Here’s a look at some celebs who either once hobnobbed or briefly met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They urged Putin to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Although Russia isn’t a leading market for Hollywood, it was one of the top six box office markets worldwide in revenue in 2021, according toAnd over the years, celebs have met with Russian President Vladimir Putin while visiting the country for events, like professional fights and concerts. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Mickey Rourke recalled meeting Putin when Rourke had a"professional fight four years ago" in Russia.
"I had the time of my life," Rourke told Fox News Digital about visiting the country."The people couldn't have been nicer, more polite, more respectful. I actually went with Putin. He took us to a very famous museum in St. Petersburg.""And we went in there and visited the really, really sick, little, tiny, tiny kids," Rourke recalled.
"Then now there's this whole other thing that's happening," the former boxer said, noting that he prays to God that Putin will end the war. Putin speaks with Leonardo DiCaprio Nov. 23, 2010, after a concert to mark the International Tiger Conservation Forum at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg.
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