As Twitchy reported earlier this week, Academy Awards host Amy Schumer said that she was trying to arrange for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to make a virtual appearance at the Oscars. It sounded like a ploy to get people to watch the show; Oscar viewership in 2021 suffered a massive 51 percent drop from the previous year. Schumer, who claims to be a comedian, said she had “some jokes that kind of highlight the sort of current condition.”
The suggestion was taken seriously — the Hollywood elite always take themselves very seriously — and actor Sean Penn told CNN’s Jim Acosta that if the Academy didn’t find a way for Zelensky to make an appearance, he’d melt down his Oscars in public.
From Warsaw, actor Sean Penn told me that if Oscars event planners decided against having Zelensky on the program that the ceremony should be boycotted. Penn added: "If it turns out to be what is happening…when I return, I will smelt mine in public," referring to his Oscar.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) March 26, 2022
What is Zelensky is, you know, like, busy that night?
ICYMI: Actor Sean Penn says the Oscars should be boycotted if the ceremony’s planners have decided against having Zelensky on the program. pic.twitter.com/4LI2YIiKcD
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) March 26, 2022
It would look frivolous for Zelensky to be on the Oscars.
Plus, no one cares about the Oscars.— Louise🇺🇸 (@clwtweet) March 26, 2022
Like he doesn’t have better things to do than Zoom with the Oscars…
— Bea Reiter (@bunnybea) March 26, 2022
Why on earth would he even consider doing this?
— Paula Grainger (@Graing18) March 26, 2022
I’m thinking that President Zelensky might be busy.
— Kris 🌻 (@KrisArmstrong1) March 26, 2022
Why would Zelensky be on an entertainment awards program?
— Kim R 🌻 (@_chyort) March 26, 2022
This makes sense. They don’t virtue signal enough at the Oscar’s.
— Rorschach Reanimated (@RorschachisBack) March 26, 2022
They still have the Oscars?
— Sophisticated Vaccinated Elite (@WingedBeast61) March 26, 2022
Oh no! Sean Penn has threatened to "smelt." What to do.
— GoHowl (@go_howl) March 26, 2022
The woke left are childish… they buy into propaganda & develop instant hero worship. Fauci, Cuomo, now Zelensky. Zelensky is in the middle of running a country at war. Whether you believe he's the second coming or not all he's being talked up to be, he's a little busy.
— ColeenPDMF (@CPdmf) March 26, 2022
I was under the impression that they thought asking him to be a part of such a "not important event" at a time like this would seem like it was minimizing the importance and immediacy of what he is dealing right now.
— RJ Isham (@JjRayehey) March 26, 2022
Been awhile since we've had a good Oscar smelting.
— Jeff Silk (@jsilk9) March 26, 2022
What kind of threat is that exactly? Penn smelting his own Oscars? In public?
Related:
Co-host Amy Schumer would like to have Volodymyr Zelensky make a virtual appearance at the Oscars https://t.co/E3qNVEq5ft
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 22, 2022