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                  Metromedia International Group, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)

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    Contact: Richard A. Bennett                   Scott Sunshine or Carol Crane
              Chief Activism Officer                TowersGroup
              Lens                                  (212) 354-5020
              (207) 775-4296                        scottsunshine@towerspr.com
              rbennett@lens-inc.com                 carolcrane@towerspr.com


                     SHAREHOLDER ACTIVIST, LENS, CRITICIZES
                 METROMEDIA FOR NOT DECLARING PREFERRED DIVIDEND


     Portland,  ME, May 25, 2001 - Metromedia  International  Group's (AMEX:MMG)
Tuesday,  May 22 decision not to declare a dividend on its  preferred  stock has
been sharply  criticized by investor  activist firm Lens Investment  Management,
LLC.

     MMG issued a press release  indicating  that the company had elected not to
declare a dividend on its preferred stock. No warning and scant  explanation was
given for the abrupt  decision.  MMG's release also made reference to a previous
announcement  that it had engaged ING Barings and Salomon  Smith Barney Inc. for
advice on "alternatives to sell or spin-off certain of its businesses."

     "We believe MMG's  management yet again is showing callous  indifference to
the  interests of its  stockholders,"  said Richard  Bennett,  Principal of Lens
Investment Management. "In our opinion their announcement regarding the dividend
on preferred stock raises more questions than it answers. As for MMG's statement
about  selling  or  spinning-off  some  of  its  businesses,  we  remain  highly
skeptical.  We're  interested  in  seeing  if MMG will act on the  advice of its
bankers."

     Lens is working for Elliott  Associates,  L.P.  and Elliott  International,
L.P., institutional  investment firms under common management,  who have filed a
preliminary  proxy statement with the SEC in connection with the MMG 2001 Annual
Meeting.  The proxy nominates  candidates to the MMG Board of Directors and puts
forward  two  stockholder  proposals  that would  limit the  number of  insiders
allowed on the Board and allow  substantial  stockholders to demand that special
meetings be called.

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SHAREHOLDER ACTIVIST, LENS, CRITICIZES METROMEDIA/...PAGE 2


     Metromedia  International Group, Inc. is a global  communications and media
company  operating  telephony and television  businesses in Eastern Europe,  the
republics of the former Soviet Union and other  emerging  markets.  The company,
headed by Chairman  John W. Kluge and CEO Stuart  Subotnick,  also owns the lawn
and garden  equipment  manufacturer  Snapper,  which it has called a  "non-core"
asset.

     Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International,  L.P. are institutional
investors with a collective ownership of approximately 3.9% of MMG Common Stock.
Elliott  Associates is based in New York, and Elliott  International is based in
the Cayman Islands. The investment  activities of Elliott Associates and Elliott
International are under common management.

     Founded in 1991 by Robert A.G. Monks as an investment management firm, Lens
was  among  the  first  fund  managers  to take  an  active  role  in  corporate
governance.  Over the past decade, Lens, which no longer operates as a portfolio
manager,  but rather as a  specialist  in investor  activism,  has  succeeded in
increasing the value of  shareholders'  investment in companies  including Scott
Paper, American Express, Eastman Kodak and Pioneer Group. A copy of this and all
previous  Lens  press   releases   relating  to  MMG  can  be  found  online  at
www.lens-inc.com.

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INFORMATION.  YOU  MAY  OBTAIN  THIS  PROXY  STATEMENT,  OR ANY  OTHER  RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS, FOR FREE AT WWW.SEC.GOV AND AT WWW.FREEEDGAR.COM. YOU MAY ALSO OBTAIN
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PROXIES BY ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES AND ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL,  BY CONTACTING LAWRENCE
DENNEDY BY MAIL AT MACKENZIE  PARTNERS,  INC.,  156 FIFTH AVENUE,  NEW YORK, NEW
YORK 10010, OR BY CALLING MR. DENNEDY TOLL FREE AT (800) 322-2885.  PRESENTLY, A
PRELIMINARY FORM OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
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