Sean Penn, director of the new Ukraine war documentary Superpower, does not hold back in an in-depth interview for Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast.
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Sean Penn was truly angered by Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.
In an interview with Variety, the actor described his reaction to the controversial moment at the 2022 Academy Awards, where it was also reported Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was denied an opportunity to address the audience.
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“The Oscars producer thought, ‘Oh, he’s not light-hearted enough.’ Well, guess what you got instead? Will Smith!” said Penn
The refusal to give Zelenskyy the platform came shortly after Russia had invaded Ukraine in early 2022.
“I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once,” Penn told Variety. “He seemed very nice when I met him. He was so f**king good in ‘King Richard.’”
He continued, “So why the f**k did you just spit on yourself and everybody else with this stupid f**king thing? Why did I go to f**king jail for what you just did? And you’re still sitting there? Why are you guys standing and applauding his worst moment as a person?”
But in particular, Penn was bothered that Oscars producers allowed that moment to occur while denying Zelenskyy his own moment to call for support of Ukraine amid the invasion.
“This f**king bullshit wouldn’t have happened with Zelenskyy. Will Smith would never have left that chair to be part of stupid violence. It never would have happened,” the actor suggested.
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He then revealed that the slap actually made him consider destroying his own Best Actor Oscars, which he won for 2003’s “Mystic River” and 2008’s “Milk”.
“I thought, well, f**k, you know? I’ll give them to Ukraine,” Penn said. “They can
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Will Smith‘s slap at last year’s Oscars.In a recent cover story for Variety, the Oscar-winning actor questioned why his peers stood and applauded Smith’s Best Actor win for Kind Richard, just moments after he walked onto the stage and slapped host Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s hair.Smith, who is subsequently serving an Oscars ban until 2032, has apologised for his outburst numerous times.“I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once.
Sean Penn is still furious with Will Smith for his Oscars outburst!
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, the notoriously hot-tempered Sean Penn is questioning why he was jailed for a similar incident.“I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once,” Penn, 63, told Variety in a new interview. He seemed very nice when I met him.
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Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer In his new documentary “Superpower,” Sean Penn assesses Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia and the meaning of the word “freedom” in a world gone mad. He’s also revisits his own past with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, a moment that Penn calls a dark memory from decades before he would meet up with embattled Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In the doc, Penn recalls a 2001 visit to the Moscow Film Festival where his directorial effort “The Pledge” was premiering.
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