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Sean Penn Slams the Oscars: ‘The Academy Has Exercised Extraordinary Cowardice’ When It Comes to ‘Expression’ and ‘Imagination’
Sean Penn blamed the Oscars for 'limiting different cultural expressions' and voiced his support for Ali Abbasi's 'The Apprentice' while at Marrakech.
Sean Penn blamed the Oscars for “limiting different cultural expressions” and voiced his support for Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump movie “The Apprentice” while at Marrakech Film Festival, where he received a career tribute “So I don’t I get very excited about what we’ll call the Academy Awards [except for] when a film like ‘The Florida Project,’ or ‘I’m Still Here,’ or, you know, ‘Emilia Perez,’ of the things that are likely to happen this year,” he said. At a Sunday evening gala, Penn collected a lifetime achievement award from Italian actor Valeria Golino — with whom Penn has been close friends ever since she appeared in his 1991 directorial debut “The Indian Runner” — before speaking with equal passion about his views on free expression and political correctness.
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