{"id":104412,"date":"2026-03-17T16:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=104412"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:39:04","slug":"javier-bardem-free-palestine-chant-sparks-criticism-over-priyanka-chopras-silence-at-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/javier-bardem-free-palestine-chant-sparks-criticism-over-priyanka-chopras-silence-at-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"Javier Bardem Free Palestine Chant Sparks Criticism Over Priyanka Chopra\u2019s Silence at Oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"633\">The Javier Bardem Free Palestine chant became a major talking point at the recent <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Academy Awards<\/span><\/span> ceremony.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"816\">Spanish actor <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Javier Bardem<\/span><\/span> raised the slogan \u201cNo to war, Free Palestine\u201d during the event. The audience at the Dolby Theatre responded with loud applause.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"985\">Bardem was on stage with <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Priyanka Chopra<\/span><\/span> to present the award for Best International Feature Film. His statement quickly drew global attention.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1113\">He also wore two badges on his coat. One badge was against war, and the other supported Palestine, making his message clear.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1261\">During this moment, Priyanka Chopra smiled and nodded but did not speak. The Javier Bardem Free Palestine chant soon went viral on social media.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1383\">Many users praised Bardem for speaking openly. However, a large number of people questioned Priyanka Chopra\u2019s silence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1552\">Critics said that as a global figure, her response was expected to be clearer. Some also pointed out her long association with<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/unicef-teams-up-with-saba-qamar-to-combat-child-marriage-in-pakistan\/\"> <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">UNICEF<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"1708\">She has been working with UNICEF since 2006 and became a Goodwill Ambassador in 2016. Because of this role, many expected her to take a stronger stance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"1857\">It is important to note that Bardem has previously spoken about the situation in Gaza. He has often called for international action on the issue.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"2018\">The Javier Bardem Free Palestine chant continues to spark debate online, highlighting how global celebrities are judged on political and humanitarian issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Javier Bardem Free Palestine chant became a major talking point at the recent Academy Awards ceremony. Spanish actor Javier Bardem raised the slogan \u201cNo to war, Free Palestine\u201d during the event. The audience at the Dolby Theatre responded with loud applause. Bardem was on stage with Priyanka Chopra to present the award for Best [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":104413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[2828,38097,28914,38099,37677,38095,38096,38098],"class_list":["post-104412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-priyanka-chopra","tag-celebrity-reactions","tag-free-palestine","tag-gaza-issue","tag-hollywood-news","tag-javier-bardem","tag-oscars-2026","tag-unicef-ambassador"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104412"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104414,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104412\/revisions\/104414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}