Barangay Los Angeles has accepted the public apology of boxing champ Manny Pacquiao following reports that he quoted a Bible verse that frowns on same-sex marriage.

“We accept Manny Pacquiao’s apology, clarification regarding homosexuality and gay marriage but we also acknowledge the fact that some people from our community were hurt and felt betrayed by the whole incident,” Robert Julius Maullon, president of Barangay Los Angeles, which is a “not-for-profit community organization serving the LGBTQ Filipino & Filipino-American community."

The prized boxer caught the collective ire of the LGBT community when he was alleged to have recited a Bible verse [Leviticus 20:13] in discussing his stance on same-sex marriage.

“If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads,” Pacquaio was quoted to have said by the Examiner.

Pacquiao has since apologized in his interview with Mario Lopez for Extra, as reported by abs-cbnnews.com on May 17. He clarified that he did not utter that Bible verse at all during his interview with the Examiner.

Pacquiao added: “I did not say I wanted all gays put to death...to the gay community, I apologize."

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On May 23rd (KST), rookie group BtoB released their Asia special edition album ‘Born TO Beat‘, beginning their full-fledged activities throughout Asia.

The Asia special edition album includes their single, Irresistible Lips” and they’ve released the music video for it.

“Irresistible Lips” was already revealed through JTBC‘s sitcom, ‘I Live in Cheongdamdong‘, where many of the members have previously attracted much attention as they appeared as the ‘Cheongdam Invincible’ idol group.

BtoB have released their special album first in Korea on and the album will later go on sale in Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Later, it is planned that the album will sell in Malaysia, Indonesia, and China, spreading throughout Asia. On May 24th, BtoB will perform in Singapore’s Clarke Quay , appearing to their international fans on stage for the first time at the ‘Music Masters‘ global conference.

Check out their MV for “Irresistible Lips” below!

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The Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate with extensive interests in the entertainment business, has agreed to acquire AMC Entertainment, North America’s second-largest movie theater owner, in a deal that is valued at $2.6 billion, including roughly $2 billion in assumed debt, the companies said.

The acquisition creates the world’s largest theater group. It also represents a significant expansion of Chinese influence in the American film industry. The industry has been looking to China for a vast new reservoir of ticket buyers for Hollywood movies, while joining Chinese investors to produce films like the planned “Iron Man 3” and teaming up to build studio facilities and a new Disney theme park in China.

Wang Jianlin, chairman and president of Wanda, said his goal was to own theaters covering 20 percent of the world theater market by 2020. Speaking through a translator on Sunday, Mr. Wang said his aim for the circuits was to “combine, and synergize and make them profitable.”

The current deal offers Wanda a point of entry to the North American movie market. Its box-office, with about $10.2 billion in ticket sales last year, remains nearly five times the size of China’s, which is now the world’s second largest, with more than $2 billion in annual sales.

For details on the deal, please read www.wsj.com