Child sex abuse accused was a 'caring man of morals' who worked with kids for years, court hears

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesThe theme of fathers and sons runs through the films of Venezuela-born writer-director Lorenzo Vigas, whose 2015 debut drama “From Afar,” which focuses on a troubled middle-aged man and young hustler in Caracas, won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. In Vigas’ latest film “El Caja” (“The Box”), which screened Thursday at the 39th annual Miami Film Festival, this motif continues to resonate — and on a global scale.“El Caja,” which revolves around a young boy in Mexico City longing for a father figure — a desperate search with deadly consequences — could be the prototype of how a dictator such as Vladimir Putin rises to power, Vigas pointed out.“We are always trapped in our obsessions,” Vigas told fest attendees during a Q&A that followed the screening.

this work grind.The spicy star of “Jersey Shore” and its spinoff, “Family Vacation,” has jetted back to Las Vegas for a third stint with the legendary Chippendales male strippers — and he recommends the gyrating gig to all men out there.“The Chippendales crowd is probably the No. 1 place to meet women on Earth,” he told The Post of his latest, monthlong residency of weekend shows at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, which kicks off Friday, March 11, and ends April 10.

will spend the next 150 days has faced hundreds of lawsuits over the years, with inmates alleging overcrowding, violent treatment and not enough protection against other inmates.In the past few months alone, a person behind bars accused the jail of forcing him to share a cell with someone who had tested positive for the coronavirus.And in a different lawsuit filed earlier this year that was obtained by The Post, another inmate accused corrections officers of using “excessive force” on him to the point where he “lost consciousness.”“When I came back I was face down in a pool of my own blood with a gash on my forehead,” the man said in the initial complaint, filed on Jan. 13, 2022.

set of his AMC show “Better Call Saul.”The 59-year-old actor sat down with NBC “Today” show host Willie Geist to discuss his “shocking” July 2021 health scare in a candid interview set to air Sunday. He explained that doctors clarified he had a “heart incident” and not a heart attack, explaining his “widow-maker artery was completely blocked.“That’s why it’s called the widow-maker, ’cause you die when that happens. But I went down.

Orville Peck’s new music video features some impressive cameos.

Shawn Levy is reportedly in negotiations to direct the third chapter in the “Deadpool” saga.

A lawyer for Halyna Hutchins' family called Alec Baldwin's arbitration demand an attempt to "avoid liability and accountability" for the cinematographer's death. Brian Panish of Panish, Shea, Boyle & Ravipudi Law, who represents Hutchins' husband Matthew, told Fox News Digital the only action that ended the production of "Rust" was Halyna Hutchins' death at the hands of Baldwin.

Kim Kardashian made her romance with Pete Davdison Instagram official Friday, sharing two photos with the comedian. Kardashian, 41, included two photos featuring Davidson, 28, in a multi-photo carousel on her personal Instagram. One photo showed Davidson lying back into Kardashian's lap while the "Saturday Night Live" star looked up at the "Keeping up with the Kardashians" star as she seemingly leaned in for a kiss.

Instagram has been banned in Russia by government regulators after parent Meta Platforms eased rules in Ukraine banning violent content on the social network.

The coroner’s report on the January death of The Bachelorette competitor Clint Arlis confirms that the 34-year-old died as a result of suicide. That, according to multiple outlets who say they obtained the official document.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorHusband-and-wife team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez are no strangers to writing musical earworms. They’ve won Oscars for “Let It Go” from “Frozen” and “Remember Me” from “Coco” and an Emmy for “Agatha All Along” for “WandaVision.” Now they’re reuniting with friends and family, penning “You Are the Music” for the Apple TV Plus animated comedy “Central Park,” which returns to the streamer March 4.Songwriters Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson (Kristen’s sister) invited the duo to write a song, and it was an offer they couldn’t turn down.

BRAVE Tom Parker is now using a wheelchair after treatment for his inoperable brain tumour has left him too weak to stand. The Wanted singer, 33, was shown sitting in the chair on his bandmate Max George's instagram account.

Grimes’ highly-anticipated sixth studio album has been compared to seminal releases by both Smashing Pumpkins and Beyoncé.During a conversation for a new cover feature with Vanity Fair, interviewer Devin Gordon noted that the upcoming “space opera”-themed album, ‘Book 1’ was Grimes’ “‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ with a hint of ‘Lemonade’.”In the interview, the yet-to-be-released track ‘Swan Lake’ is mentioned along with its lyrics “Despite all my rage/I am still just a doll in a cage” an ode to the Smashing Pumpkins’ track ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’ and to Grimes’ teenage hero Billy Corgin.In comparing the album to ‘Lemonade’ the writer shared that ‘Book 1’ was “partly inspired by a theory of [Elon] Musk’s: that she’s a simulation.”Grimes told Vanity Fair: “We keep having this conversation where E’s like, ‘Are you real? Or are we living in my memory, and you’re like a synthesized companion that was created to be my companion here?’ ”She added: “The degree to which I feel engineered to have been this, like, perfect companion is crazy.”The cover story also revealed that Grimes and Musk have had a second child together.“Whatever is going on with family stuff, I just feel like kids need to stay out of it, and X is just out there,” she told Vanity Fair.She continued: “I mean, I think E [Musk] is really seeing him as a protégé and bringing him to everything and stuff.… X is out there. His situation is like that.

CORONATION Street fans are in tears after Abi Franklin named her newborn son - and decided to fight for him. The mechanic - who is played by actress Sally Carman in the ITV soap - had no idea she was pregnant before she gave birth high on drugs.

SINGER Rihanna is set to launch her lingerie brand on the stock-ings market — potentially adding $1billion to her wealth. The Umbrella star is in talks about floating her racy knicker range Savage X Fenty.

THE One Show viewers got more than they bargained for tonight when Bryan Adams dropped the F bomb on live TV. The rocker let slip a swear word on the family show, forcing hosts Alex Jones and Ronan Keating to apologise to viewers at home.

Alanis Morissette unveiled details earlier this week (March 9) of a UK and Ireland tour. Tickets are available here.The dates are those rescheduled for the 25th-anniversary celebrations of her acclaimed album ‘Jagged Little Pill’.

The CEO of Walt Disney is addressing the company’s “painful silence” on the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which is due to become law in Florida.

Prince Harry's relationship with his older brother Prince William has 'still not recovered after Oprah', a royal expert has claimed. The Duke of Sussex, 37, who has ruled out returning to the UK for Prince Philip's memorial but 'hopes to visit the Queen as soon as possible', gave a bombshell interview alongside his wife Meghan Markle with Oprah Winfrey which aired in March 2021.

Made In Chelsea star Tiffany Watson celebrated her upcoming wedding to fiancé Cameron McGeehan on Thursday night at an intimate “first” hen do with her family. The former MIC star, 28, wowed in a white lace suit for the occasion where she was joined by sister Lucy Watson, 31, and their mother Fiona at La Famiglia restaurant in London.

EastEnders star Toby-Alexander Smith is set to become a full-time dad after he departed the BBC soap as the villainous serial killer Gray Atkins. As viewers watched on in shock as the evil character was finally arrested and taken away by police, the actor has also revealed his reasons for choosing to bow out of the soap after three years. Toby, 31, welcomed a beautiful baby girl named Bonnie with his Emmerdale girlfriend Amy Walsh, 34, just after Christmas.