The 20th annual Hollywood Film Awards quickly turned political Sunday night as host James Corden, actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro and a bevy of other celebrities weighed in on Tuesday’s upcoming presidential election, with some bashing Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Executives from a rainforest charity that has been critical of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation’s reported ties to a Malaysian embezzlement scheme were reportedly denied entry to the London premiere of the actor’s climate change documentary on Saturday night.
A charity focused on rainforest preservation has called on actor and environmental advocate Leonardo DiCaprio to step down from his role as a UN Messenger of Peace for climate change due to his own charity’s reported connection to a $3 billion Malaysian embezzlement scheme.
Climate deniers should not be allowed to hold public office, Leonardo DiCaprio has said in a thinly-veiled attack on Donald Trump, staged in co-ordination with the Obama administration.
Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio was on hand at the first annual South by South Lawn (SXSL) festival at the White House Monday for a discussion with President Obama about climate change and a screening of his new documentary film about global warming.
National Geographic released the first trailer for Leonardo DiCaprio’s climate change documentary Before the Flood on Tuesday.
President Obama and actor Leonardo DiCaprio will meet at the White House on October 3 to discuss ways to end climate change, the White House announced Sunday.
As Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio unveiled his climate change documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, the actor faced increased calls from activists to return donations given to his environmental-focused Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation that have been linked in news reports to funds allegedly misappropriated in the world’s largest embezzlement scheme.
