August Alsina has again spoken about his relationship with Jada Pinkett-Smith, saying he “still loves” the Red Table Talk show co-host.

High Snobiety reports the singer told rapper Lil Wayne, during his Young Money Radio show, that his relationship with Jada, although brief, was transformational for him.

“I will always love her as a person. The experience really did help to transform and bring out the king in me,” he said.

August and Jada have been making news headlines since the singer disclosed they were in a romantic relationship in the past. The public furore that followed saw Jada bring herself to the Red Table, where she discussed the issue with husband Will Smith. `In that interview she admitted she and August were in an “entanglement” about four and a half years ago when she and Will were separated.

She received backlash from some people who accused her of taking advantage of August, who was about 22 years old at the time.

But this is not the case, according to the singer.

According to Billboard, he told Lil Wayne: “Nobody’s wrong here, nobody’s a bad person. She didn’t prey on me, or whatever people are saying.

He also remained adamant that Will gave him his “blessing” to be in a relationship with Jada, despite Will denying this.

August has a new single called Entanglements featuring Rick Ross. He has not confirmed if it’s about Jada, but fans are convinced it is. The song has garnered more than 100,000 views on YouTube since its release on Sunday.

Veteran actress Connie Chiume plays Mam’ Sonto on Gomora.
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It came as no surprise to fans of veteran actress Connie Chiume when they realised just how much she’s slaying the character of Mam’ Sonto on Gomora. However, both Connie and her fans didn’t believe that women such as Sonto actually exist but they do.

In an interview with TshisaLIVE, Connie laughed when she explained that since people realised that Mam’ Sonto was no typical “mama wom’thandazo” they’ve been DM’ing her and telling her about women in reality whom they suspect are also wolves in sheep’s clothing.

“Sonto is such a layered woman. One minute she’s praying and the next she’s in the back office counting money from hijacking profits. I thought people would hate her or when they see me they would act out but instead people are just fascinated. The thing is she’s not pretending to be either of the sides people have seen, she’s actually both.”

Sonto is a streetwise, strongly religious, no-nonsense gogo from Alex. A series of events and aspirations in her life, including high ambition and love for the finer things in life, created in her a hard-core criminal who eventually turned into a car hijacking syndicate boss.

Her official front on the telenovela is that she’s a shebeen owner and even though people know that the shebeen can’t be her only source of income — because she’s ballin’ — nobody has the guts to ask.

“One actor who grew up in Gomora called me just as the country was learning more about Sonto and he said, ‘You know what, your character reminds me of this other auntie in my hood.’ We laughed because he wasn’t the first to say this and I was like, ‘Yoh, this means aboSonto really do exist and people actually know them.’”But for the challenge-loving actress in Connie, mam’ Sonto has been nothing but a pleasure to play. Connie loves that Sonto is a layered woman and even though she doubles up as an evil person essentially, Connie loves that she’s not a typical “mama”.

“Some things Sonto does and says shock me. I mean this is a woman who said to Ntokozo, ‘sometimes before you hijack cars, you must say a prayer my boy.’ As an actress she’s a great character to play because I also learn more things about her everyday,” she said.

Check out Mam’ Sonto doing what she does best below, poor Pretty never knew what hit her in this episode.

Tributes from actors and fans of iconic casting director Moonyeenn Lee have been pouring in since the news of her death.

Moonyeenn died on Saturday, at the age of 76, due to Covid-19 complications.

Her company, Moonyeenn Lee Associates, announced the news via a statement on Facebook on Sunday, saying: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of the legendary South African casting director and agent, Moonyeenn Lee.”

Moonyeenn, who spent 47 years in the film industry, managed the casting of the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi, and many others, including The Bang Bang Club, Disgrace, Fanie Fourie’s Lobola, the Oscar-nominated Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, Hotel Rwanda and Blood Diamond.

She received the Lionel Ngakane Lifetime Achievement Award from the SA Film & Television Awards in 2017.

“Moonyeenn helped shape the lives of many actors, directors and writers through her fierce honesty and passion. The South African film industry has lost an icon and a formidable champion of the arts. She will be sorely missed by us all,” read the statement.

Movie producer Anant Singh said Moonyeenn’s death came as a great shock.

“My four-decade association with Moonyeenn started with my first film and endured through the years to include major productions like Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, The First Grader and Shepards and Butchers, on which she was casting director,” said Singh.

“Moonyeenn was, without doubt, a doyen of the industry who was responsible for making stars of many talented South African actors. Her passing is a huge loss to the industry. There will never be anyone like her. My sincere condolences go to her family and friends.”

Many, including veteran actor John Kani, took to social media to express sadness and pay their tributes.

Here is what they said:

US presidential hopeful Kanye West weighed in on slavery and abortion over the weekend.
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Nearly two years after receiving major backlash for claiming slavery was a choice, Kanye West has caused a fresh storm with his comments about anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman.

Kanye started his journey to the White House with controversy at his first rally this weekend, claiming Tubman “never actually freed the slaves. She just had the slaves go work for other white The musician, who recently registered to run for president of the US, became emotional when talking about abortion, speaking of his own parents and admitting that he and his wife Kim considered terminating Kim’s first pregnancy.

“My dad wanted to abort me. My mom saved my life. There would have been no Kanye West because my dad was too busy. I almost killed my daughter,” he said, breaking down in tears.people”.The thing about Kanye West is that he has family around him, you trying to tell me no one can stop him? this is more of an indictment on the Kardashians… And we have seen their work in the past…

Somizi and Mohale’s “expensive” post left some people a lil salty.
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Celebrity couple Somizi and Mohale left social media users green with envy after they stunted with their matching Rich Mnisi jerseys, Louis Vuitton luggage and private plane flights.

The lovebirds again reminded Mzansi that money makes all the difference, especially when you’re living through a pandemic.

The pair were heading to their other home, in Zimbali along KwaZulu-Natal’s north coast, for work and a change of scenery.

“Leaving home to visit home and work from home.The RICH GANG,” Somzi captioned one of the snaps he shared on Instagram.

Tweeps caught feelings when they realised how money gives you options you wouldn’t have without lots of it.

For example, many people have been stuck in foreign provinces and away from home because inter-provincial travel is prohibited under level three lockdown regulations. Some are stuck because they can’t afford to travel home or do not want to risk using public transportation.

Somhale obvs doesn’t have these types of life problems, and that is exactly how they pitched up on the socials and took everyone’s oxygen.

Somhale fans couldn’t help but stan while the rest simply vented about how unfair life is.

Check out the snaps and video that added salt to the wounds of the internet spectators.