American actor Sean Penn in an interview Variation He admitted that he had the idea to melt down his Oscar and turn it into lead for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
“I thought, to hell with this, you know what? I will give it to Ukraine. “This could be turned into bullets for the Russians to shoot,” Penn said.
Penn announced his support for Ukraine following the start of a special Russian military operation on February 24, 2022. In November 2022, Penn visited Kiev for the third time since the beginning of the special operation and brought Zelensky an Oscar, which, according to the artist, will remain in the country until the end of the conflict. The actor is also working on a film about Ukraine.
And in May 2023, Sean Penn joined the Hollywood actors’ strike and emotionally criticized Hollywood studios for disrespecting screenwriters. “I fully support the Writers Guild strike and believe their concerns about studios partially replacing writers using AI are absolutely justified. “This issue must be addressed.” he was angry Penn.
Russian cinemas before supplied Those who show Barbie without a license will be fined.