Ukrainian World Congress calls on the film academy to reconsider Oscar nominations for 'Top Gun: Maverick' over alleged ties to a Russian oligarch.
A lawsuit filed against New Republic Pictures alleges controversial Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev is the ‘silent partner’ behind a slate of Paramount blockbusters, raising questions about the company’s financing.
to fund up to a quarter of the budgets on 10 movies in exchange for a share in any profits or losses from the movies.“The Ukrainian World Congress expresses its serious concerns over Russia’s influence on the Hollywood film industry. Specifically, as it relates to the nomination of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ for six prizes at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture,” the letter signed by Paul Grod, the organization’s president, said.was not publicly disclosed and there is good reason to believe that his involvement may have led to censorship on behalf of the Kremlin,” the letter goes on to say. “Unlike the original film, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’In an interview with The Times, Grod called on the academy to investigate Russian influence in Hollywood. “Think about how the Russians have attempted to influence public policy and elections,” Grod said. “I think it is quite logical to see they will try to do the same thing in Hollywood. That is why we are upset by this revelation.” William Browder, a financier and fierce critic of Russian corruption who once ran one of the largest hedge funds in that country, also questioned the Oscar nominations for “Top Gun: Maverick.” “The U.S. government is doing everything possible to limit Russian influence in the political process, the banking system and elsewhere,” Browder said in an interview. “Hollywood is one of the places that has more influence than anything and to allow and promote a Russian-funded film for an Academy Award seems counter to everything else in the political sphere.” Fischer’s lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last December, alleges that Rybolovlev’s money has been pivotal to New Republic’s activities. According to the suit, Rybolovlev, who is not a defendant in the suit, moved his assets out of the venture after Russia invaded Ukraine and Western governments began imposing sanctions on wealthy Russians. Last October, Rybolovlev was included on a list of sanctioned Russian businessmen and their families and alliesRybolovlev, however, is not among more than a dozen Russian oligarchs and their families who’ve been
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