Variety ·entertainment ·1 hour ago

Pavel Talankin loses Oscar after TSA confiscates statue at JFK airport

Pavel Talankin, co-director of the documentary "Mr Nobody Against Putin," lost his Oscar after TSA confiscated it at New York's JFK airport, claiming the statue could be used as a weapon. The award was checked into the aircraft hold and never arrived in Frankfurt, Germany. Co-director David Borenstein questioned whether a famous American actor would have faced the same treatment.

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