A schoolboy who choked on a cocktail sausage will have his life-support machine switched off today as his friends prepare to say goodbye.
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CBS News’ straight coverage of the real-life raid in Colombia that rescued over 50 children and inspired the movie.The sting operation was led by Tim Ballard, a former Homeland Security special agent from California. Having worked undercover on child trafficking cases formore than a decade, he quit his law enforcement job in 2013 to hunt down pedophiles abroad and free the children they enslaved. The story not only raised awareness about the mushrooming issue of child sex-trafficking and exploitation, but it turned Ballard and his nonprofit, Operation Underground Railroad, into the object of media interest.He was profiled in Forbes with the headline “Meet a guy who has devoted his life to freeing slaves” and appeared on a series of networks.
“When we did our first hits in 2014, 2015, it was all the mainstream outlets,” Ballard told The Post. “Equally Fox News, equally MSNBC. I went on CNN.”All that attention also caught the eye of Mexican actor and producer Eduardo Verastegui, who wanted to turn Ballard’s tale of heroics into a movie.
Released July 4, “Sound of Freedom” is a faith-based thriller, starring Jim Caveziel as Ballard, that portrays his conversion from government agent to renegade of sorts, fighting the global sex trade.“They do make me look way more bad-ass in the movie than I am or ever was. But it’s based in truth,” Ballard said. “The kids are real, what happened to them is real.
A schoolboy who choked on a cocktail sausage will have his life-support machine switched off today as his friends prepare to say goodbye.
Suzanne Somers’ priorities have shifted — and her career is taking a back seat — following her recent cancer battle.
Pink and Brandi Carlile are honoring the late Sinéad O’Connor.
Pink and Brandi Carlile are honoring the late Sinéad O'Connor. After news of O'Connor's death broke on Wednesday, Pink and Carlile took the stage in Cincinnati, Ohio, to pay tribute to the Irish-born global star with a stunning duet of «Nothing Compares 2 U.» The duo is currently on tour together, with Carlile serving as support on Pink's North American Summer Carnival 2023 dates.
P!nk and Brandi Carlile paid tribute to Sinéad O’Connor at a show last night (July 26) – watch them cover ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ below.The acclaimed Irish singer and activist died yesterday (July 26) at the age of 56, her family announced.“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” read a statement by the singer’s family reported by The Guardian.At P!nk’s show in Cincinatti, Ohio on Wednesday, she brought Carlile to the stage and told the crowd: “When I was a little girl, my mom grew up in Atlantic City and I used to go down to the Ocean City Boardwalk with my ten dollars and I would make a demo tape… I would make a little cassette tape and imagine it was my demo for the record company.“And it would always be either ‘Greatest Love of All’ by Whitney Houston or ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ by Sinead O’Connor.
Eva Longoria wore a stunning white gown at the Global Gift Gala. She was a co-chair at the event, hosted in Marbella, Spain, and looked happy over the course of the evening, at one point taking a Mexican flag and waving it in celebration.
Tamzin Outhwaite claims that her ex-husband Tom Ellis was even more disloyal during their marriage than she was led to believe. Married between 2006 and 2013, the acting pair raised two children in Florence and Marnie before going their separate ways over Tom's affair with Lost star Emilie de Ravin - they'd been working together on the dark fairytale drama Once Upon a Time. However, in a recently deleted tweet commemorating the end of their relationship, Tamzin, 52, sensationally accused the Lucifer actor, 44, of not coming forward with the full truth.
Matt Damon considers himself fortunate regarding his creative and romantic partnerships.
The world has lost a fashion icon today.
Jane Birkin, the accomplished actress and singer who inspired the Hermès handbag of the same name, has died at the age of 76.
Grace Van Patten and Jackson White are going strong and looking as chic as ever.
Tom Holland is getting candid about the entertainment industry.
Joe Jonas didn't hold back when sharing a story he's never publicly told before on the KIIS network's radio show. The 33-year-old Jonas Brothers member said that he was recently reflecting with some friends about reaching a point in your life «where you can remember the last time you s**t your pants.»The specific instance Joe had in mind happened four years ago. «I've been able to work through it — a lot of therapy,» he quipped. «Let's just say, it was a bad day to choose to wear white clothing.» Of the poop in question, Joe explained, «You think it might have been a little something else, a little something extra.
Michelle Pfeiffer is opening up about her late father.
Donald Trump plans to host a screening of Sound of Freedom at his Bedminster golf club next week, seizing on the unexpected box office performance of the movie.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron and Angel Studios have joined forces to quell a boycott against the exhibition chain over the release of “Sound of Freedom.” Social media users have accused AMC of purposely disrupting “Sound of Freedom” screenings following accusations that the hit movie stokes QAnon conspiracy theories (Rolling Stone, for instance, slammed “Sound of Freedom” as a “QAnon-tinged thriller”). Claims include AMC canceling screenings and disrupting showtimes with technical difficulties and broken air conditioning. “Sadly, conspiracy theorists are so prevalent in America. So much garbage information is spread,” Aron wrote on Twitter. “More than ONE MILLION people have watched ‘Sound of Freedom’ at AMC Theatres. More than at any other theatre chain on the planet. Yet people falsely claim otherwise. It is so bizarre.”
The Real Housewives is a cultural phenomenon.
Former Love Island star Dani Dyer has opened up in a recent Instagram Q&A and revealed the sweet nickname her son Santiago calls her boyfriend Jarrod Bowen. Dani and her footballer boyfriend Jarrod have been together since 2021 and welcomed twin girls a couple of weeks ago, making her first son Santiago a big brother. Recently, the reality star took part in an Instagram Q&A on Monday night where she was asked: “What does Santi call the girls dad? Sorry if that’s a really personal question”.
"Spider-Man: No Way Home" star Tom Holland doesn’t want to be part of the Hollywood machine. In an interview on the "Jay Shetty Podcast," the actor explained his struggle to be a part of the business while maintaining his sense of self. "I really am a massive fan of making movies, but I really do not like Hollywood.
A source close to Taylor Swift is shutting down speculation that the “Story Of Us” singer and Matty Healy are back together.