Sean Penn is back in Ukraine, and this time with a symbolic gift he hopes will continue to boost morale in the country's war against Russia.
in the capitol city of Kyiv, Penn gifted the president one of his Oscars statuettes as a"symbolic" gesture to both Zelensky and the people of Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict.
The Oscar -- one of the two Best Actor in a Leading Role trophies won by Penn in 2004 and 2004 respectively -- will stay in Ukraine until the end of the war. "There are three places in the world that all the pride of my life will be," Penn said."The place where my daughter was born, the place where my son was born and this."While Penn brought his Oscar as a symbol of good faith, he previouslyif the Academy did not invite Ukraine's president to appear at the 2022 Oscars, despite the Academy rule, which prohibits its award winners from selling or otherwise disposing of the Oscar statuette.
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