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Actor Ethan Hawke has praised Madonna for her boldness in speaking out against discrimination against Gypsies, words that provoked boos from thousands of fans at her concert in Romania.
Hawke, visiting Romania to help promote his mother's charity supporting education for Gypsy children, placed the pop superstar alongside Bob Marley and John Lennon as part of a tradition of artists speaking out against racism.
'She transcended being a pop star,' he told reporters. 'She drew international attention and shone the spotlight on a level of racism and the need for greater education,' Hawke said.
At an August concert in Bucharest on her Sticky Sweet tour, Madonna called for an end to widespread discrimination against Eastern Europe's Gypsies, also known as Roma.
