Steven Seagal shocks fans as he balloons to 350 pounds since leaving Hollywood for Russia, war propaganda film in Ukraine shows

Talk about Under Siege – at least when it comes to his clothing.

Former action star Steven Seagal has grown to over 320 pounds since moving to Russia, where he now lives, large stills from a recently unearthed documentary series.

And the strain on the 1.90 meter tall former star is clearly noticeable as he is barely able to wrap his arms around his growing stomach.

Seagal, 72, has done his best to control the images of his release. The most recent photos on his social media show the chest up and he has not posted on his Instagram since December 2021.

But a 30-minute Russian propaganda documentary about the Ukraine war released this month called “In the Name of Justice” revealed that his character had changed drastically since the '90s, when he appeared not only in the two ” Under Siege” films, but also in other exciting films such as “Under Siege” Doomed to die and on deadly ground.

The 30-minute episode, publicly available on the Russian website Smotrim.ru and operated by Russian state broadcaster VGTRK, was released on October 10 and featured Seagal in large size

Seagal, 72, has done his best to tightly control the images of his release. The most recent photos on his social media show the chest up and he has not posted on his Instagram since December 2021

During the documentary, Seagal's bloated stomach is so big his open shirt hung down from his waist, pushed out by his massive waist.

The 30-minute documentary, publicly available on the Russian website Smotrim.ru and operated by Russian state broadcaster VGTRK, was released on October 10.

It follows the portly Putin partisan as he wanders the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, amid drone footage of rubble and bombed-out buildings.

A description written in Russian on the Smotrim website said Seagal “personally spoke with the victims of Ukrainian nationalists and saw with his own eyes what was happening in Donbass,” a region occupied by Russian insurgents in 2022.

Seagal left his life in America behind after receiving Russian citizenship in 2016, which was granted after numerous requests, according to a Kremlin spokesman. His paternal grandparents had emigrated to the United States from Vladivostock in the far east of the country.

The man whom executive producer Lorne Michaels called the worst Saturday Night Live host of all time is now a staunch supporter of President Vladimir Putin, personally presenting him with the Order of Friendship in May.

Seagal in the 2003 film Belly of the Beast – a time when the martial artist desperately tried to hide his growing figure

Seagal began starring in action films in the late '80s. He was known as a martial arts instructor in Japan and held a seventh dan black belt in Aikido

A description written in Russian on the Smotrim website said Seagal “personally spoke with the victims of Ukrainian nationalists and saw with his own eyes what was happening in Donbass.”

At the ceremony, Seagal said Ukraine was known for “organ trafficking, child sex trafficking and Nazism.”

The documentary states that Seagal was able to meet with captured nationalists from the Ukrainian Azov Brigade – a formation of the Ukrainian National Guard stationed in the Sea of ​​Azov that was integrated in 2014 – and “visited the sites of their crimes against civilians in Donetsk and Luhansk.”

The Azov Brigade is designated as a terrorist organization banned in Russia.

The Azov Regiment was one of the reasons cited by Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Members were described by Putin as “neo-Nazis” due to the white supremacist views of their leadership.

The filmmakers didn't shy away from showing Seagal's full figure.

A source who worked with the action star in the 2000s was shocked by his appearance and estimated he had gained “at least 50 pounds.” They also told DailyMail.com that Seagal would have been angry if similar footage had been aired at the time.

“He would bullshit the cameraman about anything that made his hair or his weight look bad.”

The source continued, “Seagal tended to tightly control the narrative while filming, insisting on specific camera angles and nothing that emphasized his weight gain.”

The actor and director's long-standing friendship with Putin is well documented. He called Putin “one of the world’s greatest leaders” and told The Moscow Times in 2014 that he “would like to think about it.” [Putin] as a brother'.

The actor and director's long-standing friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin is well documented. He called Putin “one of the world’s greatest leaders” and told The Moscow Times in 2014 that he “would like to think about it.” [Putin] as a brother'

Seagal's departure for Russia came after it was revealed that the Los Angeles district attorney was considering a sexual abuse case against him after decades of allegations made by women who worked with Seagal.

The office ultimately declined to prosecute because the statute of limitations had expired.

It was far from the first time that the Out for Justice star had been accused of sexual harassment and other misconduct by women including Portia de Rossi, Julianna Margulies, Jenny McCarthy and Katherie Heigl. Dutch model Faviola Dadis and Inside Edition correspondent Lisa Guerrero.

Putin presented Seagal with the Order of Friendship at an awards ceremony in the Kremlin in May

Portia DeRossi (left) and Katherine Heigl are among a number of actresses who have accused Seagal of sexual impropriety over the years

In addition to the sexual assault allegations, Seagal was also accused of fostering a hostile work environment on set.

Seagal had a reputation for beating stunt doubles on the sets of the films he worked on.

Actor John Leguizamo called his spouse a “thug” on set because they worked together on the 1996 film “Executive Decision.”

He told the New York Post that no one enjoyed working with him and that Seagal continued to “deliberately beat” the stuntmen until the late Gene LeBell, considered one of Hollywood's most famous stuntmen, intervened with a putt on him in a stranglehold.

Even Saturday Night Live was concerned about Seagal's behavior after the martial artist starred in one of the show's most infamous episodes in 1991.

The action star's unwillingness to agree to the show's plan and his terribly bad sketch ideas almost led SNL to consider replacing him as host and doing a cast show, according to former SNL actor David Spade in his book Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live.