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In yet another one of the silly ultimatums that are regularly tossed about by the haughty Hollywood elite, actor and director Sean Penn is threatening to melt down his Oscar if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy isn’t invited to appear during this year’s Academy Awards ceremony.
The 61-year-old bad boy made his remarks on Saturday on “CNN Newsroom” when he spoke from Poland with host Jim Acosta. Penn called for a walkout at Sunday’s 94th edition of a ceremony, which has degenerated into an orgy of virtue signaling with political statements from the stars becoming more important that the films and performances that are showcased at the festival of beautiful people congratulating each other.
Buzz had been building that the Ukrainian leader who has been lionized by the American media would appear remotely on the nationally televised event that will take place on Sunday night but Penn who is filming a documentary on the resistance to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of his neighboring country suggested that he has the insider scoop that Zelenskyy’s address may not occur, prompting him to make his remarks.
According to the two-time Oscar winner, “Now it is my understanding that a decision has been made not to do it, that is not me commenting whether or not President Zelenskyy had wanted to.”
“If the academy has elected not to do it, if presenters have elected not to pursue the leadership in Ukraine who are taking bullets and bombs for us along with the Ukrainian children that they are trying to protect, then I think that every single one of those people, and every bit of that decision will be the most obscene moment in all of Hollywood history,” Penn said, “and I hope that’s not what’s happening.”
He continued, “If it turns out to be what’s happening, I would encourage everyone involved to know that though it may be their moment and I understand that, to celebrate their films, it is so much more importantly their moment to shine and to protest and to boycott that Academy Awards, and I myself if it comes back to it, when I return, I will smelt mine in public”
“I pray that’s not what’s happening, I pray there have not been arrogant people who consider themselves representatives of the greater good in my industry, that have not decided to check in with leadership in Ukraine, so I’m just gonna hope that that’s not what’s happened and I hope that everybody walks out if it is.”
Penn wasn’t clear which of his statues he plans to smelt or if both of his Best Actor Oscars will be publicly sacrificed if Zelenskyy doesn’t get the nod to appear.
Zelenskyy “has been in talks with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to make a video appearance during Sunday’s broadcast of the Academy Awards,” according to a report by the New York Post.
“Academy officials still are debating on whether Zelensky will indeed appear briefly on the show, sources said. It’s also not clear if he would appear live or in a taped message. Sources said the debate centers on whether the Oscars should remain apolitical as the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on,” the outlet reported.
Twitter reacted to Penn’s demands and it wasn’t pretty.
https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/1507924484145270787?s=20&t=UI4PTL56BZeGJKcYdcVyPQ
It would look frivolous for Zelensky to be on the Oscars.
Plus, no one cares about the Oscars.— Louise🇺🇸 (@clwtweet) March 26, 2022
I’m thinking that President Zelensky might be busy.
— Kris 🌻 (@KrisArmstrong1) March 26, 2022
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Why would Zelensky be on an entertainment awards program?
— Kim R 🌻 (@_chyort) March 26, 2022
This makes sense. They don’t virtue signal enough at the Oscar’s.
— Rorschach Reanimated (@RorschachisBack) March 26, 2022
Sean Penn says Zelensky not speaking at the Oscars would be the most obscene thing in Hollywood history.
Wait until he finds out what Harvey Weinstein was doing for decades. https://t.co/LwxwuFuHqP
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) March 26, 2022
The woke left are childish… they buy into propaganda & develop instant hero worship. Fauci, Cuomo, now Zelensky. Zelensky is in the middle of running a country at war. Whether you believe he’s the second coming or not all he’s being talked up to be, he’s a little busy.
— ColeenPDMF (@CPdmf) March 26, 2022
Like he doesn’t have better things to do than Zoom with the Oscars…
— Bea Reiter (@bunnybea) March 26, 2022
https://twitter.com/Chi_city_Chica/status/1508059918888222729?s=20&t=UI4PTL56BZeGJKcYdcVyPQ
During his long career, Penn has appeared in over 50 films as well as television and, in the 1980s, was regularly featured in tabloid headlines for his marriage to pop icon Madonna, a turbulent relationship that unsurprisingly ended in divorce.
Penn has compiled an extensive body of work with much of it receiving critical acclaim, especially his star turn as slain homosexual activist Harvey Milk which scored him a Best Actor Oscar in 2008. He also brought home the hardware for his 2003 role as the grieving father of a murder victim in director Clint Eastwood’s “Mystic River,” a big-screen adaptation of the best-selling novel by Dennis Lehane.
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36 thoughts on “Sean Penn threatens to smelt his Oscar if Zelenskyy not invited to speak at Academy Awards”
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Fk off penn , smelt your fkn doll and stick it sideways.
