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The White Lotus drops Miloš Biković after Ukraine backlash

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The White Lotus has parted ways with Serbian actor Miloš Biković after Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused him of supporting the Russian invasion.

“We have decided to part ways with Miloš Biković and the role will be recast,” a HBO spokesperson told The Independent on Friday (2 February). Details of his role in the series were not disclosed.

In a statement of his own, Biković

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