NYC Socialist Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Admitted 'Nepotism' Landed Him Plum Disney Job—While Using a Fake South African Accent

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He's a nepo baby and he knows it. New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani suggested that he only received a plush job on the 2016 Disney film Queen of Katwe because his mother was the director. Mamdani, 33, made the admission with a smile during an interview with the South African radio station Kaya FM 95.9 in October of that year. The aspiring mayor served on the flick as a music supervisor and "third assistant director," according to IMDb. He was also given a cameo screen