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[quote]Fresh off his Oscar win, actor and musician Jared Leto has spent the last two days in Kiev, Ukraine, performing with his rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars and expressing support for the pro-Western independence movement there.
“I know it may be difficult but there’s no price too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself,” Leto told a cheering crowd at the band’s show Wednesday at Kiev’s Sports Palace.
Leto mentioned that other American bands had cancelled their Ukraine appearances which, if honored, would have brought them into the heart of an international struggle between protesters who toppled Ukraine’s pro-Russian government and a Russian president who wants to bring the former Soviet state back into his orbit.
“I understand other bands have cancelled their shows but there was no f—king way” he was going to follow suit, Leto said.
But Leto and his group are not the only bands from either side of the Atlantic to have used their stardom to take a stand on the conflict.
Eugene Hütz, the Ukrainian-born frontman of the New York-based, self-described “gypsy punk” band Gogol Bordello, posted a picture on the group’s website of a new sticker on his guitar, which he said translated to “Ukraine, not an outskirt but a centre.”
He explained the meaning of the slogan, praising the protesters who gathered in Kiev’s Maidan Square to voice their opposition to then-president Viktor Yaunkovich, who supported closer ties with Russia.
“Yes, paradoxically, ‘Ukraine,’ which is historically and geographically the origin of Russia (see Kievan Rus state), literally means ‘far corner, or an outskirt.’ This confusion perhaps will get straightened out now as people of Ukraine r putting themselves in the avanguarde [sic] of positive political consciousness,” he wrote.
“Is there even a one person who has not been impressed with such a tremendous peaceful actions of Kiev Maidan people and their delicate organization!” he added.
Hütz’s band was supposed to play Moscow on March 15, but the band said at the beginning of the month that they’d have to cancel all shows until April because DJ and percussionist Pedro Erazo broke his arm.
Another band who won’t be playing Russia any time soon is the popular Ukrainian rock group Okean Elzy, who performed in December in the Maidan.
According to the Moscow Times, a show they planned for late March was cancelled by Vitaly Milonov, a St. Petersburg deputy of President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, who had previously sued the promoter of Madonna and Lady Gaga for the pop stars’ “promotion of homosexuality.”
Some American groups are, as Leto said, cancelling or postponing their appearances in the region, but perhaps more out of safety concerns than a desire to make a political statement.[/quote]
[url]http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/03/jared-leto-leads-rock-star-diplomacy-in-ukraine/[/url]
[QUOTE]Vitaly Milonov, a St. Petersburg deputy of President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, who had previously sued the promoter of Madonna and Lady Gaga for the pop stars’ “promotion of homosexuality.”[/QUOTE]
Go Fuck Yourself, i don't care if its Madonna or Lady Gaga but you have got to be fucked out of your head to try this.
That's not the first time he's been there
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But jokes aside, it's good someone gives a shit like he did.
Wait there is seriously a dude named Leto going up against someone whose first name is Vlad (Vladimir putin).
The spice must flow
[QUOTE=Grindigo;44233693]That's not the first time he's been there
[img]http://31.media.tumblr.com/86d5623c7f1bc19b585715a3db37f798/tumblr_mqz89isSb91rd11tco1_500.gif[/img]
But jokes aside, it's good someone gives a shit like he did.[/QUOTE]
Is that Ukraine made out of Cocaine?
:v:
[quote]Last night he backed up those words with action by waving the Ukraine flag and leading the audience in a “Glory to Ukraine!” chant. During his band's "30 Seconds to Mars" concert at the Sports Palace in Kiev, Leto thanked the crowd for their fight.
“You know, you guys are in the midst of something really beautiful and it may be difficult but there’s no price too high for the privilege of owning yourself, and I want to let you know, I understand other bands have canceled their shows but there was no fucking way 30 Seconds to Mars wasn’t going to be here in this beautiful city and this great country to share this with you all," Leto said. [/quote]
[url]http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2014/03/13/Oscar-Winner-Stand-Up-To-Putin-Jared-Leto-Waives-Ukraine-Flag-In-Moving-Kiev-Performance[/url]
Holy shit I thought he was blowing smoke with his Oscar speech. Good on 'im.
