Spacey meets with Chavez

Actor Kevin Spacey met privately Monday with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, one of Washington's most outspoken critics in Latin America. Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez (L), meets with US actor Kevin Spacey (R) at Miraflores Presidential Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, on 24 September 2007. Talks were focused on national film projects. EPA/MIRAFLORES

Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez (L), meets with US actor Kevin Spacey (R) at Miraflores Presidential Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, on 24 September 2007. Talks were focused on national film projects. EPA/MIRAFLORES Chavez is a close ally with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who publicly claimed there are no homosexuals in Iran, and today further refined his statement, saying he wouldn't know where to begin to look for one in Iran.According to the AP, "neither Spacey nor Chavez spoke to the press after the nearly three-hour encounter in the presidential palace in Caracas. They shook hands warmly on the red carpet as Spacey left after a dinner with Chavez."The actor allegedly toured a $13 million film studio founded last year by the government to support Venezuelan filmmaking. No further details were not released about the rest of Spacey's itinerary.Chavez wants Venezuela to produce its own films as an alternative to the "cultural imperialism" of Hollywood, according to the AP.Chavez has also hosted recent visits by Sean Penn and Danny Glover.

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SP4: Doesn't it Just Flabbergast you?????Sep 26th, 2007 - 19:22:18

These hollywierdos will rake people like Mel Gibson over the coals, but give guys like Chavez and president alphabet soup of Iran a pass and even enable them, while they imprison, and torture people for no other reason than being gay!

What kind of logic do these people possess?

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YesSep 26th, 2007 - 19:23:29

Considering that Spacey is gay, the irony is so thick you can cut it with a chain saw!

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All the losers show up in Venezuela.Sep 26th, 2007 - 20:35:58

What do all these alleged actors going to see Chavez have in common??

They are UNEMPLOYED AND DOING NOTHING FOR A CAREER!

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Tori OhnoSep 26th, 2007 - 21:43:08

Another traitor? What would Kevin Spacey be doing talking to that low i.q. barbarian? What's next, tea with Bin Laden?

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