9 Hollywood stars who admit they don't like Russia and tell us why

Jennifer Lawrence

The blonde star found her fans in our country thanks to her shooting in the films "X-Men", "The Hunger Games", "Mom!" One of the roles in her cinematography was a Russian spy (the film "Red Sparrow"). The actress refused the role for a long time, and after a while she shared that this work and our country cause her exclusively negative associations. And at a conference dedicated to the film "Mama!" actress even asked our reporters to leave the studio.

Insiders explain such behavior by the Hollywood star's protest with the aggressive and bias-based politics of Russia, as well as with the lawsuit against the director Kirill Serebrennikov. The star is also known for her active support of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. And, as it also turns out, Donald Trump is a "close friend" of our head of state.
Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

This actor has become a national favorite in our country. However, the American master of comedy himself has no warm feelings towards Russia. His main political complaint against the Russian authorities was the news about our country's interference in the free elections in the United States. The actor said that from now on he interrupts all possible cooperation with Facebook - deleting his account and dropping shares, as the company is not doing enough to stop the Russian propaganda.

Recall that Mark Zuckerberg had previously mentioned that companies from Russia were talking about buying some of the advertising space of this social network. That is why the famous actor saw in it Russia's interference in the internal affairs of the United States and stopped communicating with fans through this social network.

Ian McKellen

The situation with this actor is more than understandable. Nice old Gandalf from the fantasy "Lord of the Rings" was openly gay. And, as we know, they are not particularly well-liked in our country. Magnetto from "X-Men" is an ardent defender of the rights of sexual minorities and is very upset that the Russian authorities are not willing to share the mentality of people like him. He believes that our country is incapable of providing LGBTQ rights and freedom in a proper way, so it is wild and backward. "I know what's going on in Russia right now, and it's just awful! For me such laws are unacceptable," the actor shared in 2014, when it became known about the adoption of a document in Russia banning gay propaganda.

George Clooney

Well, this Hollywood hottie was concerned about the events in Ukraine. In his opinion, Russia was wrong, because it did not support the events on the Maidan and interfered in the affairs of a sovereign state. The Hollywood star is also concerned about the overall democratic situation. In his opinion, people in our country still can't openly express their opinions and hold demonstrations, because these actions are harshly suppressed by the authorities. He is genuinely convinced that Russians, just like in the old days, are intimidated, humiliated, and absolutely unfree.

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo.

The famous Hulk also considers Russia a backward country. The reason for this opinion was again Russia's attitude toward sex minorities. Apparently, for Western society this is the main indicator of democratic change. Mark Ruffalo himself, even though he is not gay, has a great respect for them. He genuinely believes that discrimination against people of another orientation in a civilized society is the height of narrow-mindedness. He considers people who share this mentality to be incompetent, and Russia to be a savage, barbaric country.

The actor was also dissatisfied with his visit to Russia. He was very tired of the close attention of our bodyguards. According to his feelings, even in the bathroom stall he could feel the hand of, as he put it, KGB guards.

Morgan Freeman

This actor's claims do not extend at all to the people of our country themselves. In the actor's opinion, they are not guilty of the political ambitions of the ruling elite. But he accuses Russia's leadership of crimes against democracy. The president of our country, as Freeman said, is still a fierce KGB, whose plan is to break the world order.

Before the election, the elderly actor appeared in a commercial in which he stated, quite seriously, that Russia has shown aggression and is in a state of war with the United States. At the end of this masterpiece from the mouth of the actor sounded an appeal for all those who are not indifferent to "join the fight" with Russia.

Cher

The star of "The Witches of Eastwick" and simply a woman with an enchanting timbre of voice is also in no hurry to tour our country. In the 90's she was mega-popular with the Russians, and she still has a lot of Russian fans. However, Sherilyn Sarkisian herself has no soft feelings. She refused even to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Games. The reason for this, the star calls the lack of free love and sex expression in our country.

The fact is that the star mom herself once faced a difficult choice - her own daughter decided to become a man. Cher did not interfere with her child's gender reassignment plans, and now promotes transgender equality to the fullest extent.

Tom Waits

Tom Waits.

This performer's dislike goes deep into the past. In 2003, Waits categorically stated that he hated communism and everything connected with it, and was not going to visit the countries of the former Soviet Union. He called people from that part of the planet "horrible". To this, his producer, Ryszard Kaczynski, who has been organizing the singer's tour in Eastern Europe, wittily remarked: "Everybody has a thing. Some are afraid of closed rooms. Some are afraid of the dark. Waits is afraid of Russians."

Katy Perry

If other celebrities somehow explain their dislike of Russia and Russians, then this starry beauty just doesn't like us. And that's it. However, a little later in 2009, she still had to visit our country, and she apologized to Russian fans "for the misconceptions". And then she changed her mind again.

Once on a popular American TV show, she voiced her prejudice against Russia. According to her, it was the last place on Earth she wanted to visit. On a perilous trip, she fears meeting uneducated barbarians who are incapable of perceiving the latest achievements of civilization, all the most spiritual and high that has been achieved...Well, you know - where.