Stars who make a killing should ask whether host does the same

Hilary Swank is making news for her warm birthday wishes to one of the world's most cold-blooded leaders, Chechen tyrant Ramzan Kadyrov.

On October 5, Swank attended the Chechen President's lavish 35th birthday party, along with actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, singer Seal and British violinist Vanessa-Mae. For this engagement, each of these performers reportedly received hundreds of thousands of dollars in appearance fees. On videos posted to YouTube, Swank can be seen saying to Kadyrov, ''Happy birthday, Mr President.'' Van Damme tells him, ''I love you.''     More Read