Hollywood’s Ukraine Ties? Hungary PM Claims US Paid Angelina Jolie, Ben Stiller For War PR

Mar 03, 2025, 08.25AM IST
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made explosive claims about a massive USAID scandal involving Hollywood A-listers. He alleges that U.S. taxpayer funds were funneled to celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn, and Ben Stiller to promote pro-Ukraine messaging. Reports suggest Jolie was paid $20 million for a brief visit to Lviv, while others allegedly received millions. Stiller has dismissed the allegations as "Russian lies," but pro-Russian media continues to demand transparency. While fact-checkers dispute the claims, Orbán calls this the "biggest Western scandal ever," raising fresh concerns about USAID’s history of political funding.
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