PLUS: Local soap has real-life impact on HIV infection as it highlights SA's problematic 'blessers'.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend welcomed their fifth child via surrogate five months after the birth of their daughter Esti. See new family photos below.
Also, in today's Entertainment Flash: The BCCSA has dismissed a complaint about nudity and bare-breasted women depicted in Shaka iLembe, drinks giant Diageo has ended its relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs, we take a closer look at the life of actor Julian Sands, and Supa Team 4 is set to burst onto Netflix on 20 July as the global streaming service's first African animation series.

BRONWYN MCKAY, LOCAL NEWS EDITOR

Madonna is recovering after falling ill with a "serious bacterial infection" that landed her in an intensive care unit for several days, her manager Guy Oseary said in a statement Wednesday.
 

"Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care," he said. "A full recovery is expected."
 

Oseary said the 64-year-old pop icon's Madonna: The Celebration Tour, due to start on 15 July in Vancouver, Canada, was postponed until further notice.
 

The New York Post's Page Six website said the pop star was taken to a hospital in the city after becoming unwell.
 

Her global, nearly sold-out tour was billed as paying homage to Madonna's more than four-decade-long career, and according to her website, boasted 84 concert dates.
 

Stops in the United States were to include Detroit, Chicago, Miami and New York, the city where her storied rise to superstardom began.
 

She was then slated to continue in Europe, with dates in London, Barcelona and Paris, as well as four dates in Mexico City.
 

In his statement on social media, her manager vowed to provide more information when available, including a new start date for the tour and rescheduled shows.
 

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A complaint about bare-breasted women depicted in Shaka iLembe has been dismissed by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa.

Drinks giant Diageo said it had ended its relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs after the US rapper accused it of neglecting their business agreement and racism.

The couple announced their fifth child, Wren Alexander Stephen, was born "minutes before midnight" on 19 July 2023 via a surrogate.

Julian Sands, whose body was identified Tuesday after he disappeared in January while hiking in California, was a British actor who shot to fame in the 1980s.

A retired secret agent recruits four teen girls living in the neo-futuristic African city of Lusaka. Their assignment? Save the world...even if it's on a budget.

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The thrilling third season of MTV Shuga Down South takes viewers into the lives of young people as they navigate different challenges by combining teenage love, family dramas, heartbreak and betrayal - with AIDS awareness woven into the storylines.

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