Baftas 2022: Rebel Wilson draws cheers with Putin joke
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Baftas 2022 host Rebel Wilson drew cheers and applause from the audience on Sunday night for a joke she made about Russian president Vladimir Putin. She then put up her middle finger and said: “Luckily, though, in all sign languages, this is the gesture for Putin.” The joke went down very well with the crowd, many of whom made statements of solidarity with Ukraine amid the Russian invasion of the country as they spoke to press and accepted awards. “There’s been a record number of people volunteering to take people into their homes, I hope to be part of that myself.” At this year’s Baftas – which took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London – Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune led the pack with 11 nominations, closely followed by Jane Campion’s western The Power of the Dog, which amassed a total of eight.
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