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Sean Penn has released a passionate statement about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying that if Americans allow the Ukrainian people to fight alone, “our soul as America is lost.”

Variety, the actor appeared at a press briefing by the Ukrainian government in Kyiv on Thursday (February 24), listening to government officials speak about the crisis.Penn previously visited Ukraine in November last year, where he prepared for the documentary by visiting with the country’s military. Photos from the visit were released by the Ukrainian Joint Forces Operation Press Service at the time.According to a statement released by the Office of the President of the Ukraine on Facebook, Penn has spoken with deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk, along with local journalists and members of the military.До України прибув американський актор та кінорежисер, лауреат премії «Оскар» Шон Пенн.Режисер спеціально приїхав до…Posted by Офіс Президента України on Thursday, February 24, 2022“The director specifically came to Kyiv to record all the events that are currently happening in Ukraine and to tell the world the truth about Russia’s invasion of our country,” the translated statement read.“Sean Penn is among those who support Ukraine in Ukraine today.

Sean Penn, 61, is dedicated to his work. On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Russia launched a full-scale attack against Ukraine to prevent the country from joining NATO. As Hollywood stars continue to weigh in on the conflict from their homes in the United States, Sean has taken another approach and is currently in Ukraine — filming a documentary about the conflict with Russia!

Ukraine to continue work on a documentary about the ongoing Russian assault.The Office of the President wrote in a Facebook post Thursday that Penn attended press briefings, met with Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk and spoke to journalists and military personnel about the Russian invasion.“Sean Penn demonstrates the courage that many others, especially western politicians lack,” the president’s office wrote on Facebook. “The director specially came to Kiev to record all the events that are currently happening in Ukraine and to tell the world the truth about Russia’s invasion of our country.”He was also there in late November to work on the project, which is being produced by VICE Studios.

the day’s invasion by Russia.The 61-year-old “Dead Man Walking” star has apparently been working on a documentary about escalating tensions in the country since last year, and flew to Ukraine early this week to get a first-hand look at the war.Wearing sunglasses and a bomber jacket, a haggard-looking Penn appeared to be listening closing to the briefing held at the President’s Office, although it wasn’t clear if he speaks Ukrainian.Penn has already spoken to the deputy prime minister and military members since landing, Newsweek reported. “Sean Penn demonstrates the courage that many others, especially Western politicians lack. The more such people in our country now, true friends of Ukraine, who support the struggle for freedom, the sooner it will be possible to stop Russia’s treacherous attack,” the Ukrainian embassy told Newsweek in a translated statement, expressing its gratitude for his visit and approval of the documentary.Get the latest updates in the Russia-Ukraine conflict with the Post’s live coverage.Last November, the actor was seen wearing a flak jacket and helmet to talk to fighters on the border of Russia and Ukraine, months before war officially broke out.The two-time Oscar star has a reputation for showing up to danger zones.

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2022 Winter Olympics are underway! The opening ceremony was held on Friday, at Beijing's National Stadium, which is also known as the «Bird's Nest,» and signaled the official start of the Games.The Parade of Nations, the part of the ceremony that highlights each competing nation in the Games, featured many standout moments including a shirtless skeleton competitor, a long-awaited moment for Jamaica, and a Ralph Lauren-clad Team USA.While the U.S. counted its second-largest Olympic delegation in history, other countries had just one athlete set to compete on their behalf. It all came to a close with an epic torch lighting that differed from years past.Keep reading for the five biggest moments from the opening ceremony.With Tonga's Pita Taufatofua sitting out the Olympics for the first time since 2014, fans worried that the cross-country skier's absence would mean they'd be deprived of a shirtless, oiled-up athlete during the Parade of Nations.

Is the drama heating up? As filming continues for Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Garcelle Beauvais and Sutton Stracke seemingly made it clear that they aren’t on good terms with Erika Jayne.

Christopher Vourlias Spanish-Chilean filmmaker Théo Court is prepping the follow-up to his Venice prize-winner “White on White,” which won the Silver Lion for best director in the festival’s Horizons strand in 2019, and was Chile’s submission in the best international feature film Oscar race this year.Court spoke exclusively to Variety about “Tres Noches Negras,” which he’ll be presenting during the Rotterdam Film Festival’s CineMart co-production market this week.Set in the Chilean countryside, the film tells the story of a peasant who asks the devil to grant him a wish beneath a full moon. A young Haitian man soon appears dead on the grounds of the mansion that looms over the peasant’s feudal, rural community, setting off an investigation that will unravel the complex social and human fabric of modern-day Chile.

