PLUS: Somebody I Used to Know unapologetically subverts what we think about the romantic comedy genre.

They made harmonious music together but behind the scenes, their claws came out and the harmony faded - below, we look at some headline-grabbing scandals involving girl groups, including a fallout that involved KFC!
Also in today's Entertainment Flash: The Backstreet Boys add two dates to their SA tour, Showmax revisits the 'heart-wrenching story' of the Stella murders in a new documentary, Paris Hilton reveals the special meaning behind her son's name, and watch the trailer for the bizarre new thriller, Infinity Pool.

BRONWYN MCKAY, LOCAL NEWS EDITOR

"The streets couldn't defeat me; disease couldn't stop me. Even God can't kill me," says Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon in Empire, though he did get booted from the Iron Man franchise and was eventually replaced by Don Cheadle. Awkward.
 

We're counting down the top 10 times actors got fired from movies after filmmakers decided to take another route.
 

The list includes Dougray Scott – can you imagine anyone other than Hugh Jackman playing Wolverine – and Samantha Morton – I definitely can't imagine falling in love with anyone else's voice but Scarlett Johansson's in Her
 

Never mind Theodore Twombly's story that sees Joaquin Phoenix fall for an Artificial Intelligence system; other films fired actors under more serious circumstances than having the right tone and quality of voice. 
 

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Everyone's favourite boy band from the 90s announced last week that they would perform in the country for the first time later this year.

Stella Murders investigates the 2018 deaths of best friends Sharnelle Hough (17) and Marna Engelbrecht (16) at Stella High School in North West.

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They made harmonious music together but behind the scenes, their claws came out and the harmony faded.

Paris Hilton chose the name of her son long before his arrival. In a new episode of her podcast, the heiress also reveals the special meaning fo his name.

Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgard on Wednesday said they had a blast making their "provocative" and "visceral" thriller Infinity Pool.

REVIEW

"Somebody I Used to Know is unapologetic about telling a story that subverts what we think we know about the romantic comedy genre and does not fall into familiar tropes. However, that came at the expense of creating relatable characters and connecting with the audience."

- Somebody I Used to Know
by Caryn Welby-Solomon

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