Oscars 2022: Sean Penn calls for boycott

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Actor said he would ‘smelt’ his statues ‘in public’ if Ukrainian president has not been allowed to appear

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Sean Penn has threatened to “smelt” his Oscars in public if Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is not invited to tonight’s (March 27) 2022 Academy Awards.

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Last week, Amy Schumer claimed that Oscars producers turned down her idea for the president to appear via video link at the ceremony.

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“There is nothing greater that the Academy Awards could do than to give him an opportunity to talk to all of us,” the actor said.

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Sean Penn

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