"Although I am innocent and have not committed any crime, this decision I received is more worrisome for the freedom of expression and belief in Turkey than it is to me as a person, " Say wrote in a statement posted on his Facebook page.

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Actor and director Robert Redford called Ebert "one of the great champions of freedom of artistic expression" in his statement.

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