Wentworth Miller, Tilda Swinton, Lady Gaga and More Stars Rally Against Russia's Anti-Gay Laws

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Wentworth Miller publicly came out as a gay man to show his opposition to Russia's anti-gay laws.

But the Prison Break star isn't the only celeb lending his support to the country's LGBT community in the face of the country's controversial law banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations around minors," which prohibits the public discussion of gay rights. Tilda Swinton, Andy Cohen, Lady Gaga and more stars are also making their voices heard.

Last month, Swinton publicly protested the law by holding up a rainbow flag in Moscow. HuffPost Gay Voices blogger Scott Wooledge retweeted a photo depicting this, noting the actress' courage while pointing out that tourists showing opposition in the same way could face up to 15 days in jail.

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Gaga, a longtime supporter of gay rights, tweeted about the "criminal" Russian government, writing: "Oppression will be met with revolution. Russian LGBTs you are not alone. We will fight for your freedom."

Cohen announced last week that he would not return to his usual post as cohost of Miss Universe this year due to the pageant being held in Russia. The Watch What Happens Live host stated the country's "discriminatory policies make it unsafe for the gays who live there and gays coming to work or visit."

Other stars are urging a boycott against the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, during which Russia's sports minister has said that the government plans to enforce the anti-gay law.

Former Star Trek actor George Takei blogged that Russia's "cynical and deplorable actions against the LGBT community have given license to hate groups within its borders to act with violence and impunity against a group, based solely on whom they were born to love." He also appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word and stated, "We must get [the Olympics] out of Russia—it is an intolerable solution."

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British actor Stephen Fry penned an appeal to the IOC stating that "an absolute ban on the Russian Winter Olympics of 2014 on Sochi is simply essential. Stage them elsewhere in Utah, Lilyhammer, anywhere you like. At all costs [Vladimir] Putin cannot be seen to have the approval of the civilised world."

The British actor denounced the Russian president, saying Putin "is making scapegoats of gay people, just as Hitler did Jews."

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Marisa Miller on Making Her Film Debut in R.I.P.D: "It's So Exciting"

Get ready to see Marisa Miller's big-time acting debut!

The beautiful Victoria's Secret angel is taking her talents from the catwalk to the big screen with her upcoming film R.I.P.D, which costars Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds and hits theaters this Friday.

"It's so exciting, and for my first film to be a part of such an amazing cast is such an honor," she tells E! News' Terrence Jenkins

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So what role does Miller play in the funny crime flick?

"R.I.P.D stands for the Rest in Peace Department, so Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds are cops of the underworld and when they come to earth fighting these bad guys, they're dead, so people on the street would see me—I'm Jeff Bridges' disguise—and Ryan Reynolds has his disguise who is Grandpa Chen [James Hong]. So the visual of us two together…a lot of the comedy plays out within that," she explains.

The blond bombshell even did her own stunts!

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"Originally the stunt where I get hit by the bus, it was really dangerous and they were gonna have a stunt woman do it but the shot was really tight and they asked me to do it," Miller told us.

"I'm pretty athletic, and I was actually really excited that they asked me to do it because it was one of the best memories I had of shooting and it was really intense and hard but it was really funny."

(That's a better reaction than Reynolds almost barfing during his stunts.)

Speaking of the actor, Marisa shared that his charismatic attitude while shooting definitely helped lighten the mood for what she anticipated would be a nerve-wrecking experience.

"He is so funny, naturally. And that was so great about being on set with him. I mean, me working for the first time on set with Kevin Bacon, Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds—I mean, this is an all-star cast so I thought I was gonna be really nervous and intimidated but having someone like Ryan make you laugh was just the best."

Watch the clip to find out how Miller got back to her pre-baby body!

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