[QUOTE=KennyAwsum;44233760]Is that Ukraine made out of Cocaine?
:v:[/QUOTE]
Cokraine.
[QUOTE=KennyAwsum;44233760]Is that Ukraine made out of Cocaine?
:v:[/QUOTE]
Yup. Lord of War. Great movie.
[QUOTE=proch;44234236]Yup. Lord of War. Great movie.[/QUOTE]
One of my favorite Nicolas Cage movies, personally.
And I like Nicolas Cage films. Even his later ones. :v:
Jared Leto is p much a rapist, there's no way this is redeeming that
[QUOTE=proch;44234236]Yup. Lord of War. Great movie.[/QUOTE]
Well, I know what I am watching tonight.
sure was nice of Strelok to show up and help him round the city
[QUOTE=dvc;44234305]Jared Leto is p much a rapist, there's no way this is redeeming that[/QUOTE]
A quick google search brings up nothing but blog sites linking to other blog sites and a defunct messaging board. So yeah.
[QUOTE=Warriorx4;44234353]A quick google search brings up nothing but blog sites linking to other blog sites and a defunct messaging board. So yeah.[/QUOTE]
there are fan reports of him abusing the fans he sleeps with, i think one was underage
[QUOTE=dvc;44234410]there are fan reports of him abusing the fans he sleeps with, i think one was underage[/QUOTE]
Can you link us to this?
[QUOTE=dvc;44234410]there are fan reports of him abusing the fans he sleeps with, i think one was underage[/QUOTE]
pretty sure you're just bullshitting because I can't find anything on this
[QUOTE=dvc;44234410]there are fan reports of him abusing the fans he sleeps with, i think one was underage[/QUOTE]
And yes, they are blog sites linking to other blog sites.
[URL]http://skrull-queen.tumblr.com/post/78387978010/poorlittlecousin-jared-leto-is-a-rapist-who[/URL]
[URL]http://www.afterld.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-36921.html[/URL]
[URL]http://aimmyarrowshigh.co.vu/post/23572924166[/URL]
And the source of all of it no longer exists.
[URL]http://www.voy.com/16357/25377.html[/URL]
I dig what he's doing and all, but does he have to look like some angsty rocker?
Seriously? If you get sexually abused would the first thing you do is go on the internet and blog about it? Those allegations are fake and stupid as fuck, he doesn't need to rape people, he has a line of chicks waiting for him.
[QUOTE=iNothing;44234731]Seriously? If you get sexually abused would the first thing you do is go on the internet and blog about it? Those allegations are fake and stupid as fuck, he doesn't need to rape people, he has a line of chicks waiting for him.[/QUOTE]
Yeah just like that dildo from the Lost Prophets had a line of chicks and he still went and touched weans.
While Jared tool face Leto probably doesn't touch kids, that line of logic you're using is retarded.
[QUOTE=booster;44234502]I dig what he's doing and all, but does he have to look like some angsty rocker?[/QUOTE]
If that's the way he wants to look then sure?... Seriously why do people really give a shit about what people look like it doesn't bother you or concern you in anyway. (the last comment isn't directed at you).
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Holy shit that building is scorched.
Just odd to see man.
[QUOTE=booster;44234502]I dig what he's doing and all, but does he have to look like some angsty rocker?[/QUOTE]
he just looks like a long-haired version of basically everyone else in those photos
seriously, everyone is wearing black
[QUOTE=proch;44234236]Yup. Lord of War. Great movie.[/QUOTE]
That intro is so amazing.
[video=youtube;VHn1zogeyO4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHn1zogeyO4[/video]
If he made them listen to Love,Lust,Faith and Dreams it should be classified as a war crime.
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