Steven Seagal
American actor
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| February 27 2023 | Received the Russian Order of Friendship from Vladimir Putin for international cultural and humanitarian cooperation. |
| 2022 | Supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| August 2022 | Visited Olenivka in Donetsk Oblast with Donetsk People's Republic leader Denis Pushilin, claiming to film a documentary about the war in Donbass. |
| March 2022 | Organized his birthday party in Moscow during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, attended by Putin-connected individuals. |
| 2021 | Gave a katana to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a visit to Canaima National Park as Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry special envoy. |
| May 30 2021 | Received an official membership card to the pro-Kremlin party A Just Russia — Patriots — For Truth. |
| 2019 | Appeared in two direct-to-video films: 'General Commander' and 'Beyond the Law', playing characters Jake Alexander and Augustino 'Finn' Adair respectively. |
| 2018 | Starred in 'Attrition', where he played the character 'Axe' and served multiple film production roles. |
| 2018 | Appointed as Russia's special envoy to the United States. |
| November 2018 | The case involving actress Rachel Grant was dismissed due to statute of limitations. |
| September 2018 | Los Angeles prosecutors refused to charge Seagal based on Regina Simons' accusations due to California's statute of limitations. |
| March 2018 | Regina Simons publicly claimed that Seagal raped her in 1993 when she was 18, allegedly at his home during what she thought was a wrap party for On Deadly Ground. |
| January 15 2018 | Actress Rachel Grant publicly accused Seagal of sexually assaulting her in 2002 during pre-production of Out for a Kill, claiming she lost her job after the incident. |
| 2017 | Steven Seagal appeared as himself in an impromptu segment of 'Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father' in Season 1, Episode 3 |
| 2017 | Portia de Rossi accused Seagal of sexual harassment during a movie audition, alleging inappropriate behavior in his office. |
| November 9 2017 | Dutch model Faviola Dadis posted on Instagram stating she was sexually assaulted by Seagal years earlier. |
| October 2017 | Met with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila while scouting film locations. |
| April 18 2017 | Katherine Heigl appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and alleged that Seagal made inappropriate comments about girlfriends during the filming of Under Siege 2. |
| 2016 | Granted Russian and Serbian citizenship. |
| 2016 | Peak of Seagal's direct-to-video film career, releasing six movies in a single year including 'Sniper Special Ops', 'The Asian Connection', 'End of a Gun', 'Contract to Kill', 'The Perfect Weapon', and playing various lead character roles. |
| November 3 2016 | Seagal was granted Russian citizenship, which he had been persistently requesting for a lengthy period. |
| January 11 2016 | Seagal was granted Serbian citizenship following multiple visits to the country. |
| 2015 | Visited Azerbaijan and met with President Ilham Aliyev, expressing support for the country's territorial integrity. |
| November 3 2014 | Granted Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin. |
| August 2014 | Appeared at a Night Wolves-organized show in Sevastopol, Crimea, supporting the Crimean annexation. |
| July 2014 | Dropped from the August Blues Festival in Haapsalu, Estonia due to controversial political views. |
| March 2014 | Gave an interview to Rossiyskaya Gazeta expressing support for Vladimir Putin and the annexation of Crimea. |
| January 2 2014 | Season 3 of 'Steven Seagal: Lawman' premiered, but the show was not renewed for a fourth season. |
| 2013 | Steven Seagal appeared in the film 'Force of Execution', continuing his career in action movies |
| 2013 | Seagal joined the newly formed Russian firearms manufacturer ORSIS, taking on a promotional role and lobbying to ease US import restrictions on Russian sporting firearms. |
| 2012 | Updated edition of 'Seagalogy' published, adding a fifth era to the analysis of Seagal's career. |
| January 4 2012 | Two episodes of Season 3 of 'Steven Seagal: Lawman' were scheduled to air, but were suspended without explanation. |
| October 2011 | Seagal was sworn in as a deputy sheriff of Hudspeth County, Texas, responsible for patrolling a 98-mile stretch of the Texas-Mexico border. |
| August 30 2011 | Jesus Sanchez Llovera filed a lawsuit against Seagal over a police raid on his property for suspected cockfighting, which was filmed for Seagal's reality show. Llovera sought damages for the death of his puppy during the raid. |
| July 20 2011 | 'True Justice' premiered in the UK on 5 USA television channel. |
| May 2011 | Lyoto Machida, a Brazilian mixed martial artist trained by Seagal, used a front kick perfected under Seagal's guidance to knock out Randy Couture at UFC 129. |
| May 12 2011 | Produced and starred in the television action series 'True Justice', which first aired on Nitro, a TV station in Spain. |
| February 2011 | Production for Season 3 of 'Steven Seagal: Lawman' began, with a change of location from Louisiana to Maricopa County, Arizona. |
| 2010 | Played the main villain in Robert Rodriguez's film 'Machete'. |
| 2010 | Appeared in short film 'Sheep Impact' as Paul Weland. |
| October 6 2010 | A&E resumed 'Steven Seagal: Lawman' for its second season. |
| July 14 2010 | Kayden Nguyen withdrew her lawsuit against Seagal without explanation. |
| April 14 2010 | The 'Steven Seagal: Lawman' series was suspended by Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand due to a sexual trafficking lawsuit, though the suit was later dropped. |
| April 12 2010 | Kayden Nguyen filed a lawsuit against Seagal in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging sexual harassment, illegal trafficking of females, and wrongful termination. Seagal's reality show Steven Seagal: Lawman was suspended during the legal proceedings. |
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