Hilary Swank to donate Chechnya President gig fee to charity

London, Oct 15 : Hollywood actress Hilary Swank is donating her personal acting fees to various charitable organisations after she attended a controversial event in Chechnya.
The two-time Oscar winner has “deeply regretted” her taking part in a birthday celebration for Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechnyan President, who is accused of orchestrating human rights violations.
Human Rights Watch urged Swank and other celebrities who attended the event to return any money or gifts they received from the event.
Swank, 37, said that she was unaware of Kadyrov’s policies, which promotes fear, abductions and executions of those involved in Chechnya’s Islamist insurgency, the Telegraph reported.
The ‘Million Dollar Baby’ star was joined by co-actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, British violinist Vanessa Mae, and British singer Seal to mark, the Chechnyan President’s 35th birthday.
An official from Chechnya’s culture ministry disclosed that all four were paid to attend, with local media reporting that Vanessa Mae picked up a fee equivalent to about 320,000 pounds for her own performance. (ANI)

Hollywood celebrities in India

New Delhi, Sep 23: We know that Paris Hilton is arriving India tomorrow. Apart from her, international celebrities like Lady Gaga, ‘James Bond’ Daniel Craig and rock band Metallica are all set to woo the Asian subcontinent soon.
In her first visit to India, American hotel heiress Hilton will be spending a choc-a-bloc three days in Mumbai as she comes to launch her new line of handbags. A number of events are lined up for her after she arrives tomorrow morning.
Parties in her honour kick off tomorrow night and designer Rocky S will be styling her during her visit. She has already posed in a Tarun Tahiliani sari for the cover of a magazine in India and will reportedly be donning ‘desi’ outfits as she meets her fans, business partners and some Bollywood personalities during her stay here.
The hotel JW Mariott, where is she going to stay, is making special cupcakes and cocktails for the special guest keeping in mind her favourite colour pink.
After Hilton stuns India with her diva-ish aura, pop sensation Lady Gaga will be hitting the national capital region in October end. She will perform during the closing ceremony of the country’s first Formula One race in Greater Noida on October 30.
The 25-year-old ‘Poker Face’ hitmaker, who has already made her Indian television debut with Simi Garewal’s chat show recently, will have her brush with Bollywood as she performs at restobar LAP Buddh Circuit co-owned by actor Arjun Rampal.