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Bryan Singer’s Obsession With Barely Legal Boys Was an Open Secret – The news that X-Men director Bryan Singer is being sued by a man who says Singer raped him multiple times when he was 17 might come as a surprise to some—but in Hollywood his taste for a very specific sort of young man was well known. [defamer]

X-Men Director Avoids Movie Publicity Following Sex Abuse Allegations – One month ahead of the release of Twentieth Century Fox’s movie event of the summer X-Men: Days of Future Past, the film’s beleaguered director Bryan Singer has publicly dropped out of participating in the film’s publicity. [insmov]

UK Triple Murder: Mother Charged – A 42-year-old South African woman, whose children were found dead earlier this week, has been charged with murder. [ewn]

Prove It, Zuma Says To Thuli – President Jacob Zuma has challenged Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to specify how he “unduly benefited” from the R246-million “security upgrading” of his private Nkandla homestead. [tlive]

ANC Supporters Disrupt Julius Malema Gathering – Supporters of the ANC at the Durban campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal disrupted Julius Malema’s campaign, forcing him to address a handful of supporters outside the venue. [citypress]

Malema Cleared For Parliament … For Now – The EFF leader is likely to receive a certificate allowing him to be a candidate in the upcoming election, but he could be disqualified in future. [m&g]

Bieber Detained At LAX Airport – Justin Bieber’s legal woes may be catching up with him after he was detained in a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol area at LAX upon his return from Asia on Thursday, sources said. [lat]

South Korea Ferry: Families Attack Coastguard – Relatives of the young victims beat up an official, as they claim that the scale of the rescue operation was exaggerated. [sky]

Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service – Amazon could be rolling out its own private delivery network to make more same-day deliveries and have more control over shipping expenses (which grew 29% last year), The Wall Street Journal reports. [busins]

Did Prime Minister Tony Abbott Breach Protocol By Touching Prince William? – PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has been accused of breaching royal protocol by placing his hand on Prince William’s back in Canberra yesterday. [news]

Disgusting. He should be hanged..

Seriously… How DARE he!

FDA: Ban Sales of Electronic Cigarettes To Minors – The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require health warning labels and approval for new products under regulations being proposed by the Food and Drug Administration. [cbc]

Putin: Ukraine ‘Crime’ Will Have Consequences – Moscow orders troops to start drills near the Ukraine border after Kiev says up to five pro-Russian rebels have been killed. [sky]

Russia Not Easing Ukraine Crisis Would Be ‘Expensive Mistake’ – John Kerry – Secretary of state warns unless Moscow takes steps to de-escalate situation, Washington would impose more sanctions. [guardian]

Vladimir Putin Claims The Internet Is ‘A CIA Project’ – Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Thursday that the Internet is “a CIA project,” adding that Moscow needed to “fight” to resist this U.S. influence. [nbc]

Porn Company Sues Amazon – Remember the FyreTV? Probably not, but it was a media streamer, much like Amazon’s new FireTV streamer, that was released in 2008. Unlike Amazon’s FireTV, however, the FyreTV streams porn and only porn. And now the company behind the device is suing Amazon. [techcrunch]

It’s Legal To Sell Pot In Colorado, But Not If You’re In 4th Grade – Two Colorado fourth graders were busted for selling marijuana at their elementary school, prompting officials today to urge adults to keep their weed locked away from kids. [abc]

Fine Dining: What If Apple And Prada Made Luxury Food? – A product’s packaging has a lot of power over buyers, and designer Peddy Mergui wants both consumers and those in his field to start recognizing that. [verge]

Pope Francis, By Barack Obama – Rare is the leader who makes us want to be better people. Pope Francis is such a leader. [time]

Selfie Your Way To Brazil – Win A Trip To The 2014 FIFA World Cup™ FINAL! – That’s right, friends. You can LITERALLY selfie yourself (and a friend) all the way to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ final. This is what you need to do. Are you listening closely? Good. [clickhere]

Male Passenger ‘Groped Sleeping Woman’s Breast For FIVE MINUTES’ – on British Airways flight from London to San Francisco. [dm]

Novak Djokovic To Become A Father – Novak Djokovic is going to need to get into the swing of being a father. The six-time major champion wrote Thursday on Twitter that he and his longtime girlfriend, Jelena Ristic, are expecting a baby. [espn]

Barbie To Star In Live-Action Movie – Buddy comedy will team her up with an overworked bureaucrat, and play on Mattel-manufactured doll’s passion for fashion. [guardian]

Doggie Daycare – Yes, It Actually Exists – We’re surprised how surprised people are that there is a doggie daycare in Cape Town. It’s in Cape Town near Wembley Square and it’s called Proud Hounds. No spice. You don’t leave your dog at home, do you? Shame, man! Check it out [here]

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Deals we think you’ll dig.. 

There are a number of ongoing deals setup at our various exclusive partners. We get emailed regularly to remind the readers about these various discounts and specials. They’re all pretty fantastic and worth knowing about – so we thought we would leave them here, out of your way at the bottom of the Morning Spice, should you ever need to find the one you’re looking for 😉

Case Of Pierre Jourdan MCC for Only R600 – For something that usually sells in high-end restaurants for R250+ it’s nice to know you can order Pierre Jourdan Cuvee  Brut for only R100 a bottle. [check it out]

If You’re Paying Full Price For A New Car You’re A Fool – Anyone looking for any model of new car should be aware that 7days makes it their business to squeeze every last possible discount out of car dealers around the country. [check it out]

First Month Storage Space Only R1 At Stor-Age – Whether you need a locker for a bicycle or a garage for your house contents, Stor-age has the space you need. And they’re offering a special R1 for the first month deal – no strings attached! You can take you stauff out after one month – no problem! [check it out]

Takealot Have A 30% Discount Promo Code For beats by dre Headphones! All you need to do is find the products (keep reading to do that), and nail the following voucher code when you check out. Click to see. [check it out]

Get R150 Off Your First Uber Ride – If you haven’t tried Uber yet, you’re making a mockery of yourself. Stop riding cheap unreliable taxis with drivers who don’t know if they’re coming or going. Give yourself the private driver treatment with Uber and get R180 off your first ride! Sign up and boom, you’re done! [check it out]

Eat Fresh And Save Time – Every week DailyDish delivers the exact ingredients you need + recipes for four amazing meals. Stop killing yourself shopping for food in the week. Now you can just do the fun part – cooking and eating! [check it out]

R2,999 / Month For A Brand New MINI – The product range at MINI is diverse, to say the least. That’s why we’ve managed to structure a special deal for those of you desperate to join the MINI family, but are struggling to pull it together. [check it out]

Affordable Cane Furniture – If you’re buying cane or wicker furniture anywhere else, you’re wasting a lot of time and money. These guys import direct from Malawi. Hand-Made cane furniture – buy online and have it delivered! [canefurniturecapetown]

50% Off At Grootbos Private Luxury Lodge, Just 2 Hours Out Of Cape Town – Finally the last minute deal returns! If you book at Grootbos within 48 hours of arrival, you get 50% off your booking. That’s a VERY healthy discount – especially for a 5-star luxury surrounded by the splendour of nature. [check it out] 

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