Venezuela opposition revels in expressions of support at Oscars

By Brian Ellsworth, Reuters

(Reuters) – Venezuela’s political opposition reveled in cautious messages of solidarity from movie stars at Sunday’s Academy Awards after an intense Twitter campaign calling on Hollywood’s top actors to boost the profile of anti-government protests.

Critics of President Nicolas Maduro cheered comments by Jared Leto during his acceptance speech for best supporting actor, as well as tweets from Kevin Spacey and Forest Whitaker on the right to demonstrate.

“To all the dreamers out there around the world watching this tonight, in places like theUkraine and Venezuela, I want to say ‘we are here’,” Leto said. “And as you struggle to make your dreams happen, to live the impossible, we’re thinking of you tonight.”

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