Hilary Swank Belittled for carrying on Birthday of Chechen Leader Charged with Human Privileges Violations

Within the summer time it had been says Beyonce, 50 Cent, Mariah Carey and Nelly Furtado had carried out to see relatives people of former Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi for sums upward of $a million. Now, another group of Celebrities are in serious trouble to take money from the questionable foreign ruler: two-time Oscar champion Hilary Swank and action star Jean-Claude Van Damme attended Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's special birthday a week ago in return for potential six-figure paydays. Stated Human Privileges Foundation inside a statement to THR: "Ramzan Kadyrov is related to some litany of terrible human privileges abuses. It's inappropriate for stars to obtain compensated to party with him. It bolsters his image and legitimizes a brutal leader and the regime. And becoming compensated to participate this type of lavish show in Chechnya trivializes the suffering of numerous sufferers of human privileges abuses there." The business states that Swank was cautioned about Kadyrov's questionable past, but attended anyway. "Really, truly, for me personally this can be a great recognition to explore both you and your country and what you are building," she told everyone else in the birthday celebration on March. 5. "And, um, happy birthday, Mr. Leader." Van Damme, meanwhile, stated he "loved" Kadyrov. Stars Kevin Costner and Avoi Mendes were also requested to go to, but both rejected because of arranging conflicts. [via THR, NYT/The Lede] [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED