Entertainment News: hilary swank

Hilary Swank visited Bucharest, Romania last week in an attempt to save the lives of thousands of stray dogs.

The Oscar-winning actress visited projects set up by the animal welfare foundation Vier Pfoten, which encourages interaction between stray dogs and institutionalized people. The city has 35,000 strays whose fate struck a debate. Some are fighting for the strays to be sterilized, others want them to be put in shelters and some believe they need to be put down.

Hilary Swank says she can "really relate" to her "New Years Eve" character.

Swank, 37, appears in the 2011 star-studded romantic comedy "New Years Eve." The Oscar-winning actress plays Claire Morgan, a producer for the Times Square ball drop in New York City. Swank's character is often frazzled with tons of responsibility -- something Swank says she can relate to.

Hilary Swank talks to OnTheRedCarpet.com at the Hollywood premiere of 'New Year's Eve,' which hits theaters on Dec. 9, 2011.

Hilary Swank talks to OnTheRedCarpet.com about her new year's resolutions and character in 'New Year's Eve,' which hits theaters on Dec. 9, 2011.

Hilary Swank opened up about the controversy she faced in October for attending a concert held in Chechnya in honor of the 35th birthday of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov on October 5.

Kadyrov is accused of several of various human rights violations including torture, abductions and killings by the group Human Rights Watch, who also criticized Swank for appearing at the event. Action star Jean-Claude Van Damme and singer Seal also attended the ceremony.

Hilary Swank was preemptively dropped by her public relations company shortly after the two-time Oscar-winning actress fired her manager and agents for her recent Chechnya embarrassment.

The actress and action star Jean-Claude Van Damme came under fire from a human rights activist group earlier this week for attending a concert held in Chechnya in honor of the 35th birthday of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov on October 5.

Two-time Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank said she "deeply regrets" attending a concert held in Chechnya in honor of the 35th birthday of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov on October 5. The actress and action star Jean-Claude Van Damme came under fire from a human rights activist group earlier this week for attending the event.

The group, Human Right Watch, accuse Kadyrov of various human rights violations including torture, abductions and killings.

Jean-Claude Van Damme and Hillary Swank are in hot water with the Human Rights Watch group after the two actors attended the 35th birthday bash of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on October 5.

OTRC talks with Hilary Swank about being a presenter at the 2011 Academy Awards.

This week's show was filmed on the set of Disney's "Wizards of Waverly Place." We catch up with Hillary Swank on the red carpet of her legal thriller, "Convicted," and hit show "Glee" receives prestigious honors.