A 10-year-old California boy, James (Jimmy) Safechuck, is hired to appear in a Pepsi commercial alongside Michael Jackson. In Leaving Neverland, Safechuck says that Jackson befriended him and his family after the ad began airing, that the singer was immediately generous to him and allegedly began lavishing him with gifts — including, Safechuck says, his jacket from the "Thriller" video. Safechuck and his family also say that Jackson began flying them for visits and on vacations.

On one such trip to Hawaii, Safechuck alleges, Michael Jackson first asked the boy to sleep with him in his bed.

The Los Angeles Times reports that the LAPD has begun investigating Jackson based on allegations that he possibly molested four children, including a 13-year-old boy. (The boy is mentioned by name and in photos in Leaving Neverland.)

After having four inches of his manhood removed in a drastic surgery to save his life, Steven Hamill feared he would never fulfil his dream of being a father.

The 33-year-old food industry worker was diagnosed with penile cancer in April 2019, after suffering a raft of distressing symptoms.

Steven first visited his GP in March that year complaining of pain and swelling in his genitals, and was diagnosed with balanitis – inflammation of the head of the penis that can be caused by infection or irritation.

He was sent home with a topical cream.

But after developing worsening, intense pain coupled with an extremely unpleasant odour, Steven was rushed to A&E after fainting and waking in a pool of his own blood.

There, doctors gave him the devastating diagnosis: penile cancer, advanced enough to require a partial amputation.

Steven was terrified. 'Every time I went to bed I would think, 'is this the night I'm going to die? Will I see next week? Should I make plans for next week?',' he said.

Today, however, Steven is cancer-free, and the proud dad of a four-year-old boy. And despite the taboo nature of his cancer, he has taken the brave step to go public – in a bid to raise awareness of the symptoms and encourage men not to delay seeking help.

'I was really lucky that even after I had four inches removed it left me with around four inches,' Steven says. 'So it's still fully functional and working.'

Around 700 men are diagnosed with penile cancer in Britain each year – the disease most commonly occurs in men over the age of 50.

A significant proportion of cases are thought to be preventable. Cancer Research UK estimates more than 60 per cent are linked to known risk factors, including infection with certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), smoking, and chronic inflammatory skin conditions such as lichen sclerosus.

The disease is notoriously hard to spot because symptoms can easily be mistaken for less serious problems, which men are often too embarrassed to talk about.

As a result, late diagnosis is increasingly common, with many men ignoring early warning signs – which can, as in Steven's case, result in amputation.

Of men diagnosed early, however, more than 90 per cent survive at least five years after diagnosis.

Major risk factors include smoking, not being circumcised, a weakened immune system and older age.

Symptoms include a growth, lump or sore that does not heal within four weeks, a rash, bleeding, abnormal discharge, as well as unexplained weight loss, extreme fatigue and abdominal pain.

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Which one will bring the most joy? Will Kylie's AFL extravaganza bring more wellness to Aussie citizens than Meghan's $3000 retreat?

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She's Australia's highest selling female singer but Kylie Minogue has faced plenty of critical career moments.

What do you think are the 10 Kylie songs that meant the most to her professional wellbeing?

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Katie Underwood has split the pop world down the middle. Difficult hypocrite or admirable straight shooter? Is the promised Bardot tour under a cloud?

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Can you tell a lot about a person's character by the way they treat waiters and servers? It would appear so. Today Matthew McConaughey, Kylie Minogue, Kate Hudson & Donald Sutherland are our restaurant guests.

Did Kylie kill the Sydney Mardi Gras? Dan thinks so.

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Deni Hines said "Kylie was an a#@ehole to me" when she was a backing singer on the Rhythm of Love Tour. But her tour mates beg to differ. Deni, they say, was a nightmare to work with.

In this ep, you'll hear from the tour director, Adrian Scott and Kylie's backing singer Nikki Nicholls. Together, they put Deni's harsh comments into context.

But there's another side to the Deni drama - her friends and people who have worked with her say Deni may be a straight shooter but she's also funny, smart, loyal and talented. We hear from Deni's supporters.

Her remarks about #kylieminogue have caused outrage and now people are coming forward to share their unpleasant Deni Hines stories.

But should we be more gentle? What exactly is going on for Deni?

In this ep, we also speak to the reality loser Nassar Sultan who storms out of the studio when challenged for calling a celebrity chef "scum".

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