Congressional Democrats Seek Ban on Conversion Therapy

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Antonio Banderas celebrated the 25th anniversary of “The Mask of Zorro” in a recent interview with Yahoo Entertainment. The Martin Campbell-directed adventure movie was produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and grossed $250 million at the worldwide box office in 1998. Spielberg was hand during the film’s 1997 production, and Banderas said the Oscar-winning director correctly warned him about the future of practical vs. CGI filmmaking. “Steven Spielberg said to me once when we were shooting, ‘This is probably going to be one of the last Westerns shot in the way the Westerns were shot in the old days, with real scenes with real horses, where everything is real, [real] sword fighting, no CGI,'” Banderas remembered. “Everything was [practical].”

Mississippi minors are being denied access to widely used e-book and audiobook platforms due to a new book-banning law.The law, which went into effect at the beginning of July, purportedly intends to protect minors from digital resources and databases that contain “sexually oriented” materials.The impact? Because OverDrive, Hoopla, and Mississippi state libraries lack age-based content restrictions, some public libraries are making their online databases –- including those entirely lacking in sexual content — entirely inaccessible to all young people under the age of 18, including disabled minors who may depend on audiobook or e-book access to read.“This move by the state ensures that those with the least privileges — those in unstable homes, those without regular internet access, and those without active parents or guardians in their lives — have even fewer opportunities to utilize public goods and services,” Kelly Jensen, the editor of Book Riot, the largest independent editorial book site, wrote in analyzing the ban.Given how existing Mississippi law defines “sexually oriented” materials, vendors could potentially be deemed to be violating the law by providing access to materials depicting sexual reproduction, nudity or displays of human anatomy, sexual health information, or depictions of LGBTQ identity. Depictions of any of these topics would be treated as equivalent to providing access to hardcore pornography.Violators of the law can face fines between $500 and $5,000, as well as possible prison time.

Illumination is having a hell of a 2023. Obviously, even without a new ‘Minions’ or ‘Despicable Me’ film in theaters, the dumb Minions characters are omnipresent in the lives of children everywhere.

Elizabeth Banks and husband Max Handelman‘s kids aren’t even teenagers yet, but she’s already making plans for her life after they leave the house.

EXCLUSIVE: Tenderfoot TV, the podcast company behind series such as To Live and Die in LA and Up and Vanished, is expanding its slate.

Stella Banderas is going strong in her relationship with Álex Gruszynski. The 26-year-old daughter of Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith rekindled her romance with her first boyfriend earlier this year, after her split from Eli Meyer, and it seems she is happier than ever.The young model and designer is sharing her love and appreciation for the businessman, who she has known since they were kids.

Naman Ramachandran Six teams owned by top global sporting bodies are participating in the inaugural Major League Cricket (MLC) tournament in the U.S., which kicked off on Thursday. The Los Angeles Knight Riders team is owned by Shah Rukh Khan’s Knight Riders Group, which also operates teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Caribbean Premier League and the U.A.E.’s International League T20 (ILT). The MI New York team is owned by billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Mumbai Indians, which also operates a team in the ILT. The Seattle Orcas is owned by the GMR Group, which also has IPL and ILT teams. India’s Chennai Super Kings IPL franchise owns the Texas Super Kings, while the San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom are owned by Australia’s Cricket Victoria and Cricket New South Wales respectively.

Melanie Griffith is sporting some new ink.

Melanie Griffith has proven that she’s ready to turn the page on her romantic history with ex-husband Antonio Banderas, quite literally! The iconic “Working Girl” star was spotted in Los Angeles sporting some fresh ink that cleverly concealed her old heart-shaped tattoo dedicated to the dashing “Puss in Boots” actor.Griffith’s new tattoo, designed in a playful crossword style, proudly showcases the names of her four children. It’s a beautiful symbol of her love and devotion to her family, including her daughter Stella, 26, whom she shares with Banderas.

An Albanian woman studying to be a lawyer in Manchester has said: "We are not all criminals."

Elizabeth Banks is celebrating a marriage milestone with some major bling.

Elizabeth Banks is celebrating a big marriage milestone with a sparkly new gemstone.The actress and director showed off a beautiful new peacock sapphire ring with a halo of pavé diamonds in honor of her 20th wedding anniversary with Max Handelman, offering fans a glimpse into the couple's Italian getaway. «The 20th anniversary ring,» she captioned a close-up snapshot of her newest accessory, sharing the photo to her Instagram Story. She also posted a few highlights, including evening stargazing, a daytime boat ride and a delicious-looking anniversary dessert. Over on her timeline, Banks shared a black-and-white throwback photo from the duo's wedding. «Time flies when you’re making an amazing life together,» she gushed.

Marta Balaga Cyril Aris and his frustrated protagonists in “Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano” are done mincing words. “I hope this film can be screened the way it is, although it’s not painting the brightest picture of the Lebanese political class. And if they censor it, thank you for the publicity. I will take it,” he says following its premiere at Karlovy Vary Film Festival. “In Lebanon, we have leaders who are experts in divide-and-conquer. That’s how they fire up their base and that’s what happened in the port of Beirut, too. There is this theory that everyone knew what was happening, but they were paid for their silence.”

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Dancer Jordan Banjo, who became famous for performing on Britain's Got Talent, has revealed he was forced to move house after his family had been terrorised. He came under attack following Diversity’s Black Lives Matter inspired performance on the popular talent show.

Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has found love again with a handsome policeman after splitting from his former co-star.

Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has been snapped with his new 'fella' after enjoying a night out with his co-stars. The actor, who plays Billy Mayhew in the ITV soap, enjoyed seeing Lionel Ritchie on stage at Lytham Festival with a number of his castmates.

Coronation Street actor Daniel Brocklebank appears to have found love again.The actor who plays Billy Mayhew on the cobbles is dating police officer and musician Jordan Coulthard. Daniel, 43, has been pictured with his new partner at the Lytham Festival alongside a number of soap stars. Former EastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison shared a selfie of the trio on Instagram.

A fire has broken out after an explosion was heard on the Warner Bros studio lot in Burbank on Friday.

Naman Ramachandran SonyLIV has acquired exclusive streaming rights to acclaimed Bangladeshi films “Hawa” and “Saturday Afternoon” from Reliance Entertainment and Continental Entertainment PTE Ltd (CEPL). Directed by Mejbaur Rahman Sumon, “Hawa” follows the journey of an all-men team on a fishing trawler, whose routine is disrupted when they haul in a mysterious catch. The cast is led by hugely popular star Chanchal Chowdhury and includes Nazifa Tushi, Sariful Islam Razz, Sumon Anowar, Nasir Uddin Khan and Shohel Mondol. The film was Bangladesh’s entry to the Oscars and is one of the highest grossers from the country having also found distribution in India, Singapore and the Middle East. It will premiere July 7 on SonyLIV.