muller aired the tape of MacDonald he derided the pastor as a "con man" during his show, according to the suit.
Umsakazi ubengumngani kaMcDonald nelunga lebandla kusukela ngowezi-2014, kodwa ekuqaleni kweyezi-2019 ubudlelwane babo baba bubi. Ngosuku emva kokuba uMuller efake emsakazweni ikhasethi likaMacDonald wahlekisa ngomfundisi “njengeqola” ngesikhathi sohlelo lwakhe, ngokwesudu.