M-Net has responded to the "sad reality" of The Bachelor South Africa star Lee Thompson found living on the streets of Cape Town, noting that some of its reality TV stars, unfortunately, do fall "into unfavourable circumstances years after the end of their association with our shows".

On Friday, Huisgenoot and YOU magazine, in a jaw-dropping story with shocking photos, reported that South Africa's very first Bachelor SA star is now apparently homeless in Cape Town.

It comes after he was evicted from a guest house in Buitenkant Street that he rented at R300 a night since March this year, where he had allegedly caused damage and chaos, leaving dirt in his wake from condoms and liquor bottles to a fire that was made in one of the rooms, which the owner described as "a nest" and a "pigsty".

Thompson, who couldn't be reached for comment, was the first star of The Bachelor SA on M-Net (DStv 101) in 2019, but his image on social media is far removed from how the magazine found him at a Safe Space shelter in Cape Town where he didn't want to talk.

M-Net told News24 on Saturday in a statement: "Our performers are at the heart of who we are as storytellers. We are aware that the entertainment industry can be overwhelming for some."

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