Sean Penn Slammed the Oscars for its 'Cowardice'

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Sean Penn unloads on the Oscars for 'cowardice' while receiving career tribute at Marrakech Film Festival

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Penn blasted the Oscars for 'limiting different cultural expressions' and praised controversial Trump movie 'The Apprentice' by director Ali Abbasi
The veteran actor received a career tribute at the Marrakech Film Festival, doubling down on his criticism of the Academy's lack of global perspective

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Sean Penn, Ali Abbasi, Oscars, Marrakech Film Festival, The Apprentice