Amy Schumer has claimed that Oscars producers turned down her idea for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to appear via video link at the ceremony.The comedian is set to host next weekend’s ceremony alongside Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, and noted how there are “so many eyes on the Oscars” that it would be an opportunity to highlight the Russian-Ukrainian war.Russia sent military forces into Ukraine on February 24, and The United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights estimates that the conflict has claimed 1,900 civilian casualties between that date and March 15. The UN (via the BBC) has also estimated that there are around 1.85million internally displaced people within Ukraine.Zelensky has also appeared via video link to appeal to a number of governments over the past few weeks, including the UK Parliament and the US Congress.Speaking on The Drew Barrymore Show, Schumer explained how she wanted to use the Oscars to put a spotlight on serious issues.“I actually pitched, I wanted to find a way to have Zelensky satellite in or make a tape or something just because there are so many eyes on the Oscars,” she said (via Yahoo).
Women go wild for ‘thirst trap’ Ukrainian President Zelensky on TikTok
01.03.2022 - 21:09 / nypost.com
macho head honcho. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is transitioning from unsung European commander-in-chief to universal sex symbol in the wake of his unrelenting defense of Ukraine against Russian forces. And unabashed admirers are shamelessly lusting over the 5-foot-7, newly anointed heartthrob online. “It’s not the time or place to have a crush on President Zelensky,” admitted TikTok user Stephanie Martin in a trending clip dedicated to her unbridled attraction to the married 44-year-old head of state. “Buuuuut…,” she continued in the video entitled “The heart wants what it wants,” which has amassed more than 694,000 views. And Martin’s zeal for Zelensky is wildly echoing throughout hyper-sexual cyberspace. “Y’all, I got one thing to say. President Zelensky — daddy,” gushed a groupie on TikTok.
“All these little boys out here like, ‘Call me daddy!’ Um, no. Prove it.
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