Posted on 09/05/2022 7:42:05 PM PDT by Morgana
Russia slapped Hollywood stars Ben Stiller and Sean Penn with sanctions on Monday in response to their public criticism of Moscow's war on Ukraine.
Putin's foreign ministry included the actors on a new list of 25 US citizens banned from the country.
Those affected are mainly politicians, trade officials and industrial executives. The sanctions bar them from entering Russia.
Stiller and Penn have been vocal supporters of Ukraine in the conflict and have met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in high-profile shows of support.
In a televised meeting in Kyiv in June, Stiller, star of Zoolander, Meet the Parents and Dodgeball, told Zelensky: 'It's a great honor for me. It's really wonderful. You're my hero.'
Two-time Oscar winner Penn was in Ukraine recording a documentary when Russia invaded on February 24.
He was forced to flee on foot, joining the millions of Ukrainians crossing into Poland in the first days of the war.
He has been a vocal backer of Zelensky ever since and ever returned to Ukraine in June to meet the war-torn country's leader.
Penn was supposed to meet Zelensky ahead of war breaking out. He noted how he didn't have time to see if Zelensky could be a good friend and so 'decided he's a great friend that I love,' noting 'I don't know if I'll see him again'.
'Part of what makes him so particularly extraordinary is that courage, he's the face of so many Ukrainians. I mean this is leadership we aspire to, this is freedom of thought and true leadership that mostly is just so moving,' Penn said at the time.
'Ukraine with all its diversity has a unity we've never seen in modern times with the challenge it has.'
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Zoolander Zelenskky
Both Penn and Stiller are despicable human beings, sold their souls for vanity and money.
Stiller has been to Epstein Island; documented.
Okay, I’ll say it. It’s kinda like banning me from Yemen. It would be good publicity for Yemen. But it wouldn’t affect me at all, as I have no plans to visit Yemen, ever.
Sean Penn is as happy as can be. He should thank Putin
Russia made him appear relevant and important, at least for the next 15 minutes.
Sean Penn? He looks like a homeless person. And he pontificates like one too. He did not age gracefully.
“He did not age gracefully. “
I was thinking the same thing about Sean. He looks like 500 miles of bad road. Maybe he should use some of that botox his ex Madonna is using.
How do I get banned from Russia? It will enhance my prestige.
I’d like to see Penn banned from the USA. Russia is smart.
Well, there is rumor that these two aren’t humanitarians but rather human traffickers. They go to many countries doing this. Let’s hope their admiration for Zelensky isn’t because he’s helping them.
Whats up with that crazy hair?
Two irrelevant, long-forgotten actors doing something to be noticed. Ho hum.
Like UK banning US conservative figures.
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