Italian princess, conspiracy theorists and Steven Seagal: meet Russia’s friends overseas
‘I am 100% Russophile’ declares US actor at meeting of International Movement of Russophiles in Moscow
April 2022
Support for Putin among western celebrities drains away over Ukraine
Steven Seagal is isolated voice in backing Russian president as Gérard Depardieu, Silvio Berlusconi and others condemn invasion
May 2021
Hollywood actor Steven Seagal joins pro-Kremlin party
Martial arts enthusiast and Putin admirer proposes crackdown on businesses that harm the environment
June 2019
Steven Seagal film to tell story of Syrian toddler who drowned in Mediterranean
Action star involved in Aylan Baby, about the three-year-old whose death widened awareness of the migrant crisis
August 2018
Lost in showbiz
Steven Seagal is now in charge of Russia-US relations. Is there anything this man can’t do?
Russia appoints Steven Seagal special envoy for humanitarian work
May 2018
Pass notes
The life and times of Steven Seagal – from developing aromatherapy oils to attending Putin’s swearing in
The action-adventure actor and the Russian president do aikido and attend arms fairs together, yet Seagal’s had time for plenty more besides
January 2018
Woman accuses film star Steven Seagal of rape in 1993
The woman called the alleged assault ‘very predatory, very aggressive and traumatizing’ during an interview
US actor Steven Seagal denies new sexual assault allegation
British actor Rachel Grant says he pulled down her top and exposed himself at an audition
Steven Seagal accused of raping teenage actor in 1993
Regina Simons, who worked as an extra on the film On Deadly Ground, becomes latest woman to allege sexual misconduct against Hollywood star
November 2017
I had dinner with Steven Seagal, and I'm not surprised by the latest accusations
Cassie Lane
Steven Seagal accused of harassment by Arrested Development actor Portia De Rossi
October 2017
Lost in showbiz
George Foreman fighting Steven Seagal in Vegas? It’s the least we deserve
The noted countertop-grill retailer and ex-heavyweight champion has issued a challenge to Vladimir Putin’s best friend. If it ever happens, it will be a cultural event worthy of our troubled times
May 2017
Ukraine bans Steven Seagal as threat to national security
Security service says it has forbidden Seagal entry into country for five years, after actor received Russian citizenship
November 2016
Vladimir Putin presents Steven Seagal with Russian passport
Russian president says he hopes gesture shows ‘normalisation’ of strained relations between Moscow and Washington
Lost in showbiz
The first post-Trump trade deal: the US gets Katie Hopkins, the UK gets Miley Cyrus
As the election of Donald Trump brings a realignment of global politics, there is a parallel transformation in the celebrity firmament
Steven Seagal given Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin – video
Steven Seagal: a timeline from film star to Russian citizenship – in pictures
Steven Seagal granted Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin
October 2016
Reports of my death
Clive James: ‘I vowed that I would stay as cool as Yul Brynner when the god Chronos came for me’
The final fade-out approaches, and the chances are that nobody now will make a movie of my book Unreliable Memoirs, the story of my growth to manhood
