'The Duet Was Mr. Depardieu's Idea'
Gérard Depardieu in Asia.
The surreal central-Asian remake of Green Card continues. From The New York Times:
Days after he appeared in person with his friend and fellow Russian citizen Vladimir Putin, the French tax exile Gérard Depardieu made a virtual appearance alongside the daughter of Uzbekistan's authoritarian leader, Islam Karimov, in a new music video.
The Uzbek first daughter, Gulnara Karimova—described as "something of a robber baron" and "the single most hated person in the country," in a 2005 American diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks—is engaged in an elaborate effort to make herself into an international pop star, under the stage name Googoosha.
Over the weekend, Ms. Karimova took a break from arguing with a BBC correspondent on Twitter about forced sterilizations in Uzbekistan to post a message in her alter ego's name announcing the release of her latest music video, which features a Gainsbourgian spoken-word cameo by Mr. Depardieu….In a Twitter message to a fan of the video, Ms. Karimova wrote that the duet was Mr. Depardieu's idea, and he was reading from a book of her poems.
Meanwhile, Reuters reports that when Putin offered Depardieu a Russian passport, "Some of Putin's critics said the passport move was a stunt and pointed out that the president announced last month a campaign to prevent rich Russians keeping their money offshore."
Enjoy the video:
[Hat tip: Bryan Alexander.]
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In Russia crazy gets you.
forced sterilizations in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is the progressives SOMALIA!
She needs to hang out with me for a while. I’d have her back to statism in no time.
OK, so maybe he’s not so awesome.
What are you talking about? The only thing better than sticking it to France is sticking it to France and then going batshit insane.
Really? This is magnificent trolling. He’s basically saying that Russia respects his rights more than France. The last time Russia humiliated the frogs this badly was Napoleon’s invasion.
I guess it is kind of awesome. But being buddies with Putin is not.
I thought Marlon Brando had died?
which features a Gainsbourgian spoken-word cameo by Mr. Depardieu
Oui, j’aime les r?gimes totalitaires quand ils m’ont permis de laisser mon argent.
This daughter of the dictator was implicated in a $335 million bribe by a Swedish state-controlled mobile phone company Telia.
http://www.thelocal.se/43838/2…..Ow2B3enk6g
Is it just me or does that seem like too large a bribe for such a poor country?
That guy is everywhere, yesterday he was present at the FIFA golden ball award show.
Where Uzbekistan coincidentally won the FIFA fair play award. It all ties together now.
Interesting comment here about living and working in Russia:
http://www.internationalman.co…..itizenship
(cont’d)
To be totally honest, I bitc* about life in Russia 20 times a day, (that’s down from 100 times per day) but I’ve said for a long time that Russia is the dark horse in all this mess and very likely will be the “last man standing”. For the average person, Russia is and always will be a difficult place to live (long story another day). If you want the nanny state to wipe your nose and put you to bed at night don’t come to Russia. However if you’re not a wus, and willing to stand on your own two feet and create your own way, you need to take a good look at Russia.
I am quite surprised this fact is not being shouted from the mountain tops. “Yes Virginia there is a decent tax authority and her name is Russia.” Who would have thought?
Like most dimwits, Mr Douchebage actor thinks that success is the same as merit or talent. Kings are successful are they not? Dictators are successful are they not? If raising taxes to 75% gets rid of old lunatic actors like Clint Eastwood, I say raise to 80%. All of you can move to Russia, where your property can be confiscated with the assistance of a kangaroo court.
your property can be confiscated with the assistance of a kangaroo court.
Your off your meds again, Mary. Kelo didn’t occur in Russia but right here in the US.
Either Putin is tiny, or G?rard Depardieu is the size of Andre The Giant.
Depardieu looks like he’s about to eat Putin.