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This Nov. 5, 2017 image taken from video, shows American actress Helen Hunt speaking during a government-organized youth conference in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo /CAPITAL BROADCAST CENTER)

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2011 file photo, actress Helen Hunt poses at the premiere of the documentary film "Revenge of the Electric Car," in Los Angeles. Egyptian activists have condemned Hunt for her participation in a government-organized youth conference that they say is whitewashing authorities' appalling human rights record and suppression of free speech. The open letter by Mona Seif and other well-known human rights advocates gained nearly 300 signatures by the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2016 file photo, activist Aida Seif el-Dawla, holds a press conference in Cairo, Egypt. On Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, Egyptian activists condemned American actress Helen Hunt for her participation in a government-organized youth conference they say is whitewashing authorities' appalling human rights record and suppression of free speech. The open letter by Mona Seif and other well-known human rights advocates, including Seif el-Dawla, gained nearly 300 signatures by Tuesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Mohamed el Raai, File)

FILE - This Oct. 31, 2017 file photo, shows a billboard advertising the World Youth Forum conference, in Cairo. Egyptian activists condemned American actress Helen Hunt on Tuesday, Nov. 7 for her participation in the government-organized youth conference they say is whitewashing authorities' appalling human rights record and suppression of free speech. The open letter by Mona Seif the country's most well-known human rights advocates gained nearly 300 signatures by Tuesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2014 file photo, Egypt's most prominent activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah walks with his sister Mona Seif prior to a conference held at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. On Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, Egyptian activists condemned American actress Helen Hunt for her participation in a government-organized youth conference they say is whitewashing authorities' appalling human rights record and suppression of free speech. The open letter by Seif and other well-known human rights advocates, gained nearly 300 signatures by Tuesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

In this photo provided by Egypt's state news agency, MENA, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi addresses participants in the "World Youth Forum," a government-organized event, in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Egyptian activists condemned American actress Helen Hunt on Tuesday for her participation in this week's conference, carrying the slogan 'We Need To Talk,' that they say is whitewashing authorities' appalling human rights record and suppression of free speech. (MENA via AP)

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