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Sean Penn Calls for Oscars Boycott If Ukraine’s President Isn’t Featured
Sean Penn has publicly called for a boycott of this year's Academy Awards if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not permitted to speak. The 61-year-old echoes the sentiment of Amy Schumer, one of the hosts at this year's awards ceremony, who said that she had pitched the idea of featuring Zelenskyy to the show's producers. Though she claims to have suggested multiple different ways in which the Ukrainian President could appear, including live broadcast or video recording, she also indicated that organizers were not sold on the prospect.