Self anointed (pseudo-)intellectual jackass. Who gives a wit what you think?
Mr. Penn is a “cause-celebre”, or as Rush Limbaugh used to call such people, “drive by media”. Remember when Mr. Penn showed up in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and, fell in the water (smile)? Or when he met with El Chapo? Or when he thought journalists should be locked up for calling Chavez a dictator? Penn eggs people on and then, after inciting their anger, skips away, apparently pleased with the chaos he’s caused, and begins searching for his next attention-grabbing opportunity.
Man, this jerk is full of himself. Hey dimwit, no one gives a rip what you do.
Who the f__k cares….replace their time slot with OAN news coverage!
First I gotta say this new comment section here really sucks the moose bpr. That being said SP really sucks the moose too. Smelt away you Fuukin Loser no one cares!
Please do. As if anyone would care.
Hey! Idiot! Your narcissism is showing. You and your little award don’t mean squat to anybody!
Sean wants Zelenskyy to be the new Che or Fidel. Penn worships dictatorial scum.
He sure does. Wish he could act, maturely.
I’ll bring the torch to smelt Penn’s Oscar. That useless piece of garbage was a Hugo Chavez supporter, and now a Maduro fan. He needs to learn no one cares what he says or does. His acting may be good, but as a person, he is a piece of excrement. FJB
Sean penn is a bad actor, too.
What a loss to humanity – anyone who watches the Oscars these days is a lost cause
Every minute spent watching the Oscars will cost three or more IQ points.
It is not like anyone will be watching in any case. When you are down scraping up dog s–t you will try anything once. His ten minutes of fame has come and gone and he should have kept his mouth shut. Nobody cares!
Remain apolitical??? Since when has the academy been apolitical??? And I seriously doubt anyone cares if that idiot smells his Oscars. I sure don’t. So yeah go ahead you moron smelt away
Hollywood and these people are owned by communist Chinese and slave child labor and other in humane practices.
Please melt it.
So? Who cares?
Madonna said she cared.
The wannabe street walker madonna?
Just trying to boost their audience because no one cares about these self righteous people that are high on self that like preaching at the rest of America! To me they are just Hollywood Hypocrites!
Sean Penn is a fascist punk.
Considering Zelensky has zero to do with the Oscars, why should he speak. This sounds like another demand from a spoiled rotten actor who thinks he alone makes decisions for the public. Stick to acting, leave the politics out of it. It’s why so few watch these useless award shows anymore. Your egos are disgusting.
I guess he figures since Zelensky pranced around on stage in Ukraine wearing “leathers”and “high heels” that he’s one of THEM !! As for Penn, he can do whatever he likes with his little statues! Maybe he can just stick them where the sun doesn’t shine ! I don’t see HOW he ever got one in the first place. He’s SUCH an azzhole !
Why Is This News? No One Cares What these overpaid losers say or do outside of Their acting jobs!!!
Who is this guy? He should go away.
Sean nobody gives a damn about Paedophile Hollywood awards shows. Probably as n.a. people don’t care if you smelt yourself.
1- just another celebrity making threats no one cares about…
2- no one is watching the Oscars (thanks to these very same celebrities)
3- I’m pretty sure Zelenskyy has better things to do at the moment
4- Sean who?
Sean Who?
Sean Penn is a Communist Jew like all the other Hollywood scum! Penn praised and praised Hugo Chavez like Bill Maher, Danny Gover, Geraldo Rivera, Whoopi Goldberg, et al! Divide and Conquer! “Protect the lie until we die” is the Communist modus operandi! Understand goyims killing goyims is great business for the Communist Jew! Sean Penn could care less about Ukrainian people! I do agree Vladimir Putin must be overthrown so East and West Christian alliance can be rebuilt. How the West allowed 150 years of Jewish Communism to destroy over a thousand years of Christianity is unspeakable!
Wow you are as bad as he is. Guess you hate Jews.
No. I study Communism! Not all Jews are nice people! In fact, many murdered MILLIONS! And guess what? The Communist Jew despises Orthodox Judaism. You’re a fool. But this is how Communist Indoctrination works! Research! David Ben Gurion was a Communist! The Mapai/Progressive/Labor Party of Israel which has been the dominant party for decades are Communists! The Israeli Likud Party is a Pro Western, Pro Capitalist Party but new. This is the Party Hon. Benjamin Netanyahu belongs too.
Furthermore you dullards can call me an anti semite all day long but you don’t have the education to call me a liar.
You’re a jew hating cretin. Far worse than Sean Penn.
The FIRST time I ever saw him in a film was as “Spicosy” or something like that – an airhead, drugged out, ni wi (t) school bum. At his late age, why has he remained in “character”?