Iconic Hollywood star Morgan Freeman has been banned from entering Russia as the nation’s government, headed by dictator Vladimir Putin, bitterly hits out at American sanctions.
The 84-year-old actor will now be unable to admire the colourful domes of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square, or enjoy a luxury train journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway after being named in a list of 963 Americans that are banned from the soviet nation.
The Russian government has targeted the Bruce Almighty star and added him to a list of ‘permanently banned’ individuals.