Nelson Mandela film premiere
The world premiere of the new Nelson Mandela film Long Walk to Freedom will take place in South Africa later today.
Idris Elba suffers asthma attack en route to South Africa
British actor Idris Elba had to be taken off a South Africa-bound plane and was rushed to hospital after suffering an asthma attack while on his way to Johannesburg to promote his new film A Long Walk to Freedom.
Elba, 41, missed a news conference in Johannesburg today to promote the film Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom after being taken to hospital in the UK. But the film's producer Anant Singh said he was expected to appear at a planned red carpet event on Sunday.
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