Manori Ravindran International EditorLouverture Films, the production company founded by actor Danny Glover and Joslyn Barnes, is moving into television as well as animation, gaming and installation works. With two new principal partners in situ, the expansion has enlisted a host of creatives, including directors Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Lucrecia Martel.Co-founded by Glover and Barnes in 2005 — alongside long-time partners Susan Rockefeller and the Bertha Foundation’s Tony Tabatznik — the company has brought on board Sawsan Asfari and Jeffrey Clark as principal partners. Variety understands that the new partners will allow Louverture to access more funding resources.In addition, producer Karin Chien, who on Sunday delivered a rousing Sundance Institute Producing Fellows’ keynote, is becoming a partner and executive VP.

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Yvette Mimieux was found dead this morning, a rep for her family confirmed. She had just turned 80 on January 10, and she passed away in her sleep of natural causes.

veterans of the country’s 21-century “forever wars” — men and women who lost buddies and limbs to roadside bombs and suffer psychic scars — struggle to understand the why behind them. Some wonder: Were they instruments of less-than-noble imperialist adventures?A century ago, a gimlet-eyed Marine who featured in pretty much every early U.S. empire-building expedition — in Cuba, the Philippines, Panama, Mexico, Nicaragua and Haiti — asked himself the same question.

Gregory Gourdet is getting real about his “pandemic weight journey”!

Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais, Sutton Stracke and Crystal Kung Minkoff, making it the first time in history that the show will feature eight Housewives.  Jenkins is a mother of three and the founder and CEO of the lifestyle drink company Neuro Brands.

Richard Kuipers Personal and political life in Haiti are brought sharply into focus in “Freda,” a powerful and resolutely unsentimental drama about a determined young university student who must decide whether to stay in her deeply troubled country or seek a future elsewhere.

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Five-time Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola has joined Freda, the Haitian Oscar entry marking the narrative feature debut of actor, singer and documentarian Gessica Généus, as an executive producer.

Mach-Hommy has shared a new album titled Balens Cho (Haitian Creole for "Hot Candles"). He self-released the project late Saturday night.

Anitta, the Brazilian international superstar, attended an event in Miami this past Thursday. The event, hosted by Sean Penn, benefitted CORE’s crisis response programs in Latin America, Haiti, and Brazil.

Sean Penn and Leonardo DiCaprio pose for a photo at the CORE event held at Soho Beach House on Wednesday night (December 1) in Miami Beach, Fla.

Insecure alumni Jean Elie (Colin in Black & White) and Mike Gauyo (Ginny & Georgia), fresh off the popular HBO series’ final season, will reunite to create Send Help, a dark comedy in development at AMC Networks’ streaming platform AllBlk.

Selome Hailu editorAllblk, AMC Networks’ streamer for Black content, has greenlit “Send Help,” a coming-of-age dark comedy created by “Insecure” recurring star Jean Elie and writer and story editor Mike Gauyo.“Send Help” will follow Fritz (Elie), a young first generation Haitian American struggling to overcome the challenges of “making it” in Hollywood, while coming to terms with a recent family tragedy. He relocates to L.A.

Newark-based rapper Mach-Hommy will release a new album this month. The project is out on November 26, and follows Pray For Haiti, Hommy's 2021 LP executive produced by Westside Gunn and released on Griselda Records.

Travellers returning from red list countries will no longer have to quarantine in hotels after the Scottish Government scrapped the list.

All countries which are still on the UK’s red list will be removed from 4am on Monday November 1, the Transport Secretary has announced.

The UK Government is set to scrap the red list and hotel quarantine measures due to a 'declining Covid threat from abroad', it has been reported.

Plans to scrap the red list completely could be revealed in the latest travel announcement, which is expected later today.

Many Brits will be jetting away for half term next week, with travel restrictions at their most relaxed since the start of the pandemic.

The Scottish Government has announced that 47 countries will be removed from Scotland's red list for international travel from next week.

A total of 47 countries will be removed from England’s red list on Monday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced.

Some 47 destinations including South Africa will be removed from England’s red list on Monday, Grant Shapps has announced.

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver dragged Jeopardy! once again in the HBO series’ first episode back since Sept. 12.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told Fox News Sunday today that an estimated 12,000 Haitian migrants have been released into the Us. The staggering number goes well beyond previous estimates tied to the Del Rio, Texas bridge encampment.

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