Oscars 2022: Sean Penn calls for boycott and promises to ‘smelt’ his awards if Zelensky not allowed to speak

msn.com:

Sean Penn has vowed to “smelt” his Oscar if it turns out the Academy chose not to include Volodymyr Zelensky in the 2022 Oscars.

Last week, Oscars host Amy Schumer claimed that her request to have the Ukrainian president address the star-studded gathering was rejected.

Appearing on CNN on Saturday (26 March), Penn said that the Academy had an obligation to allow Zelensky to speak amid the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. “There is nothing greater that the Academy Awards could do than to give him an opportunity to talk to all of us,” the actor said. LIVE UPDATES: Follow all the action across the night on our blog“It is my understanding that a decision has been made not to do it… If the [Academy has] elected not to pursue the leadership in Ukraine, who are taking bullets and bombs for us, along with the Ukrainian children that they are trying to protect, then I think every single one of those people and every bit of that decision will have been the most obscene moment in all of Hollywood history. ”Boris Johnson awkwardly stands alone ahead of Nato family photoRishi Sunak denies family profiting from Putin’s regimeMartin Lewis explains to MPs what is happening to energy costsPutin has already crossed ‘red line’ with ‘barbaric slaughter’ in Ukraine, Boris Johnson saysDuke and Duchess of Cambridge visit school and military base on Jamaica tourPrince William expresses ‘profound sorrow’ at slavery during Jamaica visitBoris Johnson giggles and pulls a face as Rishi Sunak talks about Ukraine crisisBoris Johnson refers to ‘basic facts of biology’ after question on ‘gender distress’Rishi Sunak announces basic rate Income tax will be cut to 19pSunak announces £3,000 rise in threshold for paying national insuranceRishi Sunak announces.