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Namibian-born Afrikaans singer [[Juanita du Plessis]] sued the magazine for "doctoring" a picture of her and including a vulgar headline insinuating that she was addicted to [[oral sex]] in the October 2004 issue. Du Plessis made a R200,000 [[defamation]] claim against the magazine. In 2007 the [[High Courts of South Africa|Pretoria High Court]] ruled in favour of Du Plessis and J.T. Publishers was forced to pay her R60,000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Venter|first=Zelda|title=Adult magazine to fork out again|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/adult-magazine-to-fork-out-again-1.356256|publisher=IOL News|access-date=10 May 2011}}</ref>
In December 2004, ''Loslyf'' published an image of a woman's breast and claimed it to be that of local South African singer-celebrity [[Amor Vittone]]. Inside the magazine, there also appeared six other photos of breasts with captions implying that they were Vittone's. Following the issue's publication, Vitonne denied that any of the photos were legitimate and filed a R1,000,000 lawsuit against the magazine. The publisher eventually publicly apologised, pulled
In 2005, a ''Loslyf'' reader was removed from a [[Nationwide Airlines (South Africa)|Nationwide Airlines]] flight for refusing to put away the magazine. After being told he was not allowed to read the magazine on the plane, businessman A.C. Hoffman bluntly refused and was eventually removed before takeoff. This raised controversy particularly because Hoffman had purchased the issue within the airport.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nel|first=Jaco|title=Loslyf Reader Thrown Off Plane|url=http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Loslyf-reader-thrown-off-plane-20050404|access-date=18 March 2011|newspaper=News 24|date=4 April 2005}}</ref> The magazine abides by the rules regarding explicit content set out by the national Film and Production Board. Though, as Eloff claims, it is about sex, the magazine refrains from depicting images of [[sexual intercourse]] as well as other sexually explicit acts. This allows the magazine to be sold at cafés and airports, not only in [[sex shops]].<ref name ="van Noort 2005" />
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