(Observer Network News) Two months after being included in the permanent ban list of Russia, Hollywood actor and two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn once again set foot on Ukrainian soil and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
On the 8th local time, Zelensky announced the news on his personal social media and introduced, "This meeting is very special, Sean Penn brought his own Oscar little golden man, which is (his) support for Ukraine's victory in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict 'symbol of faith'." Until the end of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, this little golden man will remain in Ukraine. The BBC noted that Sean Penn, known for his political activism and superb acting skills, traveled to Ukraine three times after the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
In March this year, he also publicly shouted that the Oscars officially said that if Zelensky was not allowed to speak at the award ceremony, he would publicly melt down his little golden man. As a result, Zelensky was not invited, and Sean Penn was ridiculed by foreign netizens: "Ready to start melting down the little golden man?" ”
Sean Penn, born in the United States in 1960, won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice for "Mystic River" (2004) and "Milk" (2009).
During the recent meeting, the actor took out his own Oscar and handed it to Zelensky, saying that "it's just a symbolic thing, it looks a little stupid, but if I knew it was here, I would be more determined (about the outcome of the war)." If (Ukraine) wins, you bring it back to (California) Malibu. Zelensky, for his part, awarded the actor the Ukrainian Order of Honor of the third degree, calling it "a thank you for Sean Penn's 'significant contribution' to the war."
Subsequently, Zelensky led Sean Penn to the "Road of Courage" outside the Ukrainian parliament building, showing him another "surprise" - the floor tiles of the name plaque inlaid with Sean Penn's name. The "Road of Courage" was laid by Zelensky's initiative in August this year (the 31st anniversary of Ukraine's independence) to showcase the names of political leaders and representatives of other partner countries as a thank you for their important support to Ukraine during the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Seeing the floor tiles with his name written on them, Sean Penn claimed at the scene, "There are three proud places in my life, where my daughter was born, where my son was born, and here." ”
On overseas social media, the meeting between the two sparked controversy, with netizens supporting it, saying that "Sean Penn has also done a lot of humanitarian work before";
Another part of netizens believes that Sean Penn, as an actor, is too deeply trapped in the political field, "I really can't understand that no actor always has to mix with the leader's business";
There are also netizens who ridiculed that Sean Penn gave his Oscar for Best Actor to Zelensky for inexplicable sarcasm ...
After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Sean Penn repeatedly supported Zelensky and Ukraine in a high-profile manner. On the day of the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Sean Penn was filming a documentary about the tension between Russia and Ukraine in Ukraine, and then he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and some officials of the Ukrainian government; In June of this year, he traveled to Ukraine again.
In addition to traveling to Ukraine in person, Sean Penn publicly threatened the organizers to invite Zelensky to give a speech before the opening of this year's Oscars, or he would publicly melt down his own Oscar little golden man, and he also invited fellow actors to stand with him and boycott the Oscars. In the end, Oscar did not invite Zelensky, and many foreign netizens shouted Sean Penn, "Ready to start melting down the little golden man?" When? ”
Previously, Sean Penn said in an interview with the media that he had considered joining the Ukrainian army against Russia. Recently, Hollywood entertainment media reported that Sean Penn will receive this year's Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, awarded by the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the organizers said, "He has helped those in need, from Haiti [earthquake] to Ukraine, he has inspired us all." ”
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, in September this year, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement pointing out that in order to counter the Biden administration's expanding personal sanctions against Russian citizens, the Russian Federation permanently banned another group of members of Congress, senior officials, business and expert representatives, cultural activists and other 25 people from entering the country, including two American actors and producers, Sean Penn and Ben Stiller.
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