Russia appoints actor Steven Seagal as 'special representative'

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Source: The Hill

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday that it has appointed American actor Steven Seagal as a “special representative” for Russian-American humanitarian relations. The ministry also said that the position is comparable to that of a U.N. goodwill ambassador.

“The task is to promote the further development of Russian-American relations in the humanitarian sphere, including interaction in the field of culture, art, public and youth exchanges and more,” the ministry said on its official Facebook page, according to a translation of the post.

Seagal became a Russian citizen in 2016. He is close with Russian President Vladimir Putin and attended his swearing-in ceremony in May.

Ukraine banned Seagal from the country last year, deeming him a national security threat.
The actor has recently faced accusations of rape and sexual assault. He has denied the allegations. The Los Angeles Police Department reportedly opened an investigation into Seagal over the sexual assault allegations earlier this year.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/400405-russia-appoints-steven-seagal-as-special-representative-on

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[MattP]

1. One of the worst people ever

[a kennedy]

2. You have got to be kidding me.....

[pecosbob]

3. Gump should appoint C. Montgomery Burns as Ambassador to Russia

You know he wants to...

[FreepFryer]

4. He is going to wind up seeking asylum there.

Mark my words.

[ToxMarz]

16. He became a Russian citizen 2 years ago

So I think he already has.

[FreepFryer]

17. As far as I know, he is still welcome to return to the US and is not fleeing persecution here. yet.

[sakabatou]

5. *facepalm*

[htuttle]

9. Twice over

[targetpractice]

6. What a get.

I'm sure he was super busy with his film career.

[sarcasmo]

18. James Woods next in line for a job with Vlad.

[Snellius]

7. Been in a coma for a couple years, WTF is going on?

No wonder everyone is taking opioids!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. He's a sucker. He's been played. Putin knows how to play people like Seagal, Trump, & 8 R Senators.

[FreepFryer]

10. +1. (n/t)

[not fooled]

11. vlad maybe has something on him

perhaps pictures of stevie without his toupee?

Naw, just another moron useful idiot for the dictator.

[They_Live]

12. Every day

it becomes more surreal.

[kaotikross]

13. It's almost as if

Dracula and a bad Elvis impersonator had a baby.

As a side not, the look on Putins face is priceless. He knows how insane this all is, but doesn't care, he's literally winning this war without firing a shot.

[Botany]

14. This is all part of gas lighting America

Trying to make us question reality.

[Hortensis]

15. Disgusting. I read he received Russian citizenship

in November 2016, right before the election and was given his passport by Putin directly a couple weeks later. Maybe just coincidence. It's way for Putin to stick a public thumb in our eye because he enjoys those little exercises of malice, and he did the same before with Gerard Depardieu, but nevertheless a lot was going on right then.

[dalton99a]

20. Yep:

[Hortensis]

28. What pictures don't say. Putin could have had Seagal

slice and diced and served to his cat for dinner.

[llmart]

34. Wow, has he beefed up over the years!

Another ugly American. Is he praying to Putin there?

I have a cousin who knew Segal from a job she had years ago. She wouldn't elaborate too much but said he was a pig and crude. She was very attractive and said he treated all women just like Dump does.

Be nice if we could ban him from ever coming back.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

35. Perhaps he can have a #metoo moment also. An extended fearsomely long moment. . . . nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

36. Wow I had no idea! Years of allegations detailed:

Seagal has been accused of various crimes including sexual harassment, sexual assault, and the illegal trafficking of females for sex (which were dropped prior to a formal legal judgement).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Seagal#Allegations_and_lawsuits

[llmart]

37. What a piece of shit he is.

Killed a puppy? Did PETA take back their award?

That's more than I wanted to know about this jerkwad. My cousin grew up in southern California, so she ran into movie stars quite a bit. She didn't despise anyone as much as she did this jerk.

[Tactical Peek]

19. Fuck that guy.

[jb5150]

21. I was hoping for

Yakov Smirnoff

[yuiyoshida]

23. What a country!

[Dopers_Greed]

22. Trump and Seagal

What's up with Putin's affinity for molesters with toupees?

[Iliyah]

24. Well hell, Un has Dennis Rodman, why not Putin have

Seagal. The young people don't know them. The middle age in most part don't like them. The older ones says who cares.

[yuiyoshida]

25. I suppose were going to roll out

Clint Eastwood Next...

[enid602]

33. Rosanne

I was thinking Rosanne.

[dhill926]

26. could this asshole...

be any more of an asshole?

[MattP]

27. Wasn't he a deputy in Maricopa for a reality show

[turbinetree]

31. Yepper, spot on.................

and then there is this from days gone by.......................

Steven Seagal and Joe Arpaio Want to Make Arizona No. 1 for Vigilante Justice

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/01/steven-seagal-and-joe-arpaio-want-make-arizona-no-1-vigilante-justice/356722/

[Bob Loblaw]

29. If it doesn't work out,

to his benefit he is Hard to Kill.

[JDC]

30. Next: Gary Busey

[Scurrilous]

32. ...

?noredirect

[Marcuse]

38. They could beat each other senseless.

[link:http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/george-foreman-dares-steven-seagal-face-fight-vegas-article-1.3538242|

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

39. I'm sure Trumpy's jealous.

[Vestigial_Sister]

40. I wonder where he finds...

Grecian Formula in Russia. Maybe it's just printer ink.

[blugbox]

41. Putin wants his protection because he knows Segal is a ninja wizard

In his movies, he moves less and less, yet he is much more powerful and effective.

Too bad in real life he is a rapist piece of shit joke of a human.

Pretty funny that the ultimate Republican action hero turned out to be a garbage washed up Russian asset.