LOS ANGELES – Double Oscar winner Hilary Swank said yesterday she “deeply regrets” attending a birthday celebration last week in Chechnya for a leader accused of orchestrating torture and other human rights violations.
Swank (37), was one of a number of celebrities who travelled to the Chechen capital, Grozny, to attend a glitzy opening ceremony for a mosque, sports stadium and skyscraper complex that coincided with the 35th birthday of Ramzan Kadyrov.
Swank said she was not aware of Mr Kadyrov’s policies. – (Reuters)
