Posters and billboards promoting the new Wonder Woman film were already posted around Beirut. 'She has no place in Lebanon'A campaigner against the movie, Rania Masri, hailed the decision to ban Wonder Woman, saying it signalled respect for the law. A similar campaign against another movie where Gadot played the role of Wonder Woman last year, Batman v Superman, never turned into an outright ban. The column featured a picture of Gadot carrying her Wonder Woman shield. The same campaigners had previously sought to ban Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, in which Gal Gadot appears as Wonder Woman.

Source: CBC News May 31, 2017 16:28 UTC