Actor Gerard Butler ignored fears surrounding the coronavirus pandemic on Friday (13Mar20) to take part in the Olympic torch relay in Greece.
The 300 star, who portrayed Spartan leader King Leonidas in the 2006 action film, joined in the traditional ceremony leading up to the 2020 Summer Olympics, to be held in Tokyo, Japan, by carrying the beacon from Mystras to Sparta.
Butler was cheered on by a group of fans as he arrived at the event in Sparta, which was covered by a crowd of photographers and reporters – with no one in attendance appearing to heed medical advice about social distancing from World Health Organization officials.
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