Gwyneth Paltrow joins Saudi Arabian movie mogul Mohammed Al Turki at The Red Sea Film Festival in the Middle East まっただ中に 'arts-washing' 列/漕ぐ/騒動

Gwyneth?Paltrow …に出席するd the の近くにing 儀式 of?The Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia on Thursday after she was drawn into the centre of an ‘arts-washing’ 列/漕ぐ/騒動.

The 51-year-old Oscar-winning actress dazzled onlookers in a voluminous yellow dress as she 提起する/ポーズをとるd と一緒に CEO of the Red Sea Film 創立/基礎, Mohammed Al Turki.

But critics have 非難するd wellness guru and Goop 創立者 Paltrow for ignoring the country’s ‘egregious human 権利s 記録,記録的な/記録する’ while …に出席するing the prestigious event.

Human 権利s 選挙運動者s have said that The Red Sea Film Festival is another example of the 政権’s ‘arts-washing’ and ‘sports-washing’ (選挙などの)運動をする, whereby glamorous international events are hosted in a country to distract from its immoral behaviour.

Inside the oil-rich kingdom homosexuality remains a 罪,犯罪 罰せられるべき by death and women still do not have equal 権利s and are considered the 所有物/資産/財産 of their fathers or husbands.

Gwyneth Paltrow, 51, posed alongside Red Sea International Film Festival CEO Mohammed Al Turki for the festival's closing night on Thursday, 
despite finding herself at centre of Saudi Arabia 'arts-washing' row

Gwyneth Paltrow, 51, 提起する/ポーズをとるd と一緒に Red Sea International Film Festival CEO Mohammed Al Turki for the festival's の近くにing night on Thursday, にもかかわらず finding herself at centre of Saudi Arabia 'arts-washing' 列/漕ぐ/騒動

Critics of the 政権 are 定期的に 拘留するd and in 2018 反体制者 新聞記者/雑誌記者 Jamal Khashoggi was killed by スパイ/執行官s of the Saudi 政府 at the Saudi 領事館 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Paltrow’s 出席 was 特に surprising as, outside of her 役割 as Pepper Potts in Marvel films, she has not had a 主要な 役割 in a film since Mortdecai in 2015.

But it is rumoured that A-名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) celebrities 含むing Johnny Depp and Will Smith were 申し込む/申し出d around $1 million to walk the red carpet in Jeddah.

Puck news website (人命などを)奪う,主張するd that: ‘$1 million was the standing 申し込む/申し出 that went around the talent 機関s for major 星/主役にするs to walk the carpet… Will Smith may even have gotten more than that.’

Fans took to X, 以前は Twitter, to criticise Paltrow's 関与, with one 株ing:?'Can see Will because he is toast in Hollywood, but Paltrow does she need the million dollars or Sharon 石/投石する what about support for?LGBTQ community'.

A second penned: 'I like each of these actors, for different 推論する/理由s, 含むing 事業/計画(する)s they've done. But 本人自身で would have nothing to do with Saudis in any form for cruelty & brutality they do to women and men who …に反対する them.'?

A third chimed: 'More like a true reflection on these people who will do anything for money. Have no 原則s.'?

Another 追加するd: 'On brand I guess...'?

While the star essentially retired from the film business over a decade ago, she agreed to fly to the Middle East alongside fellow stars Will Smith , Sharon Stone and Johnny Depp for the controversial film festival

While the 星/主役にする essentially retired from the film 商売/仕事 over a 10年間 ago, she agreed to 飛行機で行く to the Middle East と一緒に fellow 星/主役にするs Will Smith , Sharon 石/投石する and Johnny Depp for the 議論の的になる film festival

Her brightly coloured number 誇るd a central slit to give a peek at her long 脚s and matching strappy yellow high heels

Yet her appearance didn't go unnoticed as fans took to Twitter to express their opinions on the star's attendance

Yet her 外見 didn't go unnoticed as fans took to Twitter to 表明する their opinions on the 星/主役にする's 出席

A 広報担当者 for Paltrow did not 答える/応じる to requests for comment about her 明確な/細部 料金 for …に出席するing.

Paltrow was joined on Thursday ’s red carpet at the festival’s の近くにing 儀式 by a number of other A-名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) celebrities.

James 社債 星/主役にする Halle Berry, 57, stunned in an ornate gold and 黒人/ボイコット high-necked gown with a keyhole 削減(する) out.

