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| − | '''Sean Penn''' (August 17, 1960 (age {{age|1960|8|17}}), Santa Monica, [[California]]) is an extreme [[far-left]] [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning [[actor]], [[director]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000576/ ''IMDb Page for Sean Penn'']</ref> and [[Nazi]] sympathizer whose best work was playing a dimwitted, underachieving teenager in ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High''. Penn is known for his anti-[[Operation Iraqi Freedom|Iraq war]] stance<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/sean-penn/an-open-letter-to-the-pre_b_44172.html ''An Open Letter to the President...Four and a Half Years Later''], Sean Penn, The Huffington Post, March 24, 2007</ref> and his support of [[Venezuela]]n [[dictator]] [[Hugo Chavez]].<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/lynn-davidson/2007/11/16/sean-penn-hugo-chavez-much-more-positive-venezuela-negative ''Sean Penn: Hugo Chavez Is 'Much More Positive' for Venezuela Than Negative''], Lynn Davidson, [[NewsBusters]], November 16, 2007</ref><ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/08/02/hugo-chavez-praises-sean-penn-thursday-s-meeting ''Hugo Chavez Praises Sean Penn Before Thursday’s Meeting''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], August 2, 2007</ref> | + | '''Sean Penn''' (August 17, 1960 (age {{age|1960|8|17}}), Santa Monica, [[California]]) is an extreme [[far-left]] [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning [[actor]], and [[director]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000576/ ''IMDb Page for Sean Penn'']</ref> whose best work was playing a dimwitted, underachieving teenager in ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High''. Penn is known for his support of the [[Venezuela]]n [[communist]] [[dictator]] [[Hugo Chavez]]<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/lynn-davidson/2007/11/16/sean-penn-hugo-chavez-much-more-positive-venezuela-negative ''Sean Penn: Hugo Chavez Is 'Much More Positive' for Venezuela Than Negative''], Lynn Davidson, [[NewsBusters]], November 16, 2007</ref><ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/08/02/hugo-chavez-praises-sean-penn-thursday-s-meeting ''Hugo Chavez Praises Sean Penn Before Thursday’s Meeting''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], August 2, 2007</ref> and other leftwing causes. |
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| | + | Illustrating that politics drives [[Hollywood]] awards, Penn has won three [[Oscar]]s, the last of which he did not show up to receive in March 2026. |
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| | ==Political Statements== | | ==Political Statements== |
| | [[File:Zelensky receives the best actor reward.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Ukraine]] [[dictator]] [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] receives the Best Actor Award from Sean Penn. Penn is reported to have been paid $5 million from [[USAID]] to sell Zelensky's image to [[American]] audiences.<ref>https://twitter.com/ImMeme0/status/1887158413597057107</ref>]] | | [[File:Zelensky receives the best actor reward.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Ukraine]] [[dictator]] [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] receives the Best Actor Award from Sean Penn. Penn is reported to have been paid $5 million from [[USAID]] to sell Zelensky's image to [[American]] audiences.<ref>https://twitter.com/ImMeme0/status/1887158413597057107</ref>]] |
| − | Penn has also called [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]] "our country’s and our Constitution’s most devastating enemy"<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/11633 ''Sean Penn Calls President Bush ‘Our Country’s Most Devastating Enemy’''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], March 25, 2007</ref> and said he has caused "enormous damage" to "this country and [[Homo sapiens|mankind]]" and "may bring fascism to America".<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/node/7649 ''Sean Penn: Bush Caused 'Enormous Damage to Mankind,' May Bring Fascism to U.S.''], Brent Baker, [[NewsBusters]], September 15, 2006</ref> | + | Penn has also called [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]] "our country’s and our Constitution’s most devastating enemy"<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/11633 ''Sean Penn Calls President Bush ‘Our Country’s Most Devastating Enemy’''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], March 25, 2007</ref> and said he has caused "enormous damage" to "this country and [[Homo sapiens|mankind]]" and "may bring fascism to America."<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/node/7649 ''Sean Penn: Bush Caused 'Enormous Damage to Mankind,' May Bring Fascism to U.S.''], Brent Baker, [[NewsBusters]], September 15, 2006</ref> |
| − | Penn has also called for President Bush and Vice President [[Dick Cheney|Cheney's]] [[Impeachment and removal|impeachment]].<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/node/9738 ''Sean Penn Slams Republicans as he Calls For Bush and Cheney’s Impeachment''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], December 19, 2006</ref> Penn has said Bush, Cheney, [[Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]] and former [[CIA]] director [[George Tenet]] "should be in [expletive deleted] jail".<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/12544 ''Sean Penn Says Bush, Cheney, Rice and Tenet ‘Should be in [Bleeping] Jail’''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], May 5, 2007</ref> | + | Penn has also called for President Bush and Vice President [[Dick Cheney|Cheney's]] [[Impeachment and removal|impeachment]].<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/node/9738 ''Sean Penn Slams Republicans as he Calls For Bush and Cheney’s Impeachment''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], December 19, 2006</ref> Penn has said Bush, Cheney, [[Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]] and former [[CIA]] director [[George Tenet]] "should be in [expletive deleted] jail."<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/12544 ''Sean Penn Says Bush, Cheney, Rice and Tenet ‘Should be in [Bleeping] Jail’''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], May 5, 2007</ref> |
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| | Penn also supports the [[homosexual agenda]], saying during an award acceptance speech (won for his portrayal of gay politician and activist [[Harvey Milk]]) that "it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame". | | Penn also supports the [[homosexual agenda]], saying during an award acceptance speech (won for his portrayal of gay politician and activist [[Harvey Milk]]) that "it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame". |