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Mia Farrow 'doubts' North Korean crowds crying for Kim Jong-il
Published Tuesday, Dec 20 2011, 16:14 GMT | By Justin Harp | 4 comments
Mia Farrow has suggested that video footage of crowds of North Koreans crying over Kim Jong-il's death may have been staged.
Since the announcement of Kim Jong-il's death on Monday (December 19), North Korean television has shown footage of crowds of the country's citizens openly weeping in the streets.
Farrow, a noted peace activist, cast doubt on the legitimacy of the footage on her Twitter account by hinting that the mourning may have been staged.
"N Korea: Ppl sobbing,wailing & thrashing about - as an actor I can say, they would never get hired (sic)," the star tweeted.
Farrow has a long history of charity work in Asia, as well as adopting daughter Soon-Yi Previn from Korea in 1978. The two would later become estranged when Previn became romantically involved with Farrow's then-partner Woody Allen.
Farrow and Allen's son Ronan Farrow was recently honoured with a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University.
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Since the announcement of Kim Jong-il's death on Monday (December 19), North Korean television has shown footage of crowds of the country's citizens openly weeping in the streets.
Farrow, a noted peace activist, cast doubt on the legitimacy of the footage on her Twitter account by hinting that the mourning may have been staged.
"N Korea: Ppl sobbing,wailing & thrashing about - as an actor I can say, they would never get hired (sic)," the star tweeted.
Farrow and Allen's son Ronan Farrow was recently honoured with a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University.
> The Only Way Is Essex Jessica Wright makes Kim Jong-il gaffe
> Woody Allen season for BFI Southbank in January 2012
Watch Mia Farrow and Woody Allen in the trailer for Hannah and Her Sisters below:
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