EXCLUSIVEREAD MORE: How Hollywood 'is turning a blind 注目する,もくろむ to Saudi Arabia's human 権利s 乱用s'

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一方/合間 Spiderman actor Andrew Garfield, 40 looked suave in a white open collared shirt and 黒人/ボイコット 控訴 as he ironically made a peace 調印する with his fingers in 前線 of photographers.

A spokesperson for Human 権利s Watch earlier this year said: ‘The Saudi 政府 has been using this high-profile Festival as a means by which to draw attention from its egregious human 権利s 記録,記録的な/記録する.

‘The human 権利s 記録,記録的な/記録する in the country is only getting worse.

‘It is 深く,強烈に 関心ing that this Festival is engaging powerful artists and performers and celebrities who have made use of freedom of 表現 through their art and yet are 参加するing in a Festival which is hosted by the 政府 which does not 許容する freedom.’

The 議長,司会を務める of the 陪審/陪審員団 this year is the Elvis and Moulin 紅! Director Baz Luhrmann who has also spoken 温かく about Saudi Arabia.

Luhrmann said he (機の)カム to Saudi before 受託するing the 役割. 'I (機の)カム in a 静かな way to do my own 調査… For 30 years there was no cinema and then, all of a sudden, movies are 存在 seen.?

'I got to know the studios but what I was really struck by was the young, 現れるing filmmakers and how hungry they are to tell their story. That's why I am here. At a time when politics fails us, 物語を話す人/作家s have to be heard and that's what we're here to support.'

Speaking at the festival last week Will Smith ? 再構築するing his 評判 after the Oscars 非難する in 2022, said he was keen to work in the Kingdom, 説 he had ambitions to make: 'A movie with Denzel ? yes! A movie with Denzel Washington in Saudi!'

He 追加するd: 'You know, I think that 権利 now the thing I'm really excited about is the 移転 of knowledge. I really want to teach. I really want to teach filmmaking. I wa nt to work with people on big movies.

'And so what's exciting to me about Saudi is it's a it's a brand new film community. So it's brand new filmmakers. And there's a style of 全世界の storytelling that I've traveled the world and I understand tiny little 調整s that make things 全世界の - to be able to take 地元の stories and make them 全世界の.

For the closing night she joined Halle Berry and Andrew Garfield on the carpet

For the の近くにing night she joined Halle Berry and Andrew Garfield on the carpet

Andrew Garfield looked typically dashing in a white open collared shirt and a black suit as he threw up a peace sign for the photographers

Andrew Garfield looked typically dashing in a white open collared shirt and a 黒人/ボイコット 控訴 as he threw up a peace 調印する for the photographers

Halle Berry also attended the event in a dazzling dress

Halle Berry also …に出席するd the event in a dazzling dress??

Joel Kinnaman cut a stylish figure in a brown blazer with embroidered patterns stitched into it as he attended the event
Henry Golding was also in attendance as he waved at the cameras

Joel Kinnaman 削減(する) a stylish 人物/姿/数字 in a brown blazer with embroidered patterns stitched into it as he …に出席するd the event?

Georgina Chapman joined by her boyfriend Adrien Brody, who looked dashing in a black blazer and trousers

Georgina Chapman joined by her boyfriend Adrien Brody, who looked dashing in a 黒人/ボイコット blazer and trousers

Adrien and Georgina also posed for photograph with Saudi Arabian film producer Mohammed

Adrien and Georgina also 提起する/ポーズをとるd for photograph with Saudi Arabian film 生産者 Mohammed

Jason Statham put on a debonair display in a classic black suit with a collared shirt and black bow tie

Jason Statham put on a debonair 陳列する,発揮する in a classic 黒人/ボイコット 控訴 with a collared shirt and 黒人/ボイコット 屈服する tie

'So I'm excited to travel the world and 共同製作する and be able to teach and build build 全世界の storytelling community. I have a 深い 約束 in the 力/強力にする of 株ing our stories with one another, to help 傷をいやす/和解させる 負傷させるs; to help learn about each other.

'I feel like this next 段階 of my life is going to be working in 全世界の 共同 to create an 交流 of our stories that creates 橋(渡しをする)s. I just don't feel like politics will やむを得ず create the change so I'm putting the 重荷(を負わせる) on myself and on 全世界の artists. 絶対. I love it here. Someone tell me where my house needs to be!'

This film festival has been organised by a 創立/基礎 議長,司会を務めるd by the Saudi culture 大臣.

Cinema had been banned in the kingdom until six years ago. Now the country is 投資するing millions into the film 産業 as part of its 戦略 to move the economy away from oil dependency.