{"id":14796,"date":"2022-11-09T08:25:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T08:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/09\/sean-penn-visits-ukraine-president-zelensky-gives-him-his-oscar-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2022-11-09T08:25:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T08:25:06","slug":"sean-penn-visits-ukraine-president-zelensky-gives-him-his-oscar-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/09\/sean-penn-visits-ukraine-president-zelensky-gives-him-his-oscar-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Penn Visits Ukraine President Zelensky &#038; Gives Him His Oscar \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/sean-penn-pics\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sean-Penn-Ukraine-President-Zelensky-oscar-shutter-ftr.jpg?w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"Sean Penn, President Zelensky\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sean-Penn-Ukraine-President-Zelensky-oscar-shutter-ftr.jpg?w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sean-Penn-Ukraine-President-Zelensky-oscar-shutter-ftr.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sean-Penn-Ukraine-President-Zelensky-oscar-shutter-ftr.jpg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/sean-penn-pics\/#!1\/sean-penn-portrait-session-new-york-usa-27-mar-2018\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"440\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sean-penn-pics-5.jpg?w=440\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Author-activist Sean Penn poses for a portrait in New York to promote his novel &quot;Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff&#10;Sean Penn Portrait Session, New York, USA - 27 Mar 2018\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-2\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/sean-penn-pics\/#!2\/hollywood-celebrity-sean-penn-meets-with-ukrainian-president-zelenskyy-in-kyiv-ukraine-08-nov-2022\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"440\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sean-Penn-1.jpg?w=440\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with the Hollywood actor and philanthropist Sean Penn, during a visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 8, 2022. Penn gifted Zelenskyy with one of his personal Oscar statuettes, saying, &quot;When you win, bring it back to Malibu.&quot; Photo via Ukrainian Presidential Press Office\/UPI&#10;Hollywood Celebrity Sean Penn Meets with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine - 08 Nov 2022\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-3\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/sean-penn-pics\/#!3\/sean-penn-daughter-dylan-movie-premiere-ss\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"304\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sean-Penn-Daughter-Dylan-Movie-Premiere-SS.jpg?w=304\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Cast members Dylan Penn, left, and her father, Sean Penn, who plays her father in the movie as well, arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of &quot;Flag Day&quot; at the Directors Guild of America Theater, in Los Angeles&#10;LA Premiere of &quot;Flag Day&quot;, Los Angeles, United States - 11 Aug 2021\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Ukrainian Presidential Press Off\/UPI\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/sean-penn\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sean Penn<\/strong><\/a>, 62, gave one among his Academy Awards to Ukrainian President <strong>Volodymyr Zelensky<\/strong> on Nov. 8. The actor, who has two Oscars, together with one for his function within the 2003 movie <em>Mystic River<\/em> and one other for his function in 2008\u2019s <em>Milk<\/em>, sat down for a gathering with the chief throughout his second go to to <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/02\/25\/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-ukraine-message-russia-attacks\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyiv, Ukraine<\/a> this 12 months after the nation <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/ukraine-invasion-photos\/ukraine-war-protest-malmo-sweden-27-feb-2022\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went to warfare<\/a> with Russia in Feb. A video of the memorable and touching second was launched by Ukraine\u2019s presidential press-service shortly after it passed off.<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"related-articles\" class=\"inline-related-articles\">\n<h2 id=\"related-articles\" class=\"inline-related-articles__heading\"><span class=\"inline-related-articles__heading__eyebrow\">More About<\/span>Sean Penn<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sean Penn has given his Oscar to Ukraine \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">@ZelenskyyUa<\/a> <br \/>Thank you, sir!<br \/>It is an honor for us. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vx2UfEVTds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">pic.twitter.com\/vx2UfEVTds<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">\u2014 Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gerashchenko_en\/status\/1590089376138416128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cThis is for you,\u201d Sean, who wore a white t-shirt and denims, informed Zelensky after he shook his hand, sat down, and pulled the Oscar out of a black bag. \u201cIt\u2019s just a symbolic silly thing, but if I know this is here with you then I\u2019ll feel better and stronger for the fight.\u201d At first, the president refused to simply accept the statue, whereas he said, \u201cThat is yours\u201d and referred to as it \u201ca great honor,\u201d however Sean insisted he hold it. \u201cWhen you win, bring it back to Malibu. I\u2019ll feel much better knowing a piece of me is here,\u201d he stated. Zelensky then stated, \u201cOkay\u201d as he shook his hand once more.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4894644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4894644\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4894644\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sean-Penn-Ukraine-President-Zelensky-oscar-shutter-embed-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sean Penn, President Zelensky\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4894644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sean receiving a Ukrainian Order of Merit from President Zelensky on Nov. 8. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Off\/UPI\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">Zelensky, who, like Sean, was an actor earlier than he grew to become Ukraine\u2019s president, was later seen proudly placing the Oscar on the mantelpiece in his presidential workplace. He additionally went on to current Sean with a Ukrainian Order of Merit to thank him \u201cfor his sincere support and significant contribution to the popularisation of Ukraine in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"articles-trending-now\" class=\"entry-navigation inline-trending-stories\">\n\t\t<span id=\"articles-trending-now\" class=\"screen-reader-only\">Articles Trending Now<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-navigation__heading\">\n\t\t\tTrending Now\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-navigation__heading__icon\"><svg fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 17\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t<path fill=\"#D718A7\" d=\"M8 16.376a8 8 0 1 0 0-16 8 8 0 0 0 0 16Z\"\/>\n\t<path stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m9.51 5.626 2.11-.75.76 2.09\"\/>\n\t<path stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m3.42 10.696 2.21-3.05 2.03 3.83 3.95-6.5\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"related-link\" class=\"inline-related-link\">\n\t\t<span id=\"related-link\" class=\"screen-reader-only\">Related Link<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-related-link__text\">\n\t\t\t<strong>Related:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-eileen-ryan-4865618\/?utm_source=related-link&amp;utm_pageType=article-with-linked-gallery\" data-analytics-trigger=\"inline-related-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tSean Penn\u2019s Mom Eileen Ryan Dead At 94: 5 Things To Know About \u2018Little House On The Prairie\u2019 Star\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-navigation --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] View gallery Image Credit: Ukrainian Presidential Press Off\/UPI\/Shutterstock Sean Penn, 62, gave one among his Academy Awards to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Nov. 